{"id":31312,"date":"2012-07-24T13:25:30","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T17:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=31312"},"modified":"2012-07-24T17:25:39","modified_gmt":"2012-07-24T21:25:39","slug":"reflections-on-apples-itunes-u-may-be-leading-a-global-revolution-in-higher-education-faas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2012\/07\/24\/reflections-on-apples-itunes-u-may-be-leading-a-global-revolution-in-higher-education-faas\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections on &#8220;Apple&#8217;s iTunes U may be leading a global revolution in higher education&#8221; [Faas]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/179811\/apples-itunes-u-may-be-leading-a-global-revolution-in-higher-education\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31313\" title=\"iTunesU-GlobalRevInHE-July2012\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/iTunesU-GlobalRevInHE-July2012.jpg\" alt=\"Apple's iTunes U may be leading a global revolution in higher education\" width=\"648\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/iTunesU-GlobalRevInHE-July2012.jpg 648w, https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/iTunesU-GlobalRevInHE-July2012-150x134.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><\/em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Apple has been putting together a solid ecosystem of hardware and software that allows for the creation and distribution of content.\u00a0 &#8220;Easy is hard&#8221; I like to say and Apple&#8217;s done a great job of creating easy-to-use devices and apps. They have a long way to go before iTunes U has all the built-in functionality needed to replace a Blackboard Learn or a Moodle type of CMS\/LMS.\u00a0 But given their solid history of creating highly-usable hardware and software, they could deal a smashing blow to what&#8217;s happening in the CMS\/LMS world today.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Plus, with Apple TV, Airplay mirroring, the growth of second screen-based apps, and machine-to-machine communications, Apple is poised to get into this game&#8230;big time. If my thoughts re: &#8220;Learning from the Living [Class] Room&#8221; come to fruition, Apple would be positioned for some serious <em>worldwide<\/em> impact on <em>lifelong<\/em> learning; especially when combined with the developments such as the use of MOOCs, AI and HCI-related innovations, learning agents, web-based learner profiles, and potential\/upcoming changes to accreditation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Too far fetched do you think? Hmmm&#8230;.well considering that online learning has already been proven to be at least as affective as f2f learning &#8212; and in some studies has produced even greater learning outcomes\/results &#8212; I wonder how things will look in mid-2015&#8230;? (That is, where is the innovation occurring?)<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0Addendum:<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldscreen.com\/articles\/display\/2012-07-20-ABI-Connected-TV-Blu-ray-game-console-set-top-box\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Connected TV penetration to top 50% by 2017<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from worldscreen.com by Mansha Daswani<br \/>\n<em>Excerpt:<\/em><br \/>\nSCOTTSDALE: ABI Research forecasts that more than 50 percent of television homes in <strong>North America<\/strong> and <strong>Western Europe<\/strong> will have Internet-connected TV sets by 2017, up from just 10 percent last year, while Blu-ray player penetration is expected to rise to more than 76 percent from about 25 percent. The report notes that the popularity of connected TV is <strong>not limited to developed markets<\/strong>\u2014there have been increasing shipments to <strong>China<\/strong>, ABI notes.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2012\/07\/15\/connected-tv-infographic\/\">Advertisers need to pay attention to connected TV [INFOGRAPHIC]<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; from Mashable.com<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/1842995\/the-future-of-tv-is-two-screens-one-held-firmly-in-your-hands\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The future of TV is two screens, one held firmly in your hands<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from FastCompany.com by Kit Eaton<em><br \/>\nExcerpt:<\/em><br \/>\nThe connected TV, sometimes called the smart TV (and even branded as such by Samsung) is a growing phenomenon: TV makers are adding limited apps, Net connectivity, and even streaming media powers to their newer TVs in the hope they&#8217;ll persuade you to upgrade your newish LCD for a flatter, smarter unit. They&#8217;re desperate to, given how flat this market is. But according to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewinternet.org\/Reports\/2012\/Connected-viewers.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">new research from Pew<\/a>, the future of TV may actually be a little more closely aligned with the notion of a &#8220;connected TV viewer,&#8221; an important distinction. Pew spoke to over 2,200 U.S. adults a couple of months ago and discovered that 52% of all adult cell phone owners now &#8220;incorporate their mobile devices into their television watching experiences.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; From DSC: Apple has been putting together a solid ecosystem of hardware and software that allows for the creation and distribution of content.\u00a0 &#8220;Easy is hard&#8221; I like to say and Apple&#8217;s done a great job of creating easy-to-use devices and apps. 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