100 Awesome iTunes Feeds for Every Kind of Teacher

Teachers today are lucky to have all kinds of electronic and digital resources at their fingertips to enrich their students’ learning. iTunes, for example, is a useful learning tool that you can turn to if you need help developing lesson plans or just want to eavesdrop on the lectures and class discussions from other schools. Here are 100 awesome iTunes lectures for every kind of teacher.

General

Check out these general education, teaching and reference feeds that offer study tips, continuing education resources and more.

1. Study Smarter: Here you’ll find ideas to help your students with answering essay questions, procrastination, critical thinking and more. [University of Western Australia]
2. Games-based Learning: Check out the resources in this feed to discover ways you can use games and technology for teaching. [Learning and Teaching Scotland]
3. Learning to change: This feed will be helpful to teachers of continuing education and nontraditional classes. [The Open University]
4. The Brain: Discover how the brain grasps new ideas, analyzes concepts and develops. [Learning and Teaching Scotland]
5. Blogs in the Classroom: Check out these resources to learn about blogging for your students. [SOITA for the Ohio]
6. Parent Involvement: Keys to Success: Teachers of younger students will learn how to work with and encourage parents. [Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center at Edvantia]
7. Curriculum Design: No matter what grade you teach, this feed has practical and theoretical tips for outlining your curriculum’s goals. [Seattle Pacific University]
8. Get Started Podcasting!: Discover how podcasting can enrich your students’ experience, especially on a college campus.
9. Learning without Boundaries: Follow this feed to learn about mobile and handheld learning technology systems. [Virginia Department of Education]
10. Instructional Theory: These lectures cover research and training methods in instruction. [Texas A&M]

Language

Language teachers, from Mandarin Chinese to ESL, will find interesting and useful feeds here.

11. Spanish Intermediate I: These lectures discuss cultural issues like immigration and U.S. Latino lifestyle. [Learning and Teaching Scotland]
12. English as a Second Language: This collection of resources addresses vocabulary, writing, speaking, listening skills and more. [OTIS]
13. Arabic Without Walls: Students learn Arabic from this feed. [UC Davis]
14. Mandarin Chinese: Introduce your students to Mandarin Chinese with these podcasts. [Emory]
15. Russian Language Podcasts: These podcasts are for international business students who want to learn Russian. [UCLA]

Business and Media

B-school teachers and teachers who want to teach their students about finance, new media and communications, will find these feeds useful.

16. Knowledge @ Wharton: This online research and business analysis journal from the Wharton School of Business will supplement your lesson plans and lectures. [Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania]
17. Entrepreneurship: These podcasts and interviews address all sorts of issues in entrepreneurship, including building a team, global business and more. [Judge Business School, Cambridge]
18. Principles of Macroeconomics: This substantial collection of macroeconomics lectures and videos serves as a great review for you and your students. [Rose State College]
19. China and Globalization: Discover how international business and the global economy is changing, due to an increase in China’s own economic power. [American Public Media]
20. London School of Economics: You’ll find over 40 tracks dealing with international business, Europe’s energy crisis, the future of the welfare state and more. [London School of Economics]
21. Management and Executives: Listen to conversations with top executives to teach students about leadership, innovation and more. [UC Davis]
22. Journalism and Media: Consider the American media system when you listen to these lectures. [UC Berkeley]
23. Finance: Topics like fundraising and financial management are covered in this collection. [Stanford]
24. Media and Society: Here you can teach your students about mass communications, mass audiences, media messages and more. [Univeristy of Houston]
25. Trade and Economics: Help your students learn about international business, and how it relates to politics, from this collection. [Center for Strategic and International Studies]

Arts and Design

From jazz to painting to graphic design, here are iTunes feeds for art and design teachers.

26. Artists: Find videos and discussions about and with artists like Susan Hiller, Roni Horn, Hew Locke, Phil Collins and more. [Tate]
27. Design: This feed offers a sampling of design lectures, including talks about gaming, health design technology, computer simulation and more. [Coventry University]
28. Graphic Design I: These lectures introduce graphic design principles like perception and more. [Miami Dade College]
29. History of Jazz: Music professors interested in teaching their students about jazz can find all kinds of resources about artists and the genre’s history here. [Georgia State University]
30. Egyptian, Classical and Ancient Middle Eastern Art: Find supplemental resources for teaching specific art pieces from the Egyptian, Classical and Middle Eastern genres here. [Brookln Museum]
31. Yale Arts and Architecture: From theatre to an artist’s lifestyle to teaching art, this feed is full of all kinds of resources for art and architecture teachers. [Yale]
32. American Art: Get short summaries and highlights about American art pieces, including carvings, furniture design, paintings and more. [Brooklyn Museum]
33. Interior Design: Find substantial lectures about interior decorating for homes. [Southern Institute of Technology]
34. Basic Concepts of Music Theory: Music theory for genres like baroque, classical, romantic, impressionist and 20th century are addressed here. [UW-Madison]
35. Painting Lessons: Get tips and watch videos of painting still life art and more. [Broome Community College]

History and Culture

Here you’ll find all kinds of feeds for teaching history and culture, from U.S. presidential history to Alexander the Great.

