Podcasts, audiobooks, and iTunes U courses are simply audio files that do not contain music. Both podcasts and iTunes U courses work similarly. You can have multiple podcasts or iTunes U courses, and within each podcast or iTunes U course, you can have multiple episodes.
For example, a podcast about learning a foreign language might consist of several episodes where one episode explains greetings, and a second episode explains words for asking questions about food and eating out.
An iTunes U course might teach history, but within that course could be multiple episodes such as European history, American history, and the history of World War II.
To learn how to find a podcast, audiobook, or iTunes U course stored on your iPad, follow these steps:
From the Home screen, tap iPod. The iPod screen appears.
Tap Podcasts in the Library category in the left pane of the iPod window. A list of stored podcasts appears, as shown in Figure 23-11.
Tap Audiobooks in the Library category in the left pane of the iPod window. A list of stored audiobooks appears.
Tap iTunes U in the Library category in the left pane of the iPod window. A list of iTunes U courses appears, as shown in Figure 23-12.
Tap an iTunes U course. A list of episodes for that course appears.