Podcast

Last modified by Carina Enke on 15.02.2024

KB_Podcast.png The course element Podcast offers the possibility to provide various audio and video files. The audio or video file can be directly played with the integrated player or downloaded by clicking on icon_herunterladen.png. You can either embed external podcasts or create your own from scratch. Entries will be sorted by date, with he newest message at the top. Changes in the podcast can be subscribed to via RSS feed.

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Content

 

Usage: Learners' View

Functions for users

Users with access to the podcast can copy an RSS link to the podcast and paste it into their RSS reader.

To do this, proceed as follows:

  1. Open the course and go to the course element Podcast.
  2. Click on Subscribe in the upper right corner. The link will now automatically be copied to your clipboard and can be pasted into a feed reader by pressing Ctrl+V. Further general information can be found here: RSS feed.

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Rate and comment on posts

Individual podcast posts can be rated and commented on.

Rate post 

Rate posts via the stars at the right edge of each post.

To perform a rating, click on the number of stars you want to assign. You can change your rating at any time by repeating it.

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The current status of the rating is represented by both the coloured stars and the numbers in the circle.

In addition, you will be shown a note indicating whether you have already given a rating for this post before.

The status of the rating is colour-coded:

  • If you have not yet submitted a rating, the circle around the number of ratings is grey.
  • When a rating is submitted, the colour of the circle changes to orange.

If you hover the mouse pointer over the number, your personal rating and the overall rating will be displayed.

You can only rate the posts of other users, not your own. The rating is anonymous.

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Comment on post

You can also leave comments on each post. The comment function and the number of previously written comments can be found below each blog post.

  • You can write comments or reply to other users' comments.
  • You can edit or delete your own comments at any time.
  • The course supervisor can edit or delete all users' comments.

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A course supervisor can assign extended rights for this course element to users in order to make additional functions, such as creating and editing posts, available to them. For more information about these functions, refer to the section Functions in the course view.

Configuration: Authors' View

Functions in the course editor

Add a course element podcast

Click to open instructions on how to add a course element

To integrate a course element into your course, proceed as follows:

1

Open the course you want to edit.

Use the pencil icon at the top of the page to open the editing mode.

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2

Select a course element from the menu on the right.

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3

In the new window, you can define the position of the new course element within your course structure (left navigation pane). The available positions are marked with an insert icon.

To insert the new course element into an existing substructure, you need to open the substructure by clicking on the small triangle symbol next to its title. The area will open and you will again see insert icons at the positions which are available.

Click on the insert icon at the desired position within the structure. The selected area will be highlighted.

Confirm your choice with Insert course element.

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4

The element will be inserted into the course structure at the selected position.

Depending on the course element, you have to make additional configurations or add content in order to complete the configuration.

For these changes to take effect, you must publish the course. The course element will then also become available in the course view.

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General configuration settings

In the course editor, you can modify the settings for the course element Podcast in the following locations:

Available configuration tabs

Notes

Title and description

Configuration options in the tab title and description ...

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Elements

Description

Title

You need to enter a title for the course element. The title can comprise a maximum of 100 characters. All special characters and numbers are permitted. The title will appear in the navigation menu of the course and also as a heading in the content area.

Changes to the title of the first course element, the so-called main course node ...
 If you change the title of the first course element, the new content will only be applied to the main course node and then displayed in the opened course. If you wish to edit the course title or description, you can do so using the more settings menu of the course.

Subtitle

You can enter a subtitle for the course element with a maximum of 255 characters. All special characters and numbers are permitted. The title will appear as a tooltip in the navigation menu and - if selected and configured accordingly - as a subtitle in the content area.

Description

Here you can describe the course element. The description will appear in the content area below the title.

Depending on the settings configured in the element Display, this additional text is displayed to the user when opening the course element. The user can expand or collapse the view of the text.

 

Display

Define which information about the course element should be displayed in the course view. In addition to the content, you can optionally display the title and description. All course elements are provided with a reasonable presetting, which mostly includes the setting Title, description and content. You can adjust this setting in accordance with the options available for each course element.

Set link for this course element

Each course element can be accessed via fixed link addresses. Therefore, an internal and an external URL is assigned to each course element. These direct links to concrete elements can be used within courses or provided to learners. The URLs are located below the title and description of the element and will appear upon selecting Set link for this course element.  

  • External link: To refer to this course element from outside of the course or learning platform, you can use the external link and insert it, for example as a href attribute, into the desired HTML page.
  • Internal link: To set a link to another course element within the same course, you can insert the internal link as a href attribute into the desired HTML page.

ID

You will need the ID number of the course element (on the bottom right), for example, if you wish to use the expert mode in the visibility or access tab.

Visibility

Configuration options in the tab visibility and access ...
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For individual course element types, there are further attributes which can be used to regulate access to editing rights for course participants.

