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I've enjoyed iTunes U for roughly a year now, especially Texas A&M;'s courses on animal husbandry.

@MOO : As Tom Lehrer mentions in the introduction to one of his songs, enjoyed animal husbandry, too. Until they caught him at it.

Jul 28, 08 - 10:05 am Comment from: Sir Gill Bates

I'm sure Apple stole this idea from MicroSoft.

Lap dancing 101 from Tijuana U is lots of fun too.

Jul 28, 08 - 10:27 am Comment from: ron

Let's hope iTunes has lectures from a right of center university also. Are there any? The USA has been brain-washed enough for the past forty years by flower children followers.

Yep, aggy knows all about animal husbandry, that's for sure. Baa means no! Gotta love aggy.

Full disclaimer;

I live in Houston, therefore it's my duly sworn duty to raz Aggies!

Honestly, though?

I ♡ A&M;:Saw 'em off!

Jul 28, 08 - 10:37 am Comment from: Sir Gill Bates

Al,

They have anything on auto upholstering?

Fantastic! I would also like to see more Macintosh videos like the free introductions to Leopard and iPhone, and how about putting Steve Jobs' announcement videos there too? I think that people would love to see this kind of stuff too.

Jul 28, 08 - 11:46 am Comment from: DLMeyer

iTunes U gives students a view of college life, but not the entire picture. Many of these lectures are among the best in the nation on whatever subject they cover. More than a few are snorers. None can compare with actually taking the course! Although, a student could get a leg up on a course by listening to the lectures in advance, or the night after, or just before the test. But, those are not the students who can't be bothered to do the reading in the first place or who leave their written homework until after the !P!A!R!T!Y!
I like it. I think it's a great idea. I've listened to quite a few. Helps me feel informed. But, at 63, my party life is down to one a maybe month and I have no expectation of having to take the mid-term or final exams. I may still be better informed than the Greeks and the Jocks, but they still get the babes.

I've downloaded many EE videos from iTunesU. I just wish that more of the content were video instead of just audio. You can't really get a good picture of what the lecturer is trying to say with audio.

Jul 28, 08 - 02:50 pm Comment from: ron

Mark. That's why it's called 'audio'.

"Lap dancing 101 from Tijuana U is lots of fun too."

I think their courses would be more along the animal husbandry line, such as "Donkey Lovin' 101".

Jul 28, 08 - 06:54 pm Comment from: Cubert

@Toljaso,

Or the second semester companion, "Expanding Horizons - Horses and You 102".

Lots of great public policy stuff - speeches from the principal players themselves and analyses by some of the greatest profs.

But yes, you do have to separate a bit of chaff from the wheat.

Even if the student/faculty artists are excellent, the music performances are often very poorly recorded.