Berkeley and iTunes: Academia at its Best

I learned about Berkeley's iTunes site today. Check it out here. I listened to a few items, and the Politics and Public Policy event, "Bush Science: Use and Abuse of Science in Policymaking," was very interesting, but not all that surprising. Is this the future of education? In addition to events, Berkeley has also posted full courses on these pages. Anyone can virtually attend any class at any time. And they've kept everything very simple and straightforward. My friend Alan told me about MIT's online course section, which isn't as multimedia oriented, but still pretty cool. Stanford launched an iTunes page a few months ago (check it out here) but it's not nearly as academic as Berkeley's initiative. Are Stanford and Berkeley the only two schools who have officially launched iTunes pages? I found an interesting podcast put out by the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication started back in January, but nothing close to what Berkeley or even Stanford has. It'll be interesting to watch this space grow and see who takes the lead. Right now I would argue Berkeley has a clear advantage.