People commonly use iTunes to listen to music. Podcasts are not as popular, but they are still viewed and listened to by many people. This week’s article looks at iTunes U and how its standing has evolved over time. Go to the link below and read the article. Write a reflective comment that shows you have read the article, expresses your views, and addresses my questions.
If you were a professor at a college or a university, how would you use iTunes U? Is it fair for universities to use iTunes U as an advertisement for what kind of research is being conducted? What solution would you suggest to a professor for dealing with the amount of time required to examine and evaluate the online material offered at iTunes U? What is your reaction to the research that has bolstered the site’s reputation?
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If I were a professor in college I would use iTunes U. I would use it to help me plan out lessons for my classes instead of giving out boring lectures that no one will understand and eventually will fall asleep. I think it is fair to use iTunes U in colleges because there is no reason not to use it. I think that it would take a couple of hours depending on what class and what lesson it is on but I thin that the professor should watch it more than once to fully absorb the information and then teach the students. I think it's great that people are trying to do something about boring lectures. I'm not looking forward to sitting through suicidal lectures for hours and hours, I wont learn anything that way. iTunes U is a great idea in my opinion.
If I were a professor at a college, or a university, I would use iTunes U by; planning out my day in teaching my students, such as fixing out what kind of exercises will I assign my students to do or read, and also what are the best ways how I will be explaining to my students the lesson. Yes, I think it's fair for universities to use iTunes U as an advertisement for what kind of research is being conducted because they were smart enough to get this idea, and use it in their studies. A solution I would advise my professor that's dealing with the amount of time required to examine and evaluate the online material offered at iTunes U is, don't get extremely boring videos, get fun puzzle videos, with exciting things, playful ideas so the students get into the subject. Don't just get the basic stuff, and basic information. Play around with the information. Always try making it fun! That's pretty good for many people to make the site very useful, and "bolstered", that shows students have always done their work; by reading articles, or also watching video's on iTunes U, so that gives that the reputation of the iTunes U isn't like any other website, it effects student's grades.
-Sarah♔
I would use iTunes U for putting up lectures or anything that happened in class so that anyone who was sick that day can just catch up. Yes I think it is fair to use it as advertising. I would suggest that he just not watch it. If he doesn't have time then he doesn't have time and I'm not really sure what he can do to evaluate something that is supposed to be 2 hours long when it is condensed to 30 minutes long. I think that it would be smart to replace going to the actual school with just doing it online. It's less pressuring, you can pause to take notes, you can watch it over and over however many times you need. I think it's very helpful and that research that was done just proves it.
if i was a professor in collage i would use iTune U for planning out my dad and lesson and save way more time. i mean what type of students want to listen to boring lectures and will being having a hard time learning and understanding. pulse using iTune U is a great program it wouldn't ` take you a week to plan a whole lesson it would take you as less as 1hour. i think professor should spend more time on this
new material.i would want to being seating in the same class for a 1hour and half listening to a painful lectures for hour and hours, and not being able to learn anything from lecture. iTune U is great way to learn and easier for professor in my opinion
I would use iTunes U in similar fashion to ACS's use of Blackboard. I would put assignments, lecture material, and other important news for any students who were either absent or confused about something. I see nothing wrong with using iTunes U as research advertisement. I would suggest that a professor work on examining and evaluating iTunes U little by little, or whenever there is time. I would not make doing so an urgent priority. I am unenthralled by the research numbers. People have all different kinds of learning styles. Because this is, and will always be, true, one cannot say that a certain teaching method is the best. Therefore, to me, the results have little meaning.
If I was a professor I would absolutely use iTunes U for posting lecture that my dear students missed, or I can put up assignments or for it to help me teach students more interactive lessons other than the boring lectures that goes on for hours. I think it is definitely fair if universities use iTunes U as an advertisement, I see nothing wrong with that at all for what kind of research is being conducted, because it could always help the universities in many aspects. A solution I would advise my professor that's dealing with the amount of time required to examine and evaluate the online material offered at iTunes U is, just don’t search for the basic stuff which requires a lot of information but you can always solve this problem by putting two or three interactive puzzles or an intellectual game which does the job and which will take much less time to save for your busy day, and it’s not too shabby after all. I believe the research that has bolstered the site’s reputation, that students have done their work, and have been participating by commenting on videos, or anything else, this could crucially affect a student’s grade, and it makes iTunes U a whole new different unique website. I suppose iTunes U is one great website, that the world will take advantage of the next couple of years or so.
If I would be a professor in college, I would use iTunes U to upload previous lessons so that none of my students would miss any class if they were absent or sick, which would be similar to Blackboard. And I see nothing wrong with univerties using iTunes as an advertisement for what kind of research is being conducted because first of all, it was their idea to use this on their teaching methods. I would suggest that the teachers evaluate and examine iTunes U little by little wheneverf they have freetime so that they woudn't have evaluate them all at once. To the research that has bolstered the site’s reputation, I would not be too convinced because each student has his or her own style or way of learning. So we can not say that one way is the best.
