Have you ever taken notes and realized you missed an important part of a lecture?

Well, there's some good news for anyone who has found themselves in that position.

Sacred Heart University has recently joined the network of colleges using iTunes as a new forum for education.

iTunes U is a program that places lectures, school events, and other educational material on student's iTunes.

It can be accessed at any time and allows students more of an opportunity to absorb information they were given in class.

"How many people use iTunes? A lot. With this, depending on which members of the faculty want to use it, it could be very useful," said Kris Delmage, digital media specialist.

Sacred Heart students can access iTunes U right off the school's webpage.

As of now, Sacred Heart's iTunes U is also available to the public, allowing parents and alumni to check out some of the school's events.

"If a specific event came here, we'd put it on the iTunes site, and anyone who didn't attend the event could download it through iTunes U," said Delmage.

Many other colleges have made their iTunes U site open to the public, which allows the Sacred Heart community to check out other school's lectures and events.

"This could be very useful. Not just for Sacred Heart, but for the public as well," said Delmage.

iTunes U is taking learning to a whole new level, expanding its parameters and offering it on-the-go.

Lectures, class notes and school events are available to be downloaded onto student's iPods and iPhones. This feature will allow students to study at any given time.

"You can download the content to your iPod. Just transfer it from your computer," said Delmage.

Students agree that learning on the go is going to be a helpful tool.

"I think it will be a big help to be able to listen to lectures anytime, like when I'm at the gym or in the mahog," said junior Morgan Kelly.

Students with the iPhone can access the Sacred Heart iTunes U site to check for updates at any time.

"My roommate has the iPhone so he can log on whenever he wants. It's pretty cool," said junior Nelson Joyce.

iTunes U can also stream videos of content for students to view. The program will attempt to capture student's attentions with visual learning.

"I think an interesting and quick video would hold my attention longer than a lecture in a classroom would," said Joyce.

Although the program claims to be user friendly, a few students are worried it might be difficult to use.

"I'm not that great at computer stuff," said Kelly, "I just hope that it's really easy to use because it could be a big help."

While the program does have a few worried, the computer literate are confident it shouldn't be any more difficult for students than playing their songs and videos on regular iTunes.

"Just download iTunes from the Apple Web site. From there use your Sacred Heart username and password on the link in the school Web site," said Delmage.

A few students are in agreement that the program will not only help to learn on the go, but also to catch anything that might have been missed.

"Students don't have to pick which words to copy down like they would in class. They'll be able to stop, rewind and listen to it again," said sophomore Patrick Trimble.

Students also think iTunes U will be helpful when they get sick and miss class.

"When I get sick, I feel guilty about missing class, and I really hate falling behind. I feel like this program could really help me out," said Kelly.

iTunes U is believed by a few members of the Sacred Heart community to be the next big step for the school's multi-media education program.

"I think it's a big thing for the school to try to get more high-tech," said Joyce.

"The site will make it easier for students because all the content will be in one place."