I discovered a few articles on iTunes University, a program offered by iTunes itself, that stream audio and video files on certain college class campuses. The files can be listened to anywhere an iPod can be used.
Books and lecture are offered as well as philosophy, literature, poetry, engineering, and guest speakers. Educational content is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from literally hundreds of schools and universities. This would allow students to take the "classroom" with them anywhere they want to go.
I could see the benefit of this if I were teaching, by giving responsible students more access to subject matter and material on the course. The iPod could be a valuable tool for quick access when a pc is not available. Stressing the emphasis on "responsible students" to not use the device for frivolous web browsing.
This advance in modern technology makes information much more accessible and quicker than ever before. Teachers and students alike should take advantage of this device and utilize it in a classroom, and non classroom environments.
http://www.apple.com/education/itunesu_mobilelearning/itunesu.html
http://www.learnoutloud.com/content/blog/archives/2007/07/best_of_itunes.html
http://itunes.stanford.edu/
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