American Technology Infiltrates Canadian Higher Education
Feb 22nd, 2006
With traditional textbooks, classrooms, and professor lectures giving way to DVDs, websites, and iPods so quickly in America, it's no surprise that the trend is quickly spreading to neighboring countries.
The National Post reports:
Canadian universities will soon be enrolling with Apple Computer's latest venture, iTunes U, so students will be able to download class lectures and listen to them on their iPods.
The project was launched a year ago with seven American universities, including Stanford, which also made its material accessible to people outside of the school community. The program was so successful, Apple decided to open the service to other institutions three weeks ago. Carleton University in Ottawa was one of the first to fill out the online application.
"The issue with iTunes U is corporate sponsorship," said Mark Federman, a media and internet specialist at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto.
But while Mr. Federman has some reservations, "it's absolutely worth it," considering knowledge is being spread so widely across the globe.What do you think: will online higher education soon expand to world domination? And would that be a good thing?
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