Lifelong Learning!
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."
- Benjamin Franklin
WOW! I am so excited! My son Lukas just introduced me to iTunes U. Have any of you had the opportunity to explore iTunes U? It is absolutely amazing - such an awesome free resource! For a tutorial go to http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/So much knowledge and information at iTunes U. There are lectures and talks on absolutely every subject from most Universities in the US, and a few from Europe and the rest of the world. I found an exciting series of lectures in Psychology called: Understanding Happiness. There are mind boggling lectures in Science on subjects like Quantum Physics and String Theory. The basics are also offiered - like Intro to Psychology or Intro to Philosophy from Standford or Berkeley. One of my favorite lectures that I've watched on iTunes U is: On Death by Professor Shelley Kagan at Yale. Professor Kagan's course has lectures, slides, and lecture notes - it's an entire course! And it's free!
Some of the lectures are available on YouTube (such as the the Intro to Death by Professor Kagan that I include here) Some of the talks are TED talks and available on TED. But many others are only available on iTunes U, full university courses. There are no excuses now to say that we cannot continue to learn through our lifetime. The only problem that I have found is that there are just not enough hours in a day to explore all the topics available on iTunes U!
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Please let me know your thoughts Professor Kagan's course On Death, and I’d love to hear about any course at iTunes U that you have experienced.And as always thank you for taking the time to visit, I appreciate it.