You might want to check out ITunes U to see how different universities are cautiously feeling out the online world.
ITunes U allows all universities to easily offer ITunes downloads BUT the downloads are free/no cost. So, you can download a 28 audio lecture series from Stanford's Pulitzer Prize winning Jack Rackove covering America's Colonial and Revolutionary period and listen to it for free. No credit, No degree program but some great info. Some schools have embraced this wholeheartedly while others are moving very, very cautiously. Stanford's in the middle - lots of CS content but they are much slower at releasing other core course material while they are much freer with non course content coming from seminars and alumni events.
Many of Berkeley's offerings are put up the day after the lecture allowing students to easily catch up on missed classes - or shift them to their daily workout. Some professors have remarked that they feel pressured to make the classes more theatrical to keep attendance high!
Like Oasis, I'd highly suggest the Itunes series on the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era from Yale's David Blight. Great series that really helps you understand the war and the motivations and actions of the major participants. His great Southern accent coupled with his conversational approach to lecturing make this very listenable and an incredible value. (And yes, I found his passion for John Brown extremely uncontagious.)
Other Itunes Lecture series I've enjoyed (I'm a history buff who previously had a long commute):Â
Jack Rackove from Stanford on the Colonial and Revolutionary War Era
Daniel Sargent from Berkeley onThe United States and International Order (Cold War Diplomacy)
I also enjoyed listening to Isabel Pafford (UCB) on Roman Republic and Donald Kagan (Yale) on Ancient Greek History.
ITunes U allows all universities to easily offer ITunes downloads BUT the downloads are free/no cost. So, you can download a 28 audio lecture series from Stanford's Pulitzer Prize winning Jack Rackove covering America's Colonial and Revolutionary period and listen to it for free. No credit, No degree program but some great info. Some schools have embraced this wholeheartedly while others are moving very, very cautiously. Stanford's in the middle - lots of CS content but they are much slower at releasing other core course material while they are much freer with non course content coming from seminars and alumni events.
Many of Berkeley's offerings are put up the day after the lecture allowing students to easily catch up on missed classes - or shift them to their daily workout. Some professors have remarked that they feel pressured to make the classes more theatrical to keep attendance high!
Like Oasis, I'd highly suggest the Itunes series on the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era from Yale's David Blight. Great series that really helps you understand the war and the motivations and actions of the major participants. His great Southern accent coupled with his conversational approach to lecturing make this very listenable and an incredible value. (And yes, I found his passion for John Brown extremely uncontagious.)
Other Itunes Lecture series I've enjoyed (I'm a history buff who previously had a long commute):Â
Jack Rackove from Stanford on the Colonial and Revolutionary War Era
Daniel Sargent from Berkeley onThe United States and International Order (Cold War Diplomacy)
I also enjoyed listening to Isabel Pafford (UCB) on Roman Republic and Donald Kagan (Yale) on Ancient Greek History.
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