36. Americas: Find 150 tracks dedicated to studying the modern history of the Americas, from Cuba to climate change to Venezuela. [Center for Strategic and International Studies]
37. Early American Social History: These learning resources cover the development of New England, religious issues in early America, slavery, and more. [Warwick]
38. American Presidents: Historians discuss the lives and experiences of U.S. presidents. [Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History]
39. Drinking Matters: This podcast series considers drinking houses and their impact on European culture and development. [Warwick]
40. Landscapes of China: Study social, cultural, economic and environmental issues in Chinese history. [Asia Society]
41. Colonial and Revolutionary America: From slavery and plantation culture to the Constitution, you’ll find 25 different tracks in this collection. [Stanford]
42. Nationalism in Eastern Europe: Here you will find resources for studying Communism and more. [George Mason University]
43. Modern Europe: Study Europe from Napoleon to the present day. [Bethel University]
44. The Mediterranean: Find historical learning resources for Alexander the Great, Homer, Egypt, Greece and more. [Stanford]
45. Middle East and North Africa: Get resources for teaching Middle East history, from Turkey to Israel, here. [Center for Strategic and International Studies]

Religion and Philosophy

Introduce philosophy, study the Puritans and more when you tune into these feeds.

46. Philosophy for Beginners: Consider the philosophical method, metaphysics and epistemology and the philosophy of language. [University of Oxford]
47. Thought and Experience: Lessons in this collection include "Defining Creativity" and "Consciousness Explained." [The Open University]
48. History of Christianity: Study ancient Christian persecution, the Greek apologists, Augustine and more. [Reformed Theological Seminary]
49. John Locke Lectures in Philosophy: Get help with the teachings of John Locke from this collection. [University of Oxford]
50. Religion in history: conflict, conversion and coexistence: From the Byzantines to the Crusades to The Bengal Renaissance, study Christianity in conflict. [The Open University]
51. History and Theology of the Puritans: Understand how the Puritans set up the American Christian tradition. [Reformed Theological Seminary]
52. Ethics Bites: This podcast series opens up discussion to all kinds of ethical issues from business ethics to censorship to animal rights. [The Open University]

Political Science and Law

Use learning resources from top institutions like Cornell Law School, the LBJ School, Oxford and Princeton to teach political science and law.

53. Global Affairs: Consider issues like global environmentalism, pollution, and sustainable development in terms of policymaking and global cooperation. [UC Berkeley]
54. Woodrow Wilson School: There are 70+ audio resources in this collection, all dealing with U.S. policymaking, international affairs and more. [Princeton]
55. LBJ School: Consider diplomacy, the 2008 election, energy security, presidential transitions, and the conservative comeback. [LBJ School, University of Texas at Austin]
56. Department of Politics and International Relations: Here you’ll find lectures and resources that discuss international politics. [University of Oxford]
57. American Politics: Campaign Strategy: Consider how campaign and political party messages are created, relayed and received. [UC Berkeley]
58. Law, Government and Politics: Lessons here cover U.S. policy on Sudan, Russia and Mexico, the 2008 elections, health care reform, and more. [Georgetown]
59. Introduction to Political Philosophy: From the sovereign state to Socratic citizenship to Constitutional government, this collection addresses the basics of political philosophy. [Yale]
60. Law and Religion: the next 25 years: Listen to discussions and lectures about how law, religion, morality, human rights and culture intersect. [Emory]
61. Law: Get a varied selection of law lectures, from "The Spirit of Roman Law" to the Iraqi High Tribunal. [Cornell]
62. Vanderbilt Law School: Find a selection of law lectures and special talks about economic law and more. [Vanderbilt]

Health and Science

Find all levels and a variety of topics in health and science here.

