Missouri Journalism School Requires iPhone/iPod Touch
University of Missouri's School of Journalism will require incoming freshmean to have an iPod Touch or an iPhone, the Missourian reports. The devices are being pushed as a learning device to encourage students to rewatch lectures. "Lectures are the worst possible learning format," said an associate dean at the journalism school. "There's been some research done that shows if a student can hear that lecture a second time, they retain three times as much of that lecture."
Students who have no desire to buy an iPod Touch ($229) or an iPhone ($199) will not actually be penalized for not having one, and school officials say the devices are listed as "required" only to make the purchase of one more eligible for financial aid. Students will also be able to view lectures on their computers.
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This is great!
I personally think this is awesome. For students Apple has this promotion during the summer buy any laptop and get a free ipod touch. I did it my freshman year, saved me $300. And you can write it off. Although I think its a bit wrong to take Apple's side only, I wonder what that university gets out of it.
computer
I would get a computer before I would get an i pod. Computers are much more useful and distracting.
Of course both requires discipline.
I just wish the books were now on CD or memory stick. Most people do not realize it but a camera card can be made read only like floppies used to do.
Don D. Brock
Whats the big deal?
Like "dont trip" said the school is a journalism school and they put the apple products on the required list so that those who are using financial aide can use some of that aide in purchasing one or the other. The article also said that the students can watch the lecture on their laptop too if they want.
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