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The Impact on Learning of iTunes U Open Educational Resources Terese Bird Learning Technologist and SCORE Fellow Beyond Distance Research Alliance University of Leicester 23 March, 2011
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Characterising iTunes U Tweets Category of Tweet Number Use iTunesU material to teach others 4 Use for oneself – just interested 13 Use for oneself – learn something specific 10 Technical discussion 7 Academic discussion 15 General positive 20 General positive – OER-related 3 Negative 1
What are iTunes U users thinking?
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University of Leicester Microbiology Bytes iTunes podcasts 164 episodes;  each file  downloaded average of 73x every month at peak (Courtesy of Dr Alan Cann, University of Leicester Department of Biology http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/microbiologybytes-enhanced/id177803088)
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Terese Bird The Impact on Learning of iTunes U OER

  • 1. The Impact on Learning of iTunes U Open Educational Resources Terese Bird Learning Technologist and SCORE Fellow Beyond Distance Research Alliance University of Leicester 23 March, 2011
  • 2. iTunes U for University
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  • 7. Characterising iTunes U Tweets Category of Tweet Number Use iTunesU material to teach others 4 Use for oneself – just interested 13 Use for oneself – learn something specific 10 Technical discussion 7 Academic discussion 15 General positive 20 General positive – OER-related 3 Negative 1
  • 8. What are iTunes U users thinking?
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  • 13. University of Leicester Microbiology Bytes iTunes podcasts 164 episodes; each file downloaded average of 73x every month at peak (Courtesy of Dr Alan Cann, University of Leicester Department of Biology http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/microbiologybytes-enhanced/id177803088)
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  • 15. Photo courtesy of Sigalakos on Flickr