Educators using iTunes U

That Apple created a category in the iTunes Store called iTunes U and generosly allows educators to house feeds to their educational podcast at no charge is fabulous, however, the discussion is really about use of podcasts, and/or mobile devices as a learning tool.  How do educators use this technology? How can learners use this technology?

Here is a link to a paper that summarizes how some early adopting colleges and universities chose to make use of iPods, podcasts, and iTunes U.  Several of the schools in this paper gave students iPods to use so that students could access lectures outside of the classroom.  As I noted in an early post, students who listen to lecture podcasts AND take notes score higher on exams than students who only attend lectures and take notes. 

Another use of podcasting is to have student create the podcasts.  One teacher found that by having students work in teams to create podcasts of lectures and review notes increased students understanding of the material.  Here's a link to an article that examines this.