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CourseCasts take lectures from the classroom to iPods at U. Texas

Andrew Maurer
University Wire
03-16-2006
(The Independent Collegian) (U-WIRE) TOLEDO, Ohio -- Everyone had one -- that teacher in high school who made computers a mandatory tool for every project when it seemed as if poster board and markers were just as adequate.

Like that teacher, a new service from the Web site pickaprof.com adds another technological step to the learning process.

This semester, the scheduling and professor review site has introduced CourseCasting, which allows professors to post recordings of their class lectures online for students to download to mp3 players or computers.

According to Karen Bragg, director of university relations for pickaprof.com, CourseCasting allows ...

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