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Use of iPods in Education

With the move by Duke University to give free iPods to all incoming Freshmen[1] in 2004, and Apple's recent introduction of "iTunes U" [2] where several Universities such as Stanford (which has been piloting the program since last fall [3]) are offering substantive content for free perusal, combined with the new Video iPods, and both a professor at Nebraska [4] as well as at least one professor at HPU are offering downloadable MP3 versions of their lectures. Increasingly it's seeming that the PodCast/iPod audio/video channel is gaining more and more credibility in the domain of both public domain and chargeable services. It looks like this has more potential that the classical usage of this channel for entertainment.

Mick

[1] July 2004 articles on Duke University giving incoming Freshmen free Ipods:

http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/005724.html

[2] Myway articles on Apple store's offering of University Lectures.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060129/D8FE2VHO2.html

[3] Stanford's link to itunes music store based lectures at Stanford:

http://itunes.stanford.edu/

[4] And Duke's refocus on only certain disciplines:

http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/layer8/008483.html

[5] Nebraska Professor Uses Ipods for Lectures
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060207/D8FK045O1.html

posted by Mick Henniger @ 9:17 AM