CHSBS events available for free download on iTunes U

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Eight College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences events are now available for free download through iTunes U.

These events feature Stephen Prothero, 9/11 Speak Up, Speak Out, Melvin Small, Bart Stupak, Richard Arum and Josipa Roska, Griffin Policy Forum, Dee Ann Sherwood and Guy Stern.

Sarah Buckley, marketing, web and publications coordinator of CHSBS, said in an email they have been posting audio and video recordings on iTunes U for the past two years.

“We post all of the Griffin Policy Forums as well as public speaking events hosted by the Abel Lecture Series, the Dennison Professorship and the Hart-Milliken Speaker Series,” Buckley said. “We try to record all of the major college events each semester, as well as some guest speakers hosted by our departments.”

Through posting on iTunes U, Buckley said CHSBS can decide if the recordings are open to the public or only those with a Central Michigan University global login.

All of the recordings are free through iTunes U.

Dee Ann Sherwood, Denison visiting professor of Native American studies, said recorded content should be free to enable sharing and learning in higher education.

“Many more students, faculty and staff will be able to access the information and this is a topic that is generally not covered in textbooks,” Sherwood said. “I think iTunes U is an instrumental tool in promoting intercultural understanding.”

Sherwood’s November 1 event, Bimaadiziwin to Boarding Schools: American Indians and Education, is available on CMU’s iTunes U.

“Some of the events are filmed by the CHSBS technology support staff and others are filmed by FaCIT,” Buckley said.

The events are filmed in their entirety, Buckley said, including question and answer portions.

Forty-one audio and video recordings of events are available through iTunes U.

CHSBS faculty and staff can submit requests to film speakers or professional development workshops through the CHSBS technology support office or FaCIT.

The support office can be reached at 774-1229.