Difference between revisions of "ITunes U"
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Example course uploaded to IA, the course is called "Addressing Learning Disabilities in the Inclusive Classroom" from "Alberta Teachers Association". | Example course uploaded to IA, the course is called "Addressing Learning Disabilities in the Inclusive Classroom" from "Alberta Teachers Association". | ||
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Each upload contains a meta file for the course, in this example. '''''addressing_learning_disabilities_in_the_inclusive_classroom.json''''' which contains all the meta for course description, file descriptions and course content. | Each upload contains a meta file for the course, in this example. '''''addressing_learning_disabilities_in_the_inclusive_classroom.json''''' which contains all the meta for course description, file descriptions and course content. | ||
===Beyond Campus=== | |||
All '''Beyond Campus''' has been uploaded to IA. | |||
Beyond Campus has 85 institutions and is the smallest subset of the three, it has been fully archived as of 20/11/2020, total size roughly is 750GB. | |||
This list will be updated when complete, for now you can view uploads here. | This list will be updated when complete, for now you can view uploads here. | ||
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| Signum University|| 27|| [https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22signum_university%22&and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22itunes-u%22&and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22beyond_campus%22 Archive] | | Signum University|| 27|| [https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22signum_university%22&and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22itunes-u%22&and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22beyond_campus%22 Archive] | ||
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===Universities=== | |||
Uploading In Progress | |||
https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22beyond_campus%22&and[]=subject%3A%22itunes-u%22 |
Revision as of 10:42, 21 August 2021
In May 2007, Apple announced the launch of iTunes U via the iTunes Store, which delivers university lectures from top U.S. colleges. With iTunes version 12.7 in August 2017, iTunes U collections became a part of the Podcasts app.
On 10 June 2020, Apple formally announced that iTunes U will be discontinued from the end of 2021
Archiving
There are three main branches of iTunes U which are:
- Beyond Campus
- K12
- University
Each has a list of institutions, each institution can have many courses. It is common for courses in the same institution to share files with other courses in the same institution.
URLs
- Get Institution with list of courses: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/DZR.woa/wa/viewArtist?id={INSTITUTION_ID}
- Get Course Data: https://itunesu.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/LZDirectory.woa/ra/directory/courses/{COURSE_GUID}/feed
The following URL can garner more meta details for organizing, this is the URL used by iTunes U app but requires you to subscribe to the course, then use the cookie to request and get the meta.
https://p1-u.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/LZStudent.woa/ra/feed/{COURSE_GUID}
User Agent
In some cases if you want to pull data from iTunes links you can set the following user agent in your request.
"user-agent", "iTunesU/3.8 iOS/13.3 model/iPad6,7 hwp/s8001 build/17C54 (5; dt:111) iTunesU/3.8"
Archiving Status
Example course uploaded to IA, the course is called "Addressing Learning Disabilities in the Inclusive Classroom" from "Alberta Teachers Association".
https://archive.org/details/addressing_learning_disabilities_in_the_inclusive_classroom
Each upload contains a meta file for the course, in this example. addressing_learning_disabilities_in_the_inclusive_classroom.json which contains all the meta for course description, file descriptions and course content.
Beyond Campus
All Beyond Campus has been uploaded to IA.
Beyond Campus has 85 institutions and is the smallest subset of the three, it has been fully archived as of 20/11/2020, total size roughly is 750GB.
This list will be updated when complete, for now you can view uploads here.
https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22beyond_campus%22&and[]=subject%3A%22itunes-u%22
Institution | Courses | Archive Link |
---|---|---|
Alberta Teachers Association | 27 | Archive |
Apple Distinguished Educators | 172 | Archive |
Art Gallery of New South Wales | 1 | Archive |
ASCD | 39 | |
ASCO University | 2 | Archive |
Aslico - Opera Education | 0 | |
Assembly of First Nations | 2 | |
Australian National Maritime Museum | 2 | |
Australian Science Teachers Association | 2 | |
Australian War Memorial | 2 | |
Australian Science Teachers Association | 2 | |
Autodesk Education | 2 | |
Australian Science Teachers Association | 2 | |
Signum University | 27 | Archive |
Universities
Uploading In Progress
https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22beyond_campus%22&and[]=subject%3A%22itunes-u%22