The University of Arizona is getting broad exposure due to an agreement between the University and Apple Inc. to participate in Apple's iTunes U.

UA on iTunes U became publicly available on August 20, 2007. Read UANews' news release. Authentication capabilities enable us to restrict access to the UA community and specific UA classes.

To access the UA on iTunes U go to itunes.arizona.edu and click on the blue button. (see example in image below) This will open your computer's copy of iTunes and take you to the UA's iTunes U mainpage.

UA on iTunes U

UA on iTunes U provides access to a wide range of UA digital audio and video content via the iTunes Store. Many of the podcasts that were available through the Learning Technology Services' Podcasting at the UA website are part of the UA on iTunes U. Since announcing the UA on iTunes U more members of the campus community have begun podcasting. For example, the UA Phoenix Mars Mission, the College of Engineering, and the Department of Linguistics are adding outstanding content regularly. Check them out!

Because of iTunes U's visibility, we anticipate a great deal of interest among campus departments and programs to use UA on iTunes U to promote services and disseminate information to students, alumni, and the community.

Interested? Contact Learning Technology Services to learn how you can participate. It's easy, there's little cost to
create podcasts, and it's a great way to reach students, parents, alumni and the greater UA community.

What is Tunes U?

Apple's iTunes U is a special area of the iTunes Store devoted entirely to education. When you visit iTunes, follow the link in the left hand navigation section for iTunes U to find thousands of audio and video files from colleges and universities around the country.

Stanford, Duke, Penn State, Penn and UC-Berkeley are five of many outstanding institutions contributing publicly accessible content. Students can download public content and play the audio and video on personal computers and mobile devices -- such as cell phones, iPods and MP3 players.

What is UA on iTunes U?

UA on iTunes U provides access to a wide range of UA digital audio and video content via the iTunes Store. Beginning with fall semester 2007 (August 20th), we have courses, faculty lectures, special events, and other programming. All are open to the public. Beginning with spring semester (January 16, 2008), we will add an access-restricted site for the UA community that includes course-based materials and other resources available only by first logging in through the UA's WebAuth.

Faculty & Instructors – Course Pages

Faculty and instructors can request a course page for their class. You can be authorized to manage the content created for your classes, such as posting class lectures or supplementary podcasts. For access-restricted courses, only students registered for the class will be able to download material. Faculty and instructors also will be able to make assignments where students create podcasts related to their class and upload that content to a “drop-box” specific to the course.

Need more Information?

Consult the LTC's Podcasting at the UA website for more information or contact the LTC.