Has anyone ever tried searching Itunes for study material?

I just found something that looks pretty promising for Anthropology.

ANTH 1010: Social/Cultural Anthropology

Using stuff like this in conjunction with Instantcert and Wiki seems like a pretty good combo. Let me know if you find anything else good!

~Rich

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Tests Taken: 11 (36SH)

CLEP
U.S. Hist I(57), U.S. Hist II(58), Intro Soc(67), A&I Lit(78), American Gov.(61)
DSST
Intro to IS(73), MIS(65), Ethics In America(68), Intro World Rel.(71), General Anthropology(65), Astronomy(69)
Chopping Block
None and DONE!

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Yes! But don't pay for them- Everything from MIT is on youtube- just search Open Courseware and you should find a zillion of them for FREE with video. (or go in through MIT open courseware page).
Here is what happened to me. When I first started, I bought an audio book for my ipod on sociology and psychology- a few actually, but they are not cheap. Run you around $10-$20 each and I found the lack of visual to be a huge learning barrier for me that I hadn't expected?!? I couldn't skim back or re-read a sentence...or go back a few sentences to pull it all together. Another funny thing, is that I couldn't spell some words- especially names after only hearing them, so I was not familiar with them when seeing them in written form. It was kinda weird actually.

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Spectacular! I did not even think of youtube! Thanks for the direction! I do not and have not paid for any of the lectures I have listened to from Itunes. I have paid for some PDF documents, but only reluctantly.

Cinderly, I too listen to lectures on my commute. I try to make my study time as unobtrusive as possible for my family and I found that my commute time is perfect! Its an hour every day that I can listen to lectures and "Study". My primary learning style is tactile with a secondary of kinesthetic. Auditory is my tertiary, but I learn just fine that way too. I tend to listen to lectures passively during lull times at work, when I am doing something like data entry or something that does not require a lot of brain power. I will then listen to the same lectures again the the car. It is at least a partial application of Shoto's "Three R's".

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Pursuing B.S. Nuclear Technologies, Excelsior College

Tests Remaining: 0 (0SH)

Tests Taken: 11 (36SH)

CLEP
U.S. Hist I(57), U.S. Hist II(58), Intro Soc(67), A&I Lit(78), American Gov.(61)
DSST
Intro to IS(73), MIS(65), Ethics In America(68), Intro World Rel.(71), General Anthropology(65), Astronomy(69)
Chopping Block
None and DONE!

UC Berkeley is one with a lot of exciting offerings. You can stream a ton of their lectures -- basically audit any one of dozens of courses. I tried some of them while studying for CLEP Nat Sci, though, and found it frustrating. First, the sound and video quality are bad. It's hard to see, sometimes, hard to hear, and forget seeing visual aids or what they draw on the chalkboard. Not happening.

What's worse, though, is that you'd have to watch an awful lot of lectures to get the knowledge you need for the CLEP. A regular course just doesn't present the information in the condensed form in which you need it. There are much more efficient ways -- like books and Web sites. The best "passive" learning I've found yet is the Standard Deviants DVDs.

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Pursuing BA, History, at Excelsior College
Transfer credits from a previous life: 30
Excelsior Information Literacy: 1
CLEPs: 57 (Humanities, Natural Sciences, Western Civ I, Western Civ II, US History I, US History II, A&I Literature, Social Sciences & History, Educational Psychology, Human Growth & Development, Introductory Business Law, American Government, Principles of Management, American Literature)
88 credits so far!

I have to agree with Scholar Interrupted

I went to the public library b/c funds are low for buying books from Barnes and Nobles and I stumbled across Standard Deviants. They pick and explain the "highlights" of a subject. Great if you have time to pop in a dvd or a tape for a supplemental.

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Exams so far:
DSST - Intro to Computing (62), Elementary College Algebra (58), World Religion (435), Principles of Public Speaking (failed)
CLEP - Intro to Sociology (61), Intro to Psychology (68),CLEP - College Algebra (57)
ECE- Lifespan Developmental Psychology (B), Anatomy and Physiology (B), Microbiology (B)

Currently Studying : Foundations of Gerontology 12/6, American History I 12/20, Freshman College Composition 12/20

Hello, I'm new to the whole computer & technology thing. I JUST got an ipod the other day as a gift and Whoa- much better than the CD player! My first order of business was to spend 12 bucks and get the i-study notes that go with the MIS book I bought. It's nice to layer and reinforce the book. Like the others said. Search for free stuff first. As far as my notes- I feel they were worth twelve bucks.

You Tube is awesome when you can find relevant materials - last semester I did a 300 level Statistics class and I was struggling with a few concepts as the prof moved along at a very past pace...and lo and behold I found some video explanations (individual Stats concepts classes) on You Tube and they were so easy to understand in that format. I now look for lectures on You Tube on specific topics when I need more info. Some of the teaching videos are really quite good!

My teenager also used it recently for some Chemistry concepts...of course she watches all her Anime stuff on You Tube also...."Mom, I was looking for school stuff...the Anime was just running in another window..."!!

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- Intro to Business Law (LEG100) 73/Nov 08
- Astronomy (HUM300) 68/Nov 08
- Human Resource Management (BUS310) 73/Jul 08
- Money and Banking (ECO320) 64/Jun 08
- Principles of Finance (FIN100) 67/May 08
- Principles of Macroeconomics (ECO100) 75/Apr 08
- Principles of Marketing 74/Apr 08
- Introduction to World Religions (HUM400) 78/Apr 08
- Analyzing & Interpreting Lit 69/Mar 08 (6 credits)
- Introductory Psychology 74/Feb 08
- Introductory Sociology 73/Jan 08
- Principles of Mgmt 75/Dec 05
- English Comp (cold) 59/Sep 05 (6 credits)
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Found this great podcast I downloaded on my ipod.

Just got back from taking the D&A exam, stil awaiting my grade but am confident I passed. (I just hope i passed with a great grade. I dispense Methadone for a living. OPIATES are my life! If I didn't get every answer right concerning anything concerning the opium poppy I'd be disappointed in myself! As for the other drugs- I needed a little more help.

I went over the instantcert cards and listened to these lectures- UC Berkeley Webcasts | Video and Podcasts: Psych 119

Pretty good. Usually I have to fastforward the first 5-10 minutes of each lecture to get to the topic, since the professor starts each class talking about homework assignments, exams, registering for class,etc.

Other than that, a great way to prepare for Drugs&Alcohol while commuting.

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Completed so far:
Military - 58 credits
Traditional - 12 credits
Clep - 15 credits
Excelsior Exams - Organizational Behavior(B), World Population (A), Ethics (A), Cultural Diversity (B),Psychology of A&A (A), Gerontology (B)
DSST -Drugs & Alcohol (A), Civil War (A), Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union (A)

8 more credits and info lit left!!!!!!!!!!!!!