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10/29/2004
Cassie Hester, a third-year GC&SU student, also appreciated her iPod while overseas. “Its compact design, combined with its massive capacity for audio storage, helped greatly with our light packing restrictions,” she recalls. “We didn’t have to pack printed readings or numerous CDs.”
And Wolfgang points to another advantage of iPod use abroad. “In the European Union course, the professor suddenly got access to a renowned expert for a seminar—but it was on a Sunday, when most of the students were out exploring on their free time,” he remembers. “No problem: The professor and five students took the opportunity to meet with the expert, and recorded the session on an iPod. That evening, the other students were able to download the recording to their own iPods, and listen to it.” Wolfgang adds, “That’s the sort of thing that frustrates me about some of my colleagues who have the “It'll ever work’ mindset: Without the iPod, that opportunity would not have been available.”
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Thinking about starting your own iPod program? Try these URLs for help.
More about the Duke iPod program
cit.duke.edu/about/ipod_project.do
http://www.oit.duke.edu/helpdesk/ipodfaq/%0D
More about the Georgia College & State University iPod program:
http://ipod.gcsu.edu
Additional examples of course descriptions, tools, and assignments:
www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~hedmonds/study%20abroad/compar.htm
http://www.hercules.gcsu.edu/~rviau/iPodPlayList.html
http://www.hercules.gcsu.edu/~rviau/Honors_FinalProject.html
Helpful explanations of copyright law and TEACH Act provisions:
www.usg.edu/admin/legal/copyright/index.phtml
www.usg.edu/admin/legal/copyright/teach_act.phtml
Mikael Blaisdell is principal of mikael blaisdell & associates (www.mblaisdell.com), an IT support consultancy.
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