If I was a professor I would use ITunes U by posting lecture videos and I would search for lesson ideas on new ways to teach old subjects. A research has been conducted that most teachers use ITunes U as a source of advertisement. I do not think advertising is right because professor’s main goals should be teaching not advertising! I would not give any solution at all. Because I believe a lecture is a lecture and you have to be able to focus in order to succeed. Sometimes students just have to deal with it and if it’s an hour long then so be it. My reaction to the research is wow. I think that because most people in a school environment were bored or tired they did not concentrate as well but those who listened to the lectures at home got better grades because they listened to it when they were not tired or bored.
If i was a teacher in a university i wold totaly use iTunes U. It's a great way to help teachers plan out what they're going to do with their students and what kind of things they want to descuss with them. I think it's fair to let universeties you it to advertise what's going to be offered in the studies they have. Also the iTunes U is really good if a student is sick for a while they could go onto it and just see everything that the class did even though they weren't there, kind of like blackbord.
If I were a professor at a university or college I would use iTunes U for lectors and videos. It was said in the article that some of the teachers don’t recommend it because they don’t have the time to research and evaluate the audio and videos but I would just do that in my spare time. I think that it is fair enough for universities to use iTunes University as an advertisement for what kind of research is being conducted because there is really no rule in what iTunes University is used for, but it is good to have other people know what is going on in the university. The kind of solution I would suggest to a professor for dealing with the amount of time required to examine and evaluate the online material offered at iTunes U is to do it in your free time. For example when you are watching TV or on holiday, within that time they could examine and evaluate the online material offered at iTunes U. My reaction to the research that has bolstered the site’s reputation is that everyone has different learning styles and it is really up to them on how iTunes is used.
-Rach.
If I was a professor in college, I would use ITunes U to upload videos and lectures that are related to my class's lessons. I don't see anything wrong for universities to use iTunes University as an advertisement for what kind of research is being conducted, because there isn't any rule about what iTunes University should be used for. I would suggest that the teachers to evaluate and examine iTunes U when they have freetime to do so, so that they wouldn't have to evaluate them all at once. The research that has bolstered the site’s reputation has very little meaning to me. Everyone has different learning styles, his/her own way of unique styles. No one can insist that certain way of teaching is the best.
If I were a professor, I would use iTunes U to get new ideas and inspiration for teaching from other people. I think it is fair for universities to use it as an advertisement for what kind of research is being conducted because there isn’t any harm caused by it, so why not? I would suggest that a professor who is dealing with the amount of time required to examine and evaluate the material should only examine short bits throughout a piece of material instead of the whole thing. My reaction to the research wasn’t that surprised. It makes sense that students get better results by being able to take in information at their own pace and go back if they missed something.
I didn’t know that iTunes could be used for other things than listening to, and buying, music. I think it’s a good idea for professors at colleges and universities to use iTunes U to be inspired by others and get help to plan lessons. I think it’s fair for universities to use iTunes U as an advertisement for research but teachers should not copy lessons, homework and tests directly from it, but only use it to help them plan their own program. A bad thing about online lessons from iTunes is that they take a lot of time to watch and they can be boring because you watch them alone instead of in a class.
Maybe professors could let their students examine online material in a specific topic offered at iTunes U in groups, making the students evaluate different material and then sharing it with the rest of the class. Then neither the professor, nor the students would have to go through all the stuff. They could focus on the material highlighted by the students. That would save time for everybody.
If using podcasts or other stuff from iTunes will help students to learn, then why not? The research is pretty clear: Students that watch lecture podcasts score better on tests than those who only takes notes the traditional way. It’s not at all surprising. Using more than one sense makes you remember better.
Idunn
If I was a professor at a college or university I would use iTunes U to give students electronic study material such as podccasts, Audio learning files and instruction videos. It is completely fair for a university to advertise their learning programs because if they truly do have better programs, then they should be proud of it and advertise it. The best solution that I find is to deal with a lot of work is that you organize it according to the time you have. I don’t find it surprising at all that online material and media will help more than a professor because you can use it anytime and you can repeat the material as much as you need.
If I was a professor at a college or university I would use iTunes U to give students electronic study material such as podccasts, Audio learning files and instruction videos. It is completely fair for a university to advertise their learning programs because if they truly do have better programs, then they should be proud of it and advertise it. The best solution that I find is to deal with a lot of work is that you organize it according to the time you have. I don’t find it surprising at all that online material and media will help more than a professor because you can use it anytime and you can repeat the material as much as you need.
