Q: iTunes U site listing in the iTunes Store
I was under the imporession that Apple required Universities to apply to be included in the iTunes store listing for the iTunes U site Apple currently hosts in their data centers. I know the requirements were pretty stringent, and some schools who have an iTunes U presence, still don't meet the requirements to be included in the online catalog of the iTunes store. Is it really difficult to meet the requirements to publish the site publicly so it appears in the iTunes store itself?
From the iTunes U Adminstrator documents I found this today:
https://sitemanager.itunes.apple.com/help/index.html#itu8193CF6E-8AC7-4F45-8B11- 6D27C6251C90
Publish your site to make your content live in the iTunes U catalog and visible to the public. Publishing affects all pages listed in the publish manager page.
Updates you make to your site are not live in the iTunes U catalog until you publish your changes using the publish manager page, enabling you to stage and preview your updates before they are live to your users.
- Click Publish at the top of iTunes U Public Site Manager.
Posted on Mar 4, 2014 9:38 AM
Yes, it sounds like you are using the original iTunes U tools. You can request that Apple create an iTunes U Public Site Manager account for your institution by submitting a support form.
That original site was used for both private and public content up until the time that Apple released iTunes U Public Site Manager (iTUPSM). iTUPSM was created as the dedicated tool for managing public sites and the original tool was from then on to be used for private sites.
These private sites have become a bit of a legacy as Apple has been focusing on iTunes U Course Manager (the tool used by faculty to create courses which can be public or private through a managed roster) and iTunes U Public Site Manager.
Posted on Mar 4, 2014 8:51 PM