In August 2007, UA on iTunes U became publicly available. Since that time we have uploaded close 1,000 audio and video tracks to the public site as well as begun supporting a private site restricted by course and behind the UA's WebAuth authentication system. 

To access the UA's public iTunes U site, go to itunes.arizona.edu and click on the blue button. (see image below) This will open your computer's copy of iTunes and take you to the UA's iTunes U main page. If you do not have a copy of Apple's free iTunes software, you will be prompted to download and install it.

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. Some of the UA's most popular public lectures are featured, such as the College of Science's Evolution (spring 2006), Global Climate Change (fall 2006), The Edges of Life (spring 2008), and Science that Transforms (spring 2009) lecture series. The Department of Linguistics has recorded invited speakers since 2007 and made over fifty of them freely available on iTunes U to students, researchers and public. UA News provides its weekly PodCats and video features.

Additionally, faculty and instructors can record lectures and make them available on iTunes U. Those faculty who have done this, report that their students are enormously appreciative - and they are not cutting class just because audio of the lectures are on iTunes U. The LTC provides digital recording devices for faculty interested in capturing their lectures for iTunes U. The weekly statistics reports provided by Apple, Inc., routinely show between 60,000 and 70,000 visitors.

Interested in participating? 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.

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 are able to enter the course site. Faculty and instructors also may make assignments where students create podcasts related to the class and upload that content to the course.

Need more Information?

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