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Apple & the University of Illinois -
iTunes U: Tips for Getting Started
Bill Duff Rich Wolf Ed Glaser Munindra Khaund
Apple, Inc. U. of Illinois at U. of Illinois at U. of Illinois at
Chicago Urbana/Champaign Springfield
What is Podcasting?
• A combination of the words iPod
and broadcasting
• A way for people to be able to
selectively subscribe to audio or
video content over the internet
• This content is then automatically
delivered via the internet and
captured by a “podcatcher” or a
“content aggregator” such as
iTunes
• Optionally, sync this content to a
mobile device, like an iPod, for use
on the go
Apple Provides the Complete Content Solution Simplified Creation Broad Distribution Mobile Access
Planning for capturing classroom content -!What type(s) of content do you want to capture from the classroom?! - What level of post production work do you anticipate with the content prior to publishing? -!How much will faculty be asked to do to facilitate capture and what, if any, in class assistance will be provided?! -! What is the scale planned for capturing classroom content and the timeframe for implementation?
Podcast Producer
Automated podcast capture, encoding, and delivery
Audio/Video recording
Podcast Producer
Upload Delivery
FPO. Need
real client
iTunes U
Click. Sync. Learn.
iTunesStore
iTunes U iTunes iPod
iTunes U A free service providing easy access to university content
iTunes U in the iTunes Store - now 41 institutions
iTunes U Support
• iTunes U Support Site
– Documentation, sample
code
– Discussion Forums
– Marketing kit
• iTunes U Community
– Woolamaloo from UIC
– Blackboard building blocks
• 30 day site activation
process
• Apple Professional Services
optionsTechnical Set-up - Rich Wolf, U. of Illinois at Chicago
Our experience
…in the days when the Admin Guide had only three
chapters…
• We went through the iTunes U application process just like everyone
else…
• Apple sends us our iTunes U strings—we’re in!
• The question…now what?
• Okay, we figure out how to get into iTunes U by running the Perl
sample script…but this is going to be trickier than we thoughthttps://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/uic.edu SECRETSTRINGWITH32CHARACTERSINIT Administrator@urn:mace:itunesu.com:sites:uic.edu abc123 https://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/ uic.edu/?credentials=Administrator%40urn%3Amace %3Aitunesu.com%3Asites%3Amyuniversity.edu&identity= %22Richard+Wolf%22+%3Crichwolf%40uic.edu%3E+%28richwolf%29+ %5B42641%5D&time=1182202341&signature=5e747ea6bc24ba2433fe7 e8910fef2cfc66d74bfa7b80d3b6aff98f24f1f26ee
Don’t panic!
It’s not hard once you get the basics down
• The Admin Guide gives generalized advice—it probably won’t apply
exactly to you
• Start simple—iTunes U gives you lots of ways to grow—iterate the
details
• Think “roles” and “credentials”, not “users”
• Add an “Instructor” and “Student” role and you’ve got a great start
• iTunes U can work with any scripting language, web server—pick what
works best in your infrastructureHow UIC works…
We’re all about the simplicity
• OS X Server is the portal web server. Leopard, Apache 2.0
• Active Directory is used to authenticate (OS X Server is bound to AD)
• OS X dscl queries AD, gets us a yes/no answer on users/passwords
• Assign credentials by doing a local database lookup—someday we can
go more elaborate, but for now we use a basic set of credentials,
“Student”, “Instructor”, “TA”, etc.
• Pass credentials to AppleBeyond the basics…
Stuff the manual assumes you know…
• Java, C, or a scripting language
• URI, URL, and URN composition
– URI escapes
– What a MACE URN is
• How an HTTP POST works
• XPath and XQuery
• XMLSchemaWhom to hire?
Okay, you’re hiring the person who’s going to do this, who
will that be?
• Someone who can be a web server admin—who feels comfortable
doing web admin work
• Specifically, someone who can handle CGI scripting on your web server.
• Someone who understands your authentication mechanism
• It may be you need someone with course management system coding
skills (someone who feels comfortable configuring and installing
Blackboard building blocks, say)Site Organization - Ed Glaser, U. of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
Illinois on iTunes U iTunes U at Illinois started very small. • Run by one department in LAS • Just one class The decision was made to implement iTunes U across campus • CITES Educational Technologies took over the service We’re currently in our pilot phase, gearing up for production
Organizing Your Site • Decide early! • Organization consists of welcome pages, tables, courses, and tabs • You have two levels of welcome pages
Organizing Your Site continued...
• Once you start creating courses, you have limited ability to reorganize.
• How are you organizing?
– By class? Department? Semester?
– Most importantly, how will your users be looking for content?
• Keep it simple.Gathering Existing Content
• Contact departments who may already have audio/video content or
podcasts on…
– Your university website (Public Affairs, Individual Colleges)
– iTunes, but not iTunes U
– Learning management systems (Blackboard, Moodle, etc.)
• Should content be public or private?
– Public content is ready to go immediately without the need for
rosters.
– Public content can be used to generate more interest.Rollout Strategy
• Build Momentum!
– Use your pre-existing public content.
• Create an iTunes U Working Group.
– Committee of stakeholders throughout campus
– Faculty, staff, public affairs, even students
– Broader perspective
– Can start creating content immediately
• Consider a community-based approach.
– Support and documentation created via a community of users (i.e.
working group)
– Wikis, DrupalMarketing to Users On and Off Campus
• Use the content you’ve built as a showcase
• Get the word out via:
– Campus newspaper
– Faculty newsletters – print & email
– Alumni newsletters – print & email
• Organize faculty demos
• Register to be listed on the iTunes U portal
• Get students interested!
– If they want it, instructors will use it.
• Never underestimate the power of knickknacks.
– Items like pens can keep the URL in constant view & get passed aroundContent Production & Workflow - Munindra Khaund, U. of Illinois at Springfield
iTunes U at UIS: Timeline
• June 2005: Apple releases iTunes 4.9
• August 2005:
UIS releases three podcasts
• June 2006:
iTunes U approval
• January 2007:
UIS on iTunes U launchiTunes U at UIS: Workflow
Faculty
Faculty and ITS Faculty
develops an
discuss process refines idea
idea
ITS Process
Upload Students
Faculty reviews
podcast access
podcast
podcastiTunes U at UIS: Production & Support PRODUCTION • Software - GarageBand and Audacity • Recording - Recording studio • Intellectual Property - Guidelines and Policies SUPPORT • ITS - Comprehensive production support • Department Staff - First-level support • Peer-to-peer - Faculty and staff
iTunes U at UIS: Dissemination
• Teaching and Learning - faculty and students
– Courses, Instructional Support and Training
• Marketing - enrollment and recruiting
– Student’s Speak, UIS Faculty Spotlight, Sports Update
• Fund Raising - development and alumni
– What’s New on the UIS Website
• Disseminating - to staff and community
– Chancellor’s Chat, ITS Workshops, WUIS, What’s OnStage
[Faculty showcase, Technology Day, Press, Blogs and RSS, WWW]Summary iTunes U for your institution is only 4 steps away 1. Appoint a person or team to manage the project. 2. Create and implement a user authentication script. 3. Design and build your iTunes U site. 4. Encourage faculty and staff to gather or create content, then post it to the site.
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