Comments on: iTunes U … The Saga Continues http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/01/30/itunes-u-the-saga-continues/ participatory culture + engaging pedagogy = participatory pedagogies Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:03:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Tama http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/01/30/itunes-u-the-saga-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Tama Tue, 31 Jan 2006 05:38:50 +0000 http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/01/30/itunes-u-the-saga-continues/#comment-27 Dana, while I take your point about overanalysis, I still think the concerns about platform specificity are worth discussing ... if only in a longterm sense since the diversity of platforms/tools and their interoperability is always useful. :) Dana, while I take your point about overanalysis, I still think the concerns about platform specificity are worth discussing … if only in a longterm sense since the diversity of platforms/tools and their interoperability is always useful. :)

]]> By: Dana Leighton http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/01/30/itunes-u-the-saga-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Dana Leighton Tue, 31 Jan 2006 00:52:36 +0000 http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/01/30/itunes-u-the-saga-continues/#comment-25 I think you're (as all us academics do) are overanalyzing what will likely be a pretty minor issue. This service seems to be oriented toward undergraduates who, for the most part, will be watching the LectureCast in their dorm rooms on their Windoze or Mac OS machines, after they wake up too late to get to class because of the party Suzy had last night. Or, (as us lecturers would prefer to think) they will watch the LectureCast as a way to review their lecture notes. Such lectures may be given by eminent individuals, but good gawd - they're not graduate seminars or earth-shattering talks! Incedentally, these lectures would seem to be unlikely to be aac files - more likely m4a so they can include images and perhaps moving video. Nothing proprietary about that, although they could include DRM. Frankly, I'm pretty sure no-one except my students wants to listen to me (and even they don't for the most part) prattle on for an hour about basic psychology. Even fewer of those people will want to listen to me on a portable player, Apple-branded or not. It comes down to who the intended audience for this tech is. iTunes is a suitable tech for the audience I think. I think you’re (as all us academics do) are overanalyzing what will likely be a pretty minor issue. This service seems to be oriented toward undergraduates who, for the most part, will be watching the LectureCast in their dorm rooms on their Windoze or Mac OS machines, after they wake up too late to get to class because of the party Suzy had last night. Or, (as us lecturers would prefer to think) they will watch the LectureCast as a way to review their lecture notes.

Such lectures may be given by eminent individuals, but good gawd – they’re not graduate seminars or earth-shattering talks!

Incedentally, these lectures would seem to be unlikely to be aac files – more likely m4a so they can include images and perhaps moving video. Nothing proprietary about that, although they could include DRM.

Frankly, I’m pretty sure no-one except my students wants to listen to me (and even they don’t for the most part) prattle on for an hour about basic psychology. Even fewer of those people will want to listen to me on a portable player, Apple-branded or not.

It comes down to who the intended audience for this tech is. iTunes is a suitable tech for the audience I think.

]]> By: Tama http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/01/30/itunes-u-the-saga-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Tama Mon, 30 Jan 2006 23:46:11 +0000 http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/01/30/itunes-u-the-saga-continues/#comment-24 The URLs aren't hard to copy ... but they're not any use outside of iTunes. (all Phobos links...). Direct links to the files that could be accessed by other podcatchers would be far, far preferable. The URLs aren’t hard to copy … but they’re not any use outside of iTunes. (all Phobos links…). Direct links to the files that could be accessed by other podcatchers would be far, far preferable.

]]> By: copyist http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/01/30/itunes-u-the-saga-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-23 copyist Mon, 30 Jan 2006 17:50:15 +0000 http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/01/30/itunes-u-the-saga-continues/#comment-23 iTunes' URLs may be ugly, but they're not hard to copy. Just right-click on a song or lecture title (or, if you don't have a right-button mouse, control-click) on it. There you see a choice to copy URL. iTunes’ URLs may be ugly, but they’re not hard to copy. Just right-click on a song or lecture title (or, if you don’t have a right-button mouse, control-click) on it. There you see a choice to copy URL.

]]> By: Gardner http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/01/30/itunes-u-the-saga-continues/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Gardner Mon, 30 Jan 2006 15:04:35 +0000 http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/01/30/itunes-u-the-saga-continues/#comment-22 No kidding. A twisted arm is a lever, yes? I need to research the iTunes device-compatibility issue more. I don't think the software supports any kind of syncing or library management on non-iPods, but I haven't tried the experiment so I can't say for sure. I do know the ease-of-linking issue is a dealbreaker for me. And Bryan Alexander's concern over their turn-in-a-copyright-offender provision is very well taken, I think. I love my iPod, but I remain quite concerned. No kidding. A twisted arm is a lever, yes?

I need to research the iTunes device-compatibility issue more. I don’t think the software supports any kind of syncing or library management on non-iPods, but I haven’t tried the experiment so I can’t say for sure. I do know the ease-of-linking issue is a dealbreaker for me. And Bryan Alexander’s concern over their turn-in-a-copyright-offender provision is very well taken, I think.

I love my iPod, but I remain quite concerned.

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