I would use iTunes U if I were a professor at at college, and I would use it to plan out lectures by observing other professors. It is very fair to use it because it is not ethnically wrong at all, and it is a great way to advertise online. iTunes U is useful but overuse would be a big waste of time. Professors should use it as a backup, or a minority, but the majority should be focused in class, not on a computer. My reaction is that iTunes U is a good option for ideas and inspirations, but then again, should not be overused.
If I was a professor or teacher I would use Itunes U. Itunes U can help teacher's plan out a teachers schedule and help with lectures, quizzes and tests.I do think that it is fair for universities to use Itune U as an advertisement center; it advertises information that is true, factually based, and valuable. With this information college kids can have a fun experience of finding out new information. I do not think that iTunes U should become a teacher to the kids, the teacher still needs to teach lessons but should use this software for a review of the lesson. Itunes U should make the information fun, and easy to listen to, because it may at times take the place of teacher lectures, and if it does it needs to interest the users in a way the teachers do not.I think Itunes U is a revolutionary move in online learning.
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If I was a professor I would for sure use this efficient tool, iTunes U, for posting lecture videos that could help students get better understanding of the material and better grades. According to the article, students who took notes and watched video lectures scored much better, average 15 points higher, compared to their colleagues only taking notes during the class. I think it is fair if universities use iTunes U as an advertisement, and this should become a normal practice, as this may be very helpful to universities who wants to connect with wider community to let people know what is going on at the university. This helps to universities to share their knowledge outside the university, in particular if they need public money for their big projects.
The best approach for the professor would be to be restrictive but to make some basic research on the lectures that are offered on line so that they can recommend to their students the best of them. For students alone, this process could be difficult and complicated as they do not have necessary knowledge to evaluate the material that has been available. I trust the research that has bolstered the site’s reputation, as it makes sense to me that students who took notes and watched lecture videos scored much higher compared to students taking only notes. I would always rather use the video material rather than taking notes.
If i were a preofessor at a college, i would definately consider using iTunes U. Of course it is fair for universities to use iTunes U as a commercial of what they are teaching, if they would not have iTunes U, they could also simply post it in their website, which for me, makes no difference. For a professor it would be smart to maybe go through all the information with other teachers to save time, or simply do it during the week end or after classes ended. What supprised me is that students do their work with iTunes U, maybe because they like to work with cmputers and that is a motivation for them.
If I was a Professor at a University or college I would use I Tunes for getting stuff that can help students learn, like now they have a song to help people protect themselves from getting swine flu. I saw that on the Doctors. I don’t think it is fair for them to use I Tunes U for advertising because then they would get publicity that they use this to get more students and some students from other colleges and then they might want to go to these colleges because of the advertisement. I would advice the professor not to spend so much time on I Tunes U because you still have a class to teach and you can get extra helping in your free time, but make sure that you get some for visual students, because as for me I don’t understand anything that teachers say unless I see it in front of me with colors and fun stuff, and because you don’t want students to fall asleep in class. I was shocked about the research.
By Areen
If I were a professor at a university I would use the iTunes U to show kids lectures and to make studying more fun and more exciting. I find it is fair for the universities to use iTunes U as an advertisement tool because it is easier for people to find brochures or to see what the college is like. I would tell the professor that he should let the students study 30 minutes a day on iTunes U. I think the research really kills the reputation of the site because the iTunes U is meant to be helping the students instead it makes them worse.
If i was a professor in University i would use iTunes U, i would use it to help me out with my lesson plans for my classes . I think it is fair to use iTunes U in collage because why would you not use something that helps you. I think depending on the classes it would take a few hours to do it, also i think the professor should watch it more than once to get all the information and present it to the students. I think it is a very good idea because no one wants to have a boring lecture for a teacher. I don't look forward to listening to boring lectures because i don't learn that way. i think iTunes U is a great idea.
If I was a professor in a college, I would use iTunes U. It would make life more fun for the kids in the class. I also think that it's fair to use it as an advertisement, or else then no one will no what happens at the university, and of course the university wants to be well known. I would just ask people in comments or something for the podcast whether or not it was good. I also think that the research is probably accurate and good. People learn better when they aren't bored to death, so the extra 9 points seems plausible.
If I were a professor at a college or a university, I would use iTunes U to put some lectures on it so students can watch it there when they need to study material. I think it is fair for universities to use iTunes U as an advertisement because they should be allowed to advertise in any way they want. I would suggest to a professor as a solution for dealing with the amount of time required to examine and evaluate the online material at iTunes U to go through it with other teachers and agree on them with each other. The research that has bolstered the site's reputation is surprising yet I can see why it is true because many people prefer studying online than listening to lectures because you can pause and continue them anytime you want so you won't get as bored and you will understand more.
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