Week 12

iTunes U is a new addition to the Apple iTunes store. It seems this is a new way to education because it is easy and on the go and free (unlike music on iTunes). When entering iTunes U you have the option to go to different colleges and explore different areas of interest. Anything from Business to Art and Social Sciences are available to you to look at different topics that are in that area of interest. Around 28 different Universities all over the U.S. have put things for students to upload in iTunes U. So if you attended Duke for instance you could go to the iTunes store and go to iTunes you go to Duke University click on your area of interest, find a topic you need, and start uploading lectures. You could upload just one lecture or you can upload all the lectures available to you. It's up to you! One thing also different about iTunes you is it is available to anyone anywhere. Anyone who has iTunes can access it. So this is a new way for people to become educated about a topic of interest, a new way for people to understand things that they have never understood before possibly.

I think iTunes U could be a new and improved way for people to become educated on the college level. Professors may not get paid for this, but they are helping someone learn something they did not know before. They are educating someone on a topic that they may need, or they might be helping someone for a class they are currently enrolled in for another university who knows. The point is... it helps!!! Most people today have an ipod and carry it everywhere they go, and if they could listen to lectures over and over again they would surely know the material. I think iTunes U is a great idea for education and good resource for teachers and students to use. Teachers can see how other teachers are teaching a subject and take tips. Students will learn subjects much more than they ever have because they can access them from home and have them everywhere they go! It is truly a great idea for everyone all around and I hope more universities start to incorporate it.