From lectures on the physics of baseball, astronautics and aeronautics at MIT, to concerts of Mozart requiems at Duke, to even recordings of humpback whales, whatever you’re looking for, it might just be found at iTunes U. iTunes U is a relatively new feature from iTunes that allows anyone to access lectures, presentations and other content delivery through the submission of audio and video files from participating educational institutions. The potential for finding supplemental research material, study aids, presentations, or even just an interesting topic is virtually endless. Browse for your content by university, highlights from “beyond campus”, or even from the most popular downloads of the day. Institutions can limit access to what they offer, but generally, most of the content is free for anyone to use.
Don’t worry if you don’t have an iPod; iTunes is a free download that allows people to mange, listen to, or watch content from your desktop. And if you do have an iPod, automatically download your favorite institutions’ podcasts, and listen to them whenever you may be (though hopefully not while in your “non-virtual” class!). Listen/watch for class assignments, your upcoming term papers (remember to cite your sources!), or just for the sake of learning itself! Expand your learning with iTunes U! Perhaps in the future, you just might just see something from Marian listed in the directory.
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