63. Earth and Environmental Science: This group of 65 lectures addresses everything from water pollution and glaciers to volcanoes and sedimentary rocks. [Colorado School of Mines]
64. Grades 6-8: Intermediate science teachers will find this collection of science lessons useful, covering everything from Galileo to global warming. [Boston's PBS Station]
65. Physics I: Classical Mechanics: There are currently over 30 tracks of physics lectures in this collection. [MIT]
66. Chemistry: Teach students about liquid solutions, entropy and heat engines, acids and bases, organic chemistry and more. [University of Utah]
67. Introduction to Biology: These tracks cover genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, proteins, AIDS, and the future of biology. [MIT]
68. Yale Science: Use this feed when you want to teach biology, fossils, and more. [Yale]
69. Cell Physiology: This series examines student papers on cell physiology. [SUNY - ESF]
70. Food Production, Public health and the Environment: Consider how ecological and agricultural practices impact human health. [Johns Hopkins]
71. Health and Nutrition: Study African food systems, HIV/AIDS, genetically designed foods and more. [Cornell]
72. Health and medicine: Learn about new drugs, infectious diseases and the global health economy. [Cambridge]

Math, Architecture and Engineering

From college algebra to design and materials, check out these resources for math and engineering students.

73. Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities: Learn how to design sustainable communities. [The Open University]
74. Math 103: College Algebra: Find lecture notes for college algebra here. [Harrisburg Area Community College]
75. Structural Integrity: Materials Testing: Let these short podcasts supplement your own lectures about materials testing. [The Open University]
76. Graphing calculator keystroke guide: If you or your students need help with graphing calculators, use this feed. [Jefferson Community College]
77. Engineering: From electrical engineering to civil engineering, you’ll find a wide range of resources here. [RMIT University]
78. Teaching Mathematics: Get tips on teaching fractions, properties and more. [Virginia Department of Education]
79. Introduction to Linear Dynamical Systems: This feed covers the basics in linear dynamical systems. [Stanford]
80. School of Architecture: Learn about retail design and more. [Northeastern University]
81. Circuits and Electronics: Study amplifiers, digital circuits, and more. [MIT]
82. Construction and Culture: Here you’ll consider architecture, design and construction as players in the development of ethical and historical societies. [Arizona State]

Computers and Technology

Computer science and Internet technology classrooms will benefit from these resources.

83. Stanford Technology Ventures Program: Inspire innovation in students by playing these podcasts about the next big things in technology. [Stanford]
84. Science and Technology: Learn about technology in health care, business, the energy crisis and beyond. [UCTV]
85. Information Technology: Learn about data warehousing, information storage, ethics and more. [DePaul University]
86. Ethical Use of Technology: Learn about the ethics issues involved when using and designing technology. [Ohio]
87. The Internet at 40: Celebrate the Internet’s 40th anniversary by studying those individuals who were instrumental in its development. [The Open University]
88. Computer Language Engineering: These lessons cover design and implementation for Java and more. [MIT]
89. Internet Security: Weaknesses and Targets: Get an overview of Internet security and vulnerabilities. [Hasso - Plattner Institut]
90. School of Computer Science: Study Bill Gates, emoticons, ethics, robotics and more. [Carnegie Mellon]
91. Principles of Operating Systems: Teach your students about computer structure and security. [University of New Orleans]
92. Current Topics in Media Computing and HCI: Use these lectures to lead class discussions about matrices, video navigation and more. [RWTH Aachen University]

Literature and Writing

Literature and writing courses — from Homer to Shakespeare to Jane Austen to Tennessee Wiliams — will find discussion questions and more from these feeds.

93. National book Festival 2009 Author Podcasts: This feed includes interviews and speeches by authors James Patterson, Nicholas Sparks, Judy Blume, Michael Connelly, Sue Monk Kidd and others. [Library of Congress]
94. Exploring the Classical World: Find learning resources for studying Homer, Catullus, Roman elegiac poetry, Roman satire and more. [The Open University]
95. Writing Challenges: Help your students grasp writing concepts like points of view, character development, conflict, and more. [Warwick]
96. The Literature of Crisis: Consider how humans respond to and resolve crises by studying Shakespeare, Virgil, Plato and others. [Stanford]
97. Analyzing Pride and Prejudice: Open up your discussion of Jane Austen’s famous work here. [DePaul University]
98. The Writing Studio: Listen to conversations with faculty and writers as they talk about their craft. [Vanderbilt]
99. New Orleans Literature Series: Discuss great authors in southern and New Orleans history, from William Faulkner to Kate Chopin to Tennesse Williams. [University of New Orleans]
100. Center for Scholars and Writers: Resources from this fellowship program cover Joseph O’Connor, Julia Child, and more. [New York Public Library]