Education at Miami Dade College has gotten faster, sharper and more visually stunning with the launch of the MDC iTunes U site, a new innovative tool designed to take learning beyond the classroom experience.
The MDC iTunes U site is an extension of the iTunes store, currently the second largest on-line retailer in the world. More than half of the nations top 500 colleges and universities use the free service from Apple to feature content, often called podcasts. “Podcasting has become one of the most important ways to deliver information because it is so pervasive. It can help faculty with classroom management by allowing them to place important reference materials on-line, so they can concentrate on teaching concepts in class. Students benefit by having the ability to learn at their own pace,” said Mark Nestor, chief information officer at the Medical Campus. With the new site, faculty can post presentations, lectures, performances, demonstrations, tours, and other video for their classes, which can be accessed from anywhere using a computer with the iTunes software installed. Additionally, students can search through thousands of audio and video files from other schools across the country.
