tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436079342960778362.post9144121377509365358..comments2024-01-23T17:58:17.620+00:00Comments on Vicki Owen's Topically Technological Library Blog: iTunes UVicki Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08910254968746553144noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436079342960778362.post-3966371293790376752008-12-16T17:46:00.000+00:002008-12-16T17:46:00.000+00:00I was suitably impressed with i-Tunes U as well. I...I was suitably impressed with i-Tunes U as well. I take Andrew's point about Apple monopoly, but it is more about getting the educational content / output onto the platforms that the learners are using anyway!<BR/><BR/>As our LDU cvolleagues pointed out, we already have plenty of MP3 content, and some lecturers who deliver content to their students through homemade MP3 files. Hosting them on i-Tunes U would just be another way of getting this to the students. The ease of use and the way in which i-Tunes autmoatically syncs and feeds poscasts to users' ipods may be another benefit. Although again, as Andrew points out, there are other forms of podcasting software solutions that can do this too.<BR/><BR/>I hope LDU look into setting LJMU up with an i-Tunes U platform.Leo Appletonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17079241587299165735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436079342960778362.post-55946144644822459322008-12-16T17:00:00.000+00:002008-12-16T17:00:00.000+00:00Very interesting - I've been using the existing Un...Very interesting - I've been using the existing University content on ITunes for a while but this new service offers a bit more - I'd have concerns too about Apple "owning" the LJMU content. Enjoying your blog Vicki, it's a great way to keep up with project developments,<BR/>ValAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436079342960778362.post-8121421358323675962008-12-16T11:18:00.000+00:002008-12-16T11:18:00.000+00:00iTunes U offers us, as an institution, the ability...iTunes U offers us, as an institution, the ability to have a specially designed repository for any content produced in the form of podcast or videoscasts, branded with the LJMU nametag that can not only be accessed by our students, but also by people from all over the world if that content is made public.<BR/><BR/>The major benefit to our students is the ability to go to one place, that is usable and intuitive, in order to retrieve downloads relating to their course - at the moment Blackboard is the only place that allows for this.Vicki Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08910254968746553144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-436079342960778362.post-87565533146641787092008-12-16T10:51:00.000+00:002008-12-16T10:51:00.000+00:00Does iTunes U offer anything more than any other p...Does iTunes U offer anything more than any other podcasting software can? <BR/>I don't like the way that Apple tries to tie users into thier ITunes software.<BR/><BR/>I like the idea of podcasting course content though.Andrew Farquharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07407180323591717835noreply@blogger.com