iTunes has a been a force for bad and good music, bad and good books and bad and good television. But now the audio and video online store is playing a role in helping make the world a smarter place — Stanford University is making a wide-range of lectures, speeches, debates and other content available to the public at no charge via Apple’s video and audio store.
And the sessions in higher learning have been a hit. Through the end of the Fall semester in December, Stanford’s content was getting 15,000 tracks a week accessed at iTunes. The university plans to expand the coverage to include sports, with Stanford’s athletic matches slated to be available in video podcast form at iTunes.
Cynthia Brumfield at 3:27 PM|Comments(1)
Please give us updates on how well this service does. Here's a few thoughts on the topic:
With so many forms of education and information available to all humans of all ages, i.e. public school, private school, charter school, tutoring, e-learning, cyber-learning, podcasting, etc. I think a new type of service will become necessary – that of an education broker / consultant. The job of this person will be to assess students (of any age) and put them in touch with the type of learning program that most fits their needs.
For example, “alright, I’ve looked over your portfolio, spoken to your teachers, examined your test scores, and here is what I recommend: one year of home-schooling, supplemented by weekly podcasts and participation in this online educational game.”
Who coordinates all these activities? The educational consultant, paid on a monthly retainer. Just an idea.... more discussion on these and similar issues over at http://rightbrainworld.blogspot.com and http://leechazen.blogspot.com
Information on pay-per-view as a reinforcement for good behavior at: http://mediabalance.biz
Posted by: Lee L. Chazen, M.A. at March 16, 2006 6:16 PM
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