College students have long been able to download course information from Web sites such Desire2Learn and blackboard.com, but Apple has decided to take that service one step further.
Apple’s new iTunes U program is the company’s latest development from pilot programs that started about a year ago. It has taken hold at seven universities across the nation, allows professors to post course information online in MP3 files, the same type of file that iTunes songs come in. Students are then able to take these files and download them directly onto their iPods. There is no fee for the program.