Blended Edu: iPod and Education

Technology circles are buzzing about new ways to use the iPod--beyond music.

For example, Duke University, in conjunction with Apple, gave all incoming freshman Apple iPods for educational use. According to Duke, "the iPods will be preloaded with such Duke-related content as information about orientation and the academic calendar; students also can download faculty-provided course content."

Podcasting will allow teachers to easily publish (or podcast) lectures, photos (perfect for the art history or architecture student), or foreign language drills, along with a myriad of other course content.

Students will be able to subscribe to a course content feed and then automatically receive the content on their iPod. In a distance education context, podcasting could very well serve as a social support tool.

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