This is an early presentation of my SPIDER project work www.le.ac.uk/spider This presentation was given to meeting of the TIGER OER project which occurred 8 March 2011 at University of Leicester.
7. Positives and Negatives of iTunes U Positives Negatives Excellent profile for institution Not a browser Three standard formats iTunes in public lab computer - issues Excellent on Apple mobile devices Not easily accessed on nonApple handheld Download files – constant internet unnecessary Not very good for conversation with learners Fast download Apple is a corporation Good search capability Reaches places YouTube can’t (China) Pushes OER agenda and brings uni together in discussion Apple is a corporation