i Tunes U

From Apple Computer, Inc:

Education beyond the classroom

"iTunes U* is a free, hosted service for colleges and universities that provides easy access to your educational content, including lectures and interviews 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

It’s the most powerful way to manage a broad range of audio or video content and make it available quickly and easily to students, faculty, and staff. And it is the only application that supports the overwhelmingly popular iPod. iTunes U also offers you the simplicity and mobility you expect from Apple because it is based on the same easy-to-use technology of iTunes Music Store.

Through iTunes U, users can download content to their Macs or PCs regardless of their location. They can then listen to and view content on their Mac or PC or transfer that content to iPod for listening or viewing on the go..."

Go over to Apple Education and check it out.

I've just learned that the University of South Florida is in the process of signing up with Apple, joining the likes of Standford, UC Berkeley and MIT.

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David Rothacker is the author of Rothacker Reviews, where he presents “Most Excellent Books, Businesses and Folks.”

Comments

[Greg Balanko-Dickson]

Looks like an affiliate program so the University can make a commission from the purchases of students and Alumni while gaining a platform to distribute classroom content. Cool.