[opendtv] News: DUKE FRESHMEN TO RECEIVE IPODS
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 06:09:50 -0400
Via Edupage
DUKE FRESHMEN TO RECEIVE IPODS
Duke University has announced a plan to give each of its 1,650 incoming
freshman this fall an Apple iPod as an experiment to see how the
devices affect teaching and learning. Each iPod will come with
orientation information and an academic calendar installed. Duke will
set up a Web site from which students can download course materials,
lectures, audio books, and other academic content to their iPods.
Although the project is not designed to discourage copyright
infringement, according to Tracy Futhey, vice president of information
technology at Duke, having "an easy-to-use legal alternative" could
provide students with an incentive to limit illegal file trading. The
project is estimated to cost Duke $500,000, and students will keep the
iPods. After the school year is over, school officials will evaluate
the educational benefits of the program.
Wired News, 20 July 2004
http://www.wired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64282,00.html
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