What is iTunes U?
Well, first of all, iTunes is a digital jukebox and digital media player application. It’s an online store making available audio and media files for purchase and for free (for listening online or for downloading for personal use). iTunes U is basically the same format but for colleges and universities to make available files created for free educational use.
iTunes U is a free service for colleges and universities that provides easy 24-hour access to educational content, including lecture and seminar recordings, student assignments, and other student-generated content. The iTunes U service offers an option for publishing media easily, into an online content distribution system. Lectures, sporting events, news broadcasts, recitals and concerts, or just about anything your imagination can create for delivery through this channel can be available. The service is completely cross-platform for Windows PC or Mac. iTunes U supports many file formats, including mp3, wav, aiff, Apple Lossless, aac audio, and mp4 video.
Indiana University uses Apple’s iTunes U to make podcasts readily available to students, faculty, and staff at IU. Using iTunes U, you can access course content and university information from within iTunes. IU instructors and Oncourse CL site owners can publish podcasts to iTunes U by adding the iTunes U tool to their Oncourse CL sites. Note: For policy information on podcast content at Indiana University, refer to the University Information Policy Office (UIPO) University-wide IT Policy page. In particular, see Appropriate Use of Information Technology Resources. Via IU’s iTunes U launch page IU students, faculty, and staff (and some external audiences, such as potential students and alumni) can log in to access podcasts. Note: Indiana University has launched a public iTunes U site in the iTunes Store, but continues to offer iTunes U sites that require IU Network ID authentication (accessible via Oncourse CL or at http://itunes.iu.edu/). Content in the public iTunes U site is searcha
We are currently collecting material for a new system called iTunes U. iTunes U is a resource that allows students to download audio, video, and PDF files. Many institutions are using iTunes U to enhance the collegiate learning experience. iTunes U is the University of Hawai’i’s own iTunes store where material is free to all those with a UH login name and password. The collection began in the spring of 2007 with archival video clips from the Video Encyclopedia of the 20th Century. First we selected clips on a few topics including U.S. History and Hawai’i Pacific material, and various other topics; then we converted the selections from laserdisc to m4v format. The collection then expanded to include other public domain items from the library including hours of footage from the Pacific Arts Festival of 2000. In addition to converting materials we have also created instructional materials. Tutorials on the Voyager Catalog were created and uploaded onto iTunes U; these can show how to use