The following editing rights can be restricted or extended using the general configuration attributes (depending on date, group, etc.):

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Task

  • Assignment
  • Edit task folder  
  • Drop box - Delete own solutions
  • Drop box  
  • Return box
  • Assessment
  • Sample solution

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Blog

  • Read  
  • Read and write
  • Moderate

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File Dialogue

  • Only file download / read in the forum  
  • File up- and download/ read and write in the forum
  • Edit or delete files / Moderate in the forum

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Forum

  • Read  
  • Read and write
  • Moderate

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Calendar

  • Read  
  • Add and edit dates

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Link List

  • Display  
  • Display and add
  • Display, edit, and delete

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Bibliography

  • Display  
  • Display and edit

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Messages

  • Read
  • Write
  • Manage

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Folder

  • Download
  • Upload
  • Delete

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Podcast

  • Read  
  • Read and write
  • Moderate

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Page

  • Display  
  • Display and edit

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Profile

  • Display
  • Add

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Test

Configurable in the tab Visibility :

  • Conduct test
  • View assessment
  • View results

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Wiki

  • Read  
  • Add and edit articles

Access

Podcast learning content

In this tab, you can select, create, and import resources. Detailed instructions are given in the following section.

Multilingualism

In this tab, different translations can be added to individual course elements.

Settings in the Podcast learning content tab

In the tab Podcast learning content, you can assign a podcast resource to your course element. Choose one of the three options:

  • use an existing learning resource Podcast (option 1),

  • create and use a new learning resource Podcast (option 2), or

  • import a new learning resource Podcast (option 3).

Start the configuration for all three variants as follows ...

1.

Open the tab Podcast learning content in the course editor and click on Select, create or import a Podcast.

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2.

A page with functions to create and import new podcast resources and a list of your existing podcast resources will open. Choose one of the three options.

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3a

(Option 1:) To use an existing Podcast learning resource, select the desired resource by clicking on the Icon_Hinzufügen schwarz.pngplus icon in the Actions column.

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3b

(Option 2:) To create and use a new Podcast learning resource, click on Create. A page for creating a new learning resource will open.

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  • Enter a title for the new resource and add a description if necessary.
  • Click on Save.
  • As a next step, you can add an image to the resource using Upload.
  • Click on Finish to complete the creation process.

The newly created resource will now automatically be used as a resource for the podcast course element and displayed under Podcast selected.

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3c

(Option 3:) To import a new Podcast learning resource, click on Import. The system's default upload page will open.

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Select a location for the file you wish to import and upload the file.

  • The page for creating a new learning resource will open.
  • Enter a title for the imported resource and add a description if necessary.
  • Click on Save.
  • As a next step, you can add an image to the resource using Upload.
  • Click on Finish to complete the creation process.

The newly imported resource will now automatically be used as a resource for the podcast course element and displayed under Podcast selected.

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4.

The selected resource will now automatically be used as a resource for the podcast course element and displayed under Podcast selected.

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5.

Publish your course to complete the configuration and to make the resource available to participants.


Functions after adding

Once a podcast resource has been added, you have the following options:

To detailed view

Use this button to switch to the detailed view of the added podcast resource. Among other things, you will find information on the supervisors and access rights in this area.

For further information, please refer to the help page Functions of the detailed view.

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Replace Podcast

Click the button to replace the added podcast resource with another podcast resource. The same window will open as in the upper section Settings in the Podcast learning content tab. Now you have the same three options as described above to add a new podcast resource.

Edit

Click this button to get an overview of all existing podcast entries. All of these functions can also be accessed from the course view of the course element or the individual resource view of  

the podcast resource.

Add Quota

This function will only be visible to users with extended rights. It can be used to change the storage space size of the podcast resource.

A learning resource of the type Podcast is not an independent learning resource, i. e. it must be integrated into a course element. Further information on independent learning resources as well as tutorials on their creation and management are provided in the section Learning resources.

 

Functions in the course view

In the course view of a podcast, you have access to all functions available to users, as well as to the following editing options:

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Create podcast entry

To create a podcast entry, proceed as follows ...

1. Open the course element Podcast.

2. Click on the button Create entry.

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3. Enter a title for the entry and add the desired content. You can also use the formatting options in the editor.

4. Then upload the desired file.

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5. To finish off your content, you have several options:

  • Save as draft: Select this button if the post is not yet finished. A post saved as a draft is only visible to the creator. In the post overview, it is greyed out. You can edit, publish, or delete your post at any time.
     
  • Publish: Once your post is finished, it can be published. You can flexibly control the time at which the post will be visible to users.
    • Publish immediately: Select the button Publish. The post is automatically published, and you do not need to make any changes to the date field.
    • Publish later: Select Date and time of publishing and adjust both fields accordingly. Then click on Publish.

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You can recognise the status of an entry by various icons and notes.

  • Grey: Draft, text note above the content
  • Blue: Published post, visible to all users who can open the podcast
  • Green: Publication planned, text note and time above the post content

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Edit podcast entry

To edit a podcast entry, proceed as follows ...
  1. Open the course element Podcast.
  2. Select the post you want to edit and click the pencil icon.
  3. Make your desired changes. You can also use the formatting options in the editor.
  4. Confirm with Publish or Save as draft.

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Delete podcast entry

To delete a podcast entry, proceed as follows ...
  • Open the course element Podcast.
  • Select the entry you want to delete and click the Delete icon.
  • Confirm the deletion with OK.

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Add external podcast

To make an RSS feed of a podcast (from another website) available on the learning platform, proceed as follows ...
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As a course supervisor, you can assign extended rights for a course element's additional editing functions to individual or even all course users. These rights can be configured in the tab Access. Further information can be found in the section General configuration settings on this page.