Using & Creating Courses in

iTunes U

http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/

ICE 2013 Pre-Conference WorkshopCharlene Chausis

iTunes Uan overview …

Learn with iTunes U

Using iTunes U in Your Classroom:Learning Targets

Participants will be able to:

1.Navigate iTunes U from the iTunes store or from the iTunes U app.

2.Search for content in iTunes U.

3.Preview, download, and subscribe to content in iTunes U.

4.Share iTunes U content with others.

5.Develop a plan to integrate iTunes U content within instruction or professional practice

Backchannel

http://todaysmeet.com/itunesu

Welcome to iTunes Uhttp://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/

iTunes U

An entire course in one app

An entire course in one app

Posts: The instructor’s voice ...Can be “pushed” to student.

An entire course in one app

Notes: Notes can be emailed or printed.

All ebook and iBook notes across the course are aggregated.

An entire course in one app

Materials: A list of all the resources posted to the course. Use the “Posts” to organize the course materials.

iTunes U

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iTunes U

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Stevenson iTunes U Courses

Using iTunes U in Your Classroom:

1. Explore iTunes U, either from the iTunes store or from the iTunes U app.

1. Search for content in iTunes U.

2. Preview, download, and subscribe to content in iTunes U.

3. Share iTunes U content with others -- Use the “Copy this link” feature, and paste your discoveries into the Backchannel.

2. Develop a plan to integrate iTunes U content within instruction or professional practice.

Enroll (Subscribe):Search iTunes U for “Using iTunes U in Your Classroom”

Building a Courseon iTunes U

Getting Started

Building a course is easy

• Courses can include a syllabus, handouts, quizzes, and other items. All course materials are hosted by Apple, and available to anyone taking your course.

• Courses can include content and links* from the Internet, iBookstore, App Store, iTunes Store, AND 500,000+ resources at iTunes U, including audio and video content from museums, universities, cultural institutions, and more.

Building a course is easy• Gather all your materials

• Follow step-by-step instructions in the iTunes U Course Manager

• Once the course is ready, distribute to anyone — whether in your class, or anywhere in the world.

• Courses can be public (on your institution’s iTunes U site), or shared privately with a link. Courses are not password-protected.

Let’s walk through the process.

https://itunesu.itunes.apple.com/coursemanager

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Getting StartedCreate your instructor profile:

•Before you can use iTunes U Course Manager to create, edit, and organize your courses, you must create your initial instructor profile.

•You will need a 300 x 300 dpi image of yourself!

Getting StartedYou will provide your basic instructor profile information just once.

•Course Manager uses your initial instructor profile information to populate the My Instructor Profile page, Instructor Info dialog, and Instructor Bio.

•After you set up your initial profile, you can use the My Instructor Profile page to add and edit your overall profile information, and the Instructor Info dialog and Instructor Bio rich-text editor to add and edit profile information for individual courses.

To create your initial instructor profile:1. Sign in to Course Manager.

The "Create an Instructor Profile" page appears.

2. Type your prefix, first name, and last name.

3. Type your title (for example, Lecturer, Senior Professor).

4. Choose the name of your institution from the Primary Institution pop-up menu.

5. Type the name of your department.

6. Type your email address so students can contact you if needed. (To change the email address for a specific course, use the Instructor Info dialog in the Info | Instructor pane within the course.)

7. Type your personal background information in the Instructor Bio box. (Course Manager displays your personal background information in courses where you are listed as the instructor. )

• Hover over the image box, click Add Image and either drag an image to the image field or click Choose, select an image file in the Finder, and then click Done.

To create your course:

Additional resources:

• http://www.edudemic.com/2013/02/using-itunes-u-in-the-classroom/

• https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/creating-itunes-u-courses/id554162498