Michigan Tech University is a prominent part of an iTunes shift toward academia.Last month, Apple publicly rolled out iTunes U, a section of its iTunes music store that offers free downloading of multimedia college lectures. There are about 200 colleges that provide lectures their students can gain access to through iTunes. But Tech is one of only 16 schools that provides its courses for free, worldwide. They’re listed on the iTunes U page right below Duke and just above MIT. “This is a short list of fairly prestigious universities and we’re on that short list,� Tech Director of Educational Technology and Online Learning Patty Lins said.

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