{"146871":{"#nid":"146871","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Slated to Join iTunes U to Offer Online Content","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EScheduled to launch during Fall Semester 2012, Georgia Tech\u2019s iTunes U presence will offer an additional channel for providing Georgia Tech\u0027s educational content online. iTunes U, a dedicated area of the iTunes Store (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.itunes.com\u0022\u003Ewww.itunes.com\u003C\/a\u003E), offers free audio and video content from leading educational institutions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201ciTunes U makes it easy for anyone to access amazing educational material from many of the country\u2019s most respected colleges and universities,\u201d said Eddy Cue, Apple\u2019s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. \u201cEducation is a lifelong pursuit and we\u2019re pleased to give everyone the ability to download lectures, speeches, and other academic content for free.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInitial Georgia Tech content offered on iTunes U highlights both academic and key research areas, including lecture series and public service announcements. Georgia Tech\u2019s Institute Communications will work closely with the Libraries, Professional Education, CETL, C21U, and the colleges and schools to collect, vet, and post appropriate material to the Georgia Tech iTunes U site. For additonal information on submitting content for the Georgia Tech iTunes U site, please contact \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mike.mccracken@cc.gatech.edu?subject=Georgia%20Tech\u0026#039;s%20iTunesU\u0022\u003EMike McCracken\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27255","created_gmt":"2012-08-17 01:32:40","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:40","author":"Josie Giles","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-08-17T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.itunes.com\/","title":"iTunes"}],"groups":[{"id":"66244","name":"C21U"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"143","name":"Digital Media and Entertainment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"13481","name":"C21U"},{"id":"40831","name":"iTunes U"},{"id":"11807","name":"online education"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJosie Giles\u003Cbr \/\u003EC21U Communications Officer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:josie@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejosie@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["josie@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}