{"id":1326,"date":"2010-11-09T20:28:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T01:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2010\/11\/09\/todds-tips-itunes-learn-anything-the-digital-way\/"},"modified":"2010-11-09T20:28:00","modified_gmt":"2010-11-10T01:28:00","slug":"todds-tips-itunes-learn-anything-the-digital-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2010\/11\/09\/todds-tips-itunes-learn-anything-the-digital-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Todd&#8217;s Tips &#8211; iTunes: Learn Anything, the Digital Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_G1VxpM2gWhs\/TNnnb7hxCrI\/AAAAAAAAADw\/KIEIIyzVSDI\/s1600\/iTunesU.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;width: 200px;height: 183px\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_G1VxpM2gWhs\/TNnnb7hxCrI\/AAAAAAAAADw\/KIEIIyzVSDI\/s200\/iTunesU.png\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537711683850537650\" \/><\/a>I think it&#8217;s time we take a slight digression from media-related posts and take a broader view of the world.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>When I was last applying for jobs I was asked in an interview how I learned so many programming languages.  (I am fluent in Action Script 3.0, Java, C, C++, Objective C, Python, PHP, HTML, CSS and XML).  The answer is iTunes.  Between podcasts and iTunes U a body can learn anything and everything on iTunes.  There are literally millions of educational podcasts and free courses from a vast range of universities.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Here are just a few examples (click on the links to open iTunes right to the courses):<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Don&#8217;t have iTunes, don&#8217;t worry.  Download it <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/itunes\/\">here<\/a> for free.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A full course from Stanford&#8217;s Department of Computer Science on <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewPodcast?id=384233225\">Development for the iPhone<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A set of all the tutorials you&#8217;ll ever need for <a href=\"http:\/\/deimos3.apple.com\/WebObjects\/Core.woa\/Browse\/uh.edu.1330035959.01330035975\">iMovie HD<\/a> from the University of Houston.  Btw, iMovie HD is the version that we in Media Services recommend non-media students use.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A podcast with more than 40 episodes on how to <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/actionscript-1-1-doug-winnie\/id315640748\">program in Action Script<\/a>, Flash&#8217;s Object Oriented programming language used to add interactivity to your Flash projects.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>But it&#8217;s not just media stuff you can find on iTunes.  Just about everything else too&#8230;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A full course from Yale university on <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewPodcast?id=341651987\">Ancient Greek History<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A full course from UC Berkeley<span> <\/span> on <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewPodcast?id=354820336\">General Anatomy<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A full course on <a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/WebObjects\/MZStore.woa\/wa\/viewPodcast?id=354869053\">single-variable calculus<\/a> from MIT.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>There is almost nothing you cannot learn from iTunes.  Just navigate to the iTunes store and type in your search terms.  Scroll down on the results page to find iTunes U and Podcasts.  Take advantage of it because the best part is, it&#8217;s free!<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think it&#8217;s time we take a slight digression from media-related posts and take a broader view of the world. When I was last applying for jobs I was asked in an interview how I learned so many programming languages. 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