UTSOnline: Podcasts
Podcasts can now be created in UTSOnline. This means that students can subscribe to an audio or video feed which has been setup in a subject. Any subsequent audio and video files uploaded into the UTSOnline subject using this Podcast module will automatically download into iTunes (or another podcatcher), ready to be uploaded onto portable devices such as iPods or mp3 players.
Various guides for learning about these features and how they can be used are available:
A description of the podcast tool, which is also referred to as Podcast LX.
This online Instructor guide (HTML) describes the types of podcasts available as well as how they can be created, accessed and used.
This help manual is now also available from within UTSOnline. To view this manual, select the question mark button located in the top right corner of the podcast screen.
A PDF (1.7MB) can be downloaded onto the computer desktop and printed. This file includes guides for blogs, wikis, eportfolios and podcasts.
Podcast episodes are inserted within content areas in the course. This audio or video can be listened to and watched within the course - so does not need to be downloaded.
Attachments and other material can be included with a podcast episode.
Students can subscribe to the podcast by going to their 'Course Tools'.
You can contact Tanja Golja in IML to discuss ideas relating to the use of podcasts for learning (including the design of learning tasks).