iTunesU
What is iTunesU?
iTunes U is a section of the iTunes store that features free educational audio and video files, or podcasts, from participating universities that can be accessed either by the general public or dedicated specifically to students.
What does iTunes U do?
iTunes U enables professors to post audio and video recordings of lectures, discussions, and other supplemental information for students to download onto their iPod so that they can play the materials as many times as they want, whenever they want, and wherever they go. While iTunes U podcasts can be made private to students on campus, it also can be made accessible to the general public, which allows the university to advertise important lectures, guest speakers, and other noteworthy events.
iTunes U allows you the option to give students space to upload their own podcasts or other audio or video files to share with their peers by providing a student dropbox.
How can iTunes U help me?
- Make lectures available outside of class to students for listening at their convenience
- Provide students with supplemental audio or video material outside of class lectures
- Subscribe to a podcast, which iTunes U will automatically download onto your iPod when new updates are available
- Advertise your course
- Represent the university
- Share information with people outside of the university
Related Tools
Links
- University of Maryland on iTunes U
- iTunes U- Apple
- Download iTunes
- Request Space on iTunes U
- Introduction to iTunes U- video, Apple
- iTunes U User Guide-Apple