Using Oncourse CL Podcasts, how do I add, edit, or delete a podcast?
Note: To complete these procedures, you must be assigned a role having the necessary permissions. To determine your role, follow the directions in Participant roles. To view a list of permissions associated with a given role, see Permissions, roles, and tools. For a basic understanding of roles and permissions, see Permissions and roles: Overview.
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Adding a podcast
Note: Podcasts that you post on your site are
stored in Resources. A Podcasts folder is automatically
created in Resources when you add the Podcasts tool to your site.
The quota for a course site or project site is 1GB. You can upload files up to 500MB in the Podcasts tool. Note that the maximum file size is 200MB in other tools (e.g., Resources); to upload a larger file, you must use the Podcasts tool (for files up to 500MB) or WebDAV. To request a larger quota for your site, see What are the default disk quotas for UITS accounts, and how do I request an increase?
The Podcasts tool allows you to upload a podcast for sharing with your site participants. To add a podcast:
- From your site's menubar, click
Podcasts. (If you don't seePodcastsin your menubar, you may have to add it; see Adding, editing, or removing tools.)
- Near the top, click
Add.
- Next to "Choose a file", click
Browse, and then find and select the file you'd like to upload. ClickOpen.
- Next to "Publish Date/Time", click the calendar icon, and then
select the date and time you want your file to become
available.
- Next to "Title", enter a title for your file in the text
box.
- Under "Description", you may enter a brief description of the
file.
- When you're finished, click
Addto upload your file to Podcasts, or clickCancelto cancel the upload.
Your file will appear on the Podcasts screen, under the heading for the date you published it.
Editing podcast information
Once you upload a podcast, you can edit its title and description, change the date and time it's available, or choose another file to upload. To do so:
- From your site's menubar, click
Podcasts. (If you don't seePodcastsin your menubar, you may have to add it; see Adding, editing, or removing tools.)
- Find the podcast you want to edit, and under its title, click
Revise.
- When you're finished with your changes, click
Save Changes.
Deleting a podcast
To delete a podcast:
- From your site's menubar, click
Podcasts. (If you don't seePodcastsin your menubar, you may have to add it; see Adding, editing, or removing tools.)
- Find the podcast you want to delete, and under its title, click
Delete.
- On the Deleting Podcast screen, to confirm the deletion, click
Delete.
Your podcast will be removed from the Podcasts screen.
Allowing students to post podcasts
To give students in your course permission to post podcasts to your site:
- From your site's menubar, choose
Resources.
- From the
Actionsdrop-down menu next to thePodcastsfolder, chooseEdit Folder Permissions.
- For the "student" role, check the boxes under
new,revise.own, anddelete.own.
- Click
Saveto save your changes orCancelto exit without saving.
Last modified on December 23, 2009.







