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iTunes U: Learning and Research Channel for Students, Showcase to the World

iTunes U: Learning and Research Channel for Students, Showcase to the World. Terese Bird, Learning Technologist & SCORE Research Fellow University of Leicester HEA Annual Conference, 3 July 2012. SPIDER Project www.le.ac.uk /spider. What will we talk about?. iTunes U FAQs

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iTunes U: Learning and Research Channel for Students, Showcase to the World

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  1. iTunes U:Learning and Research Channel for Students,Showcase to the World Terese Bird, Learning Technologist & SCORE Research Fellow University of Leicester HEA Annual Conference, 3 July 2012

  2. SPIDER Project www.le.ac.uk/spider

  3. What will we talk about? • iTunes U FAQs • How universities make use of iTunes U • International reach • Sustainability & VLE connection Photo courtesy of womensnet_gallery, Flickr

  4. iTunes U: free learning since 2007

  5. iTunes U how to

  6. iTunes U vYouTube

  7. How universities make use of iTunes U • Both current learning and marketing • “It’s the great learning material that brings the registrations.” (Bean, 2011) • Research vignettes • Library and resources • Usually both iTunes U and YouTube

  8. Download numbers (Bird, 2012)

  9. Current learning

  10. Research-led

  11. Research-led and assisting research

  12. New models of distributing learning materials

  13. New models of distributing learning materials Dredge, 2012) http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/appsblog/2012/apr/03/open-university-itunes-u-app

  14. International reach 3 June 2008 – 2 January 2012

  15. International reach – opinions on SinaWeibo

  16. International reachUse – Twitter evidence31 Aug – 7 Sept 2011 iTunes U tweets (Bird, 2012)

  17. Positive reach

  18. Positive reach

  19. Complementary to VLE, not a substitute

  20. Complement to VLE, not a substitute • Public • Shared with students and the world • ‘Courses’ which start out free, then if you want more, you must pay • Sustainable – Apple is world’s largest company

  21. The Leicester approach • Already have YouTube • Building a web-based OER channel and iTunes U at the same time • Academics love idea of iTunes U • Pockets of podcasting, recording, streaming video – we are capturing and adding logo • Slowly but surely

  22. What’s your approach?Bean, M. (Open U. (2011). Martin Bean Presentation on Open University’s iTunes U Channel. London.Bird, T. (2012). SPIDER: Shared Practice with iTunes U Digital Educational Resources (p. 26).Dredge, S. (2012). Open University signs up 1m subscribers on Apple’s iTunes U. Guardian website. Retrieved from http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/appsblog/2012/apr/03/open-university-itunes-u-app

  23. International reach

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