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发帖数: 3492 | 1 Tue, 19 Jun 2012 13:33:56 PDT
Earlier this year, Apple completely revamped iTunes U with new iPad and
iPhone apps as well as new tools that allow teachers to include assignments,
books, quizzes and syllabuses with their iTunes U courses.
Now, Stanford is taking that a step further by linking the Piazza social
learning platform with one of the most popular iTunes U courses -- Professor
Paul Hegarty's iPad and iPhone App Development [iTunes Link].
The new social media aspect of the course builds on a technology many
students already use: Piazza, a social learning platform. Stanford students
taking the classroom version of Paul Hegarty's programming course, on which
the online course is based, have used Piazza.
Earlier versions of the 10-week apps course have proved enormously popular,
with individual lecture videos downloaded more than 10 million times.
The inclusion of Piazza will enhance the learning experience, said Brent
Izutsu, Stanford's program manager for iTunes U. "There is an enormous
potential for collaboration and community-building though Q&A and problem-
solving with friends from across the globe," he said.
Those enrolled in the iTunes U class are expected to answer questions as
well as ask them, while the course captains facilitate discussions and drive
students toward correct answers.
The course follows the iOS 5 course from the Fall 2011 semester that's
currently on iTunes U -- Stanford is taking those lectures and using Piazza
to improve the experience for users taking the class across the same 10 week
period.
We hope that the ability to ask and answer questions online will help even
more people learn - increasing the value of the materials Stanford has
already made available. We also think having peers will make it more fun,
and will make you more likely to keep going when the going gets tough.
The course will run June 25 to August 16. Registration is free and closes
July 6. |
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