iTunes U 4+

Version History

• 3.6

  Oct 17, 2017
  • iTunes U collections were migrated to Apple Podcasts and no longer appear in the iTunes U app. You can now view iTunes U collections in the Podcasts section of iTunes on Mac or PC, or in the Podcasts app on iOS devices or Apple TV
  • Performance improvements for accounts with a large number of courses

• 3.5

  Mar 28, 2017
  • Mark up photos with instructions or comments using built-in annotation tools
  • Quickly send video messages and feedback in 1:1 chats between teachers and students
  • Open audio or video files directly in other apps

• 3.4

  Sep 13, 2016
  • Share Swift Playground files between teachers and students
  • Open iTunes U directly to recently viewed courses using 3D Touch from the home screen on iPhone

• 3.3

  Jun 7, 2016
  • Import Managed Class Registers from Apple School Manager
  • Guide students to specific iTunes U Courses from the Classroom app 
  • Add materials from various document providers (iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.)
  • Use Explain Everything and Notability project files as course materials or hand-ins from students
  • Minor performance and stability improvements

• 3.2

  Mar 24, 2016
  • iTunes U now supports Managed Apple IDs and has been optimised for Shared iPad
  • Collections, courses and your content are now searchable from Spotlight Search
  • Ability to search assignments anywhere within iTunes U and via Spotlight Search
  • Improved experience in countries where restrictions are enabled by default
  • Improved offline syncing of grades and private discussions
  • Minor performance and stability improvements

• 3.1

  Oct 22, 2015
  • Posts can now include images
  • Grade book displays student’s average grade within a course
  • Grade book displays minimum, maximum and mean grades for an assignment 
  • iTunes U is now designed to take advantage of the larger canvas of iPad Pro
  • Includes minor stability and performance improvements

• 3.0.1

  Sep 16, 2015
  This update includes minor stability and performance improvements.

• 3.0

  Jun 25, 2015
  This update includes the following features:
  • Students can hand in their homework assignments
  • Annotate PDF assignments directly in iTunes U
  • Instructors can grade and track student progress with an integrated grade book
  • Private one-to-one conversations between students and instructors 
  • Include multiple attachments per assignment

• 2.1.1

  Jan 27, 2015
  This update includes minor stability and performance improvements.

• 2.1

  Sep 17, 2014
  iTunes U 2.1 adds supports for iOS 8 and can automatically add assignment due dates to your calendar.

• 2.0

  Jul 8, 2014
  Introducing the new iTunes U
  
  Let the discussion begin
  • The new iTunes U makes it simple for students participating in private courses to pose questions on the course or any post or assignment 
  • Other students in the class can join the discussion and ask more questions or provide answers
  • Teachers and students can keep up with the conversation when they receive push notifications as the discussion progresses
  
  Create courses on iPad
  • Teachers can now create and update their courses using the iTunes U app on their iPad — getting started is fast, simple and completely free
  • Provide every student a course outline, write posts, distribute assignments, upload class materials, easily track participating students and much more
  • Take advantage of the built-in camera on iPad to easily capture photos or videos and upload them for course assignments
  • Create materials using Pages, Numbers and Keynote — or other apps from the App Store — and add them to your course by using "Open in iTunes U" from within each app
  • Teachers affiliated with qualified institutions have the option to publish their courses to the iTunes U Catalogue — making them available to everyone for free
  

• 1.4.1

  Dec 12, 2013
  This version of iTunes U resolves an issue where the playback speed button may not work as expected.

• 1.4

  Nov 14, 2013
  This version of iTunes U has been updated for iOS 7 with an all-new look and feel.

• 1.3.1

  Jun 25, 2013
  This update to iTunes U:
  • Checks for course updates when you pull to refresh the notepad
  • Resolves an issue that may prevent courses from updating
  • Fixes a problem where iTunes U may unexpectedly quit when opening the Catalog repeatedly
  • Improves support for Arabic, French, German, Greek, Italian, Russian, and Spanish

• 1.3

  Sep 19, 2012
  iTunes U 1.3 adds support for iOS 6. This version also provides:
  
  • A new single-day view to see all your posts and assignments due on a particular day.
  • Addresses an issue that prevented Closed Captioning from appearing when available.

• 1.2

  Jul 25, 2012
  iTunes U 1.2 now makes it easy to take notes while watching or listening to a lecture. This update also adds the ability
  to search within posts, assignments, notes and materials — from any of your subscribed courses — using the improved
  Search feature in iTunes U. It is also now easy to share your favourite courses with friends using Twitter, Mail and Messages.

• 1.1.1

  Apr 30, 2012
  iTunes U 1.1.1 addresses an issue which may cause it to unexpectedly quit when launched from another app.

• 1.1

  Mar 7, 2012
  iTunes U 1.1 is now designed for the spectacular Retina display on the all new iPad. This version also includes a number of performance improvements.

• 1.0

  Jan 18, 2012