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Online
1:00PM Nick Broughall | Melbourne-based La Trobe University today joined a whole heap of other Australian unis by adding their content to iTunes U. I still find it mind blowing that I’m still paying off my 3 years at uni – an education I probably could have gotten for free online if I’d only waited a few years for iTunes U to launch… More »
La Trobe Uni Joins iTunes U
1:00PM Nick Broughall | Melbourne-based La Trobe University today joined a whole heap of other Australian unis by adding their content to iTunes U. I still find it mind blowing that I’m still paying off my 3 years at uni – an education I probably could have gotten for free online if I’d only waited a few years for iTunes U to launch… More » 
Gadgets
University Tech Gadgets: Then And Now
5:20AM Danny Allen | From 35mm SLRs in the 50s to electronic-typewriters of the 80s, PC World has a timeline of gadgets that most changed campus life. For me, it was a giant CRT (which doubled as my room heater). What about you? More »
Software
Learn How to Build iPhone Apps from Stanford University
10:40AM Andi Wang | If you’ve ever had an idea for an iPhone application but you’ve never known how to begin creating it, Stanford will be offering how-to-build-iphone-apps computer science courses via free video podcasts through iTunes U. Later this week, you’ll be able to get a Stanford-level education without the stress of having to apply to the prestigious school and especially without having to pay tuition being a huge dbag. [Ed. note: Ed went to Cal.] [TechCrunch] More »
Random Stuff
Apple University: Like Hamburger U, But With iPods
7:20PM John Herrman | With mountains of cash on hand, Apple is broadening its horizons a little bit. The company is planning to start a creatively designated “Apple University,” following in the corporate educational footsteps of the likes of McDonald’s and Pixar. Though this will likely just be a training campus for Apple employees, they’ve already poached the dean of Yale’s management school to serve as VP of the operation. Why would someone like that leave such a prestigious position for a post as a corporate zombifier? Is it Steve Jobs’ revolutionary, all-in-one, totally-not-modular curriculum? Maybe. Ridiculous amounts of money? Definitely. [WSJ] More »
Online
11:26AM Nick Broughall | When I was studying at Uni, the Internet was just starting to gain traction. As a result, my favourite lectures were the ones that I didn’t have to attend because all the notes and transcripts were online.
Today, students from a heap of Unis around Australia and NZ get an even sweeter gig, with lectures, guest speeches and videos from The Australian National University, Griffith University, Swinburne University, University of Melbourne, University of NSW, University of WA and Otago University all hitting iTunes U.
So now a whole new breed of students get to enjoy their university bar rather than the boredom of their lectures. Maybe I should think about getting my Masters…
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Australian Universities Hit iTunes U
11:26AM Nick Broughall | When I was studying at Uni, the Internet was just starting to gain traction. As a result, my favourite lectures were the ones that I didn’t have to attend because all the notes and transcripts were online.
Today, students from a heap of Unis around Australia and NZ get an even sweeter gig, with lectures, guest speeches and videos from The Australian National University, Griffith University, Swinburne University, University of Melbourne, University of NSW, University of WA and Otago University all hitting iTunes U.
So now a whole new breed of students get to enjoy their university bar rather than the boredom of their lectures. Maybe I should think about getting my Masters…
[Apple] More »
Science
