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PVCC on iTunes U

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Let's begin by exploring some current podcasts currently being used in Higher Ed! As you explore:

What are common features of podcasts/video casts/photo casts?
What are common features of iTunesU sites?
Find one that you like and one you do not like?
What about those do you like or dislike?

What other Colleges use iTunesU?

Maricopa Colleges	Other schools
Paradise Valley Community College Scottsdale Community College Mesa Community College South Mountain Community College Chandler-Gilbert Community College	Valencia Community College Florida Community College at Jacksonville ASU University of Arizona Stanford Universiy UC Berkeley USC Duke University

What is iTunes

iTunes is a free application for downloading, playing, organizing, storing, and buying digital media files such as music, videos, podcasts, tv shows, music videos, and more. While iTunes is an Apple application it is is usable on both PC and Macs. Its popularity grew from intial implementation of the iPod MP3 player, the media stored and kept in iTunes can be played on any MP3 player.

To download your free copy of iTunes visit: http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

For more information read more about iTunes history on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes

Need help getting started with iTunes? Apple has a series of training videos to help you out!

What is iTunesU

iTunes U is a variation of iTunes for education. As podcasts spread in popularity colleges and univerisities wanted to tap into that new medium that reaches out to students. As colleges and univerisities entered the podcast genre Apple decided to create a space just for education, hence iTunes U. iTunes U uses the program iTunes and provides colleges and universities space to put their content for students and community access. When you visit the iTunes store you now see the new iTunes U link which takes you to the world of higher education on iTunes - including Paradise Valley Community College.

From Apples iTunesU website: http://www.apple.com/education/itunesu/

iTunes U The Campus That Never Sleeps

Education evolves.

iTunes U has arrived, giving higher education institutions an ingenious way to get audio and video content out to their students. Presentations, performances, lectures, demonstrations, debates, tours, archival footage — school is about to become even more inspiring.

Need help installing iTunes?

Visit the Apple iTunes website: http://www.apple.com/itunes/

Need more assistance? Call the Instructional Technology at: 7-6794 or the PVCC IRTS Helpdesk at: 7-7780

How can iTunesU benefit my teaching and learning?

iTunesU can house, podcasts, videos, and PDF documents. Posting audio, video, or PDF lectures can allow you to gain back some class time through online lectures allowing you to free up some classroom time for more collaborative activities, conversations, etc. Posting lectures or study notes can provide your students the opportunity to relisten to particularly challenging concepts presented in a lecture.

What and Why of Podcasting

Podcasting allows individuals to broadcast audio, video, and other multimedia files on the internet through subscription enabled programs such as blogs or iTunes. Podcasts become more than just an audio file once they become avialble for subscription. Podcastin became populuar due to the cultural shift brought about by personal MP3 players that allow audio files to be downloaded and taken with you. View a presentation by Mike Ho and Jennifer Strickland on blogging and podcasting to better define both.

What and Why of Podcasting

There are many reasons people podcast. One is to build and strengthen your listening audience. Many political figures, stars, entertainers, etc. podcast to build loyalty, connect with their audience outside their normal communication paths and connect with younger audiences who might not otherwise listen to the podcaster. In education podcasting can be used for a number of reasons. Allowing students to learn about campus acitivities or opportunities, learn more about faculty, staff, students, and/or student life on campus. Or allow students to revisit or re-experience course content. It might also help promote courses or programs on campus. For example, if an instructor uploads an audio podcast of a difficulty lecture students can download it and play it over and over again to listen and experience the content again for further review.

Here are Kirk's Eight Rules to Effective Podcasting - A Must Read if you are interested in Podcasting.

http://www.mcelhearn.com/article.php?story=20050630164539429

Can I get images, video or documents in a podcast?

Yes you can! Your podcasts can become photocasts if you want to include images - they can become vodcasts if you incorporate video. You can even include PDF documents to your podcasts if you want to give students handouts with your casts.

For examples of a photo cast visit our own PV instance on iTunes U and go to "Student Life"

For examples of a vodcast visit our own PV instance on iTunes U and go to "Biology 101 or Biology 102" and view any of Jane Marks vodcasts

PVCC and iTunes U

Apple essentially gives colleges and univerisities free space on their streaming server and access to the iTunes U infrastructure. Not all colleges and univerisities have access as there is an application process and a great deal of legal logistics to work out. Maricopa was given space on iTunes beginning in June of 2007. The district colleges are working collaboratively and individually to get their spaces up. We share best practices as best as we can and help each other with techinal issues. Each college is responsible for their own implementation and some colleges are farther along than others. Eventually there will be a Maricopa iTunes U launch page that will link out to the various college pages however right now only a couple of us have ours up and running for pilot testing. PV has done an outstanding job jumping in and testing the waters. Now we need you to bring in the crucial instructional applications! http://itunes.pvc.maricopa.edu/

What can PVCC on iTunesU do for me?

Just look to see how Student Life and Biology is using iTunes U! iTunes U provides you the "web space," the subscription ability, the familarity of iTunes for your students, free access for your students to you. Here are some ideas!

Publish difficult lectures
Publish interesting lectures to generate course interest
Upload weekly Course related podcasts such as: Poetry readings, Technology Tidbits, News, Announcements, Guest Lectures, Lectures, Give your students an assignment to create an audio or video file for you to publish on iTunes U, Student Performances, Faculty/Staff Performances
Podcast content for further study
Add flexibility in your delivery methods of materials

Not that certain how to forge ahead? No worries - let's talk. Instructional Technology and Media Services are ready to help you get going. Talk with us about how we can help!

Jennifer Strickland 7-6794
Sam Fraulino 7-7786
Brian Hermann 7-7226

How do I put content on PVCC on iTunes U?

Instructional Technology andMedia Services are ready to help you get going. Talk with us about how we can help!

Jennifer Strickland 7-6794
Sam Fraulino 7-7786
Brian Hermann 7-7226

How do I direct my students to my content on PVCC on iTunesU?

Send your students here: http://itunes.pvc.maricopa.edu/
They will need to click on "Enter PVCC on iTunes U"
The browser will ask them if they already have iTunes installed or not
If they do not they click on "No" and it will take them to the Apple iTunes download site
If they do it will launch iTunes and open the PVCC instance of iTunes U

What other Colleges use iTunesU?