MyCreativeVision and ITunesU

I emailed my network about ITunesU (ITunes University) which is available on the IPAD through ITunes.

IPAD + ITUNE + Access to education and Training is a very sexy combination and I wanted to use it in mcv. Polished, accessible, engaging, mobile, popular – what more could you want.

Well, when I asked Leigh Blackall and Alexander Hayes, they wanted a non-proprietry solution rather than a commercial platform owned by a multinational, even giving me cheek for finding the idea attractive in the first place! I hung my head in shame. However, some other colleagues also felt the pull of the convenient and easy to use IPAD and could understand where I was coming from. I was encouraged to look more broadly at e-books also by Stephen Ridgeway who pointed me in the right direction to gain more insight.

So maybe the question is – would you like to do your course on a tablet (non apple type Ipad) or smartphone (generic touch phone instead of iphone)?
Cleverer colleagues than me have developed their own mobile phone course apps, and I have noticed that the new version of Moodle is compatible with smartphones. I guess its not really even a question anymore?