Stanford on iTunes U provides access to a wide range of Stanford-related audio and video content via the iTunes Store, Apple's popular online music, video, and podcast service.
The project includes two sites:
- A public site with Stanford courses, faculty lectures, event highlights, music, sports, and more._
- An access-restricted site for the Stanford community which includes:
- CourseWork-linked iTunes U pages for course-related use.
- Stanford Community iTunes U Stanford Community iTunes U for the entire campus community.
Now in iTunes Store
Last spring, Apple expanded public access to our content by adding a new "iTunes U" link to the main menu of their music store. You can now search Stanford content as well as academic content from about a dozen other universities.
The public Stanford on iTunes U site now contains over 1000 tracks, including recorded lectures from a dozen academic courses. This academic year, our team plans to record at least a dozen more courses to include on the site. We encourage you to visit the site and explore the rich collection of Stanford content that is now available to download free of charge.
Academic Use of iTunes U
Kim Hayworth, the Academic Technology Specialist and Manager of the Academic Technology Lab (ATL) in Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources (SULAIR), has been working actively with instructors who want to learn how to produce their own audio and video content for teaching. She continues to be available for consulting (kimhwrth@stanford.edu). (See also The Academic Technology Specialist Program: What's New in this issue.) Jeremy Sabol, Academic Technology Specialist for the Center for Teaching and Learning is also available to help instructors think about how audio and video might enhance their teaching practices.
In addition, members of the Stanford community can share audio/video content with the entire campus via the Stanford Community iTunes U space. This Stanford-only space is intended for content of more local interest, with access via a SUNet ID.
For More Information
If your department or program would like to include audio or video content on Stanford's public iTunes U site, please email stanford-itunes@lists.stanford.edu or call Brent Izutsu at 736-0784. The Office of University Communications manages the project.
If you'd like to get a CourseWork-linked iTunes page for a course or add materials to the community site, contact Jeremy Sabol (jsabol@stanford).
