UW on iTunes U –UW on iTunes U –An overviewAn overview

Friday a.m. seminarFriday a.m. seminar

17 November 200617 November 2006Andrea ChappellAndrea Chappell

The iTunes U suiteThe iTunes U suite

iPods – You may have seen themiPods – You may have seen them iTunesiTunes

– Installed on your desktop systemInstalled on your desktop system– Helps manage music and other multimediaHelps manage music and other multimedia– You can subscribe to podcasts to You can subscribe to podcasts to

automatically receive new files via iTunesautomatically receive new files via iTunes– iPod can synch with iTunesiPod can synch with iTunes

iTunes Music Store can be source of iTunes Music Store can be source of filesfiles

What is iTunes U?What is iTunes U?

Special instance of iTunes Music Special instance of iTunes Music Store, result of Duke Digital Store, result of Duke Digital InitiativeInitiative

Hosted service provided by Apple Hosted service provided by Apple for universities and collegesfor universities and colleges

““Brandable” to school’s imageBrandable” to school’s image In US: Duke, Stanford, Berkeley, …In US: Duke, Stanford, Berkeley, … Ontario interest: OCAD, Nippissing, Ontario interest: OCAD, Nippissing,

UoT, York, Queens, …UoT, York, Queens, …

UW on iTunes UUW on iTunes U

Intend to investigate uses, no Intend to investigate uses, no support commitment at this time!support commitment at this time!

Signed agreement with Apple for Signed agreement with Apple for UW site on the Apple iTunes U UW site on the Apple iTunes U serviceservice– ““Keys” to access siteKeys” to access site– Edit scripts (thanks to Jeff Voskamp)Edit scripts (thanks to Jeff Voskamp)

Give access to interested partiesGive access to interested parties Report (UCIST)Report (UCIST)

Areas of interest – Areas of interest – manymany Communications about UWCommunications about UW

– Guest lectures, announcements, Guest lectures, announcements, interviews with UW community, interviews with UW community, tours, …tours, …

CoursesCourses– Lectures, student-created materials, Lectures, student-created materials,

topic “lead-ins”, field trips, …topic “lead-ins”, field trips, … AccessibilityAccessibility ……

What is Podcasting?What is Podcasting?

More than audio (e.g., MP3 file) More than audio (e.g., MP3 file) made available for downloadmade available for download

Difference is in subscription serviceDifference is in subscription service Audio files automatically Audio files automatically

downloaded to your computer once downloaded to your computer once you subscribe to a service (e.g., you subscribe to a service (e.g., CBC Radio Ideas program), and CBC Radio Ideas program), and synched to iPodsynched to iPod

What is a podcast file?What is a podcast file?

MP3 file wrapped up in RSS feedMP3 file wrapped up in RSS feed– Really Simple SyndicationReally Simple Syndication– RSS 2.0 allowed MP3 files (not just RSS 2.0 allowed MP3 files (not just

words)words) Way of subscribing to content feedWay of subscribing to content feed Free tools to create and advertise Free tools to create and advertise

your RSS (e.g., Feedburner and your RSS (e.g., Feedburner and Blogger)Blogger)

Podcast production Podcast production (approx.)(approx.)1.1. Create audio file (e.g., in Audacity or Create audio file (e.g., in Audacity or

recording device) and convert to MP3 filerecording device) and convert to MP3 file2.2. Create RSS 2.0 feed, the envelope that Create RSS 2.0 feed, the envelope that

lets RRS readers know there is an audio lets RRS readers know there is an audio filefile

3.3. RSS aggregator checks your subscriptions RSS aggregator checks your subscriptions for new files (e.g., Doppler, iTunes) for new files (e.g., Doppler, iTunes)

4.4. Play on computer, or on other MP3 player, Play on computer, or on other MP3 player, and synch with iPodand synch with iPod

iTunes U can help 2 – 4iTunes U can help 2 – 4

Quick show and tellQuick show and tell

Next? Lots of Next? Lots of questionsquestions Who gets access at what level?Who gets access at what level? Who gets how much space?Who gets how much space? Producing content?Producing content? What is “official” and unofficial and who What is “official” and unofficial and who

manages? (Who “owns” site?)manages? (Who “owns” site?) FIPPAFIPPA What support is required?What support is required? What benefits compared to other What benefits compared to other

methods?methods?