Creating Podcasts at ASU, Overview
Creating Podcasts at ASU, Overview
Podcasts at ASU may be used for either general public information such as promotional materials, guest lectures, public events, etc. or for delivering course content (lectures, videos, even digital print materials) to registered students.
ASU on iTunes U
ASU on iTunes U provides a user friendly, accessible podcast distribution mechanism for the ASU community. ASU on iTunes U leverages the Apple iTunes U infrastructure to facilitate storage and distribution of ASU podcast content; making it is possible for every ASU faculty member and researcher to effectively and efficiently provide podcast course material to students, colleagues, fellow researchers--the global community.
ASU on iTunes U, a Step-by-Step Guide to ASU podcast distribution
- Determine if your podcast will be for Public or Private distribution. Public content may be downloaded by anybody, and is most suitable for guest lectures, promotional materials, and the like, while Private content may be restricted to a select group of ASURITE ID holders (e.g., course lectures intended for only registered students of the course)
- Determine who will be responsible for maintaining your ASU on iTunes U podcast "Course/Channel". ASU on iTunes U content may be maintained by one or more individuals, so long as they have an ASURITE ID.
Two Primary "Roles" are allocated for maintaining ASU on iTunes U content:
- The "Instructor" Role has full editing privileges, including organizing the structure, content, and graphics of an ASU on iTunes U Course/Channel
- The "TA" Role has the ability to upload and delete content in pre-defined areas designated by the Instructor
- FYI, other Roles within the ASU on iTunes U environment presently include "Student," "All" (the general public), and "Authenticated/Unauthenticated." These Roles are primarily related to downloading content rather than uploading and maintaining content. It is not necessary to identify these Roles during your request, but they are mentioned here merely for informational purposes as such terminology may be present in other related ASU on iTunes U documentation.
- ASURITE ID's are required for associated roles of Instructor and TA within ASU on iTunes U
- Request your ASU on iTunes U "Course/Channel" using the ASU Course Request online web form located at http://my.asu.edu/courserequest
- NOTE: Not all ASU on iTunes U podcasts need to be associated with an ASU Course. However, ASU on iTunes U is related to other ASU 'Learning Management Systems' such as Blackboard and Sakai as part of the overall ASU Distributed Learning Platform, and therefore the same ASU mechanism (my.asu.edu/courserequest) is used to establish and administer related environments and associated roles such as "Instructors" and "TA's" within each.
Presently, the output ASU on iTunes U Course/Channel requests from my.asu.edu/courserequests notifies staff within the ASU University Technology Office, who will create your ASU on iTunes U Course/Channel within the Apple environment. You may be contacted personally for additional information to verify that your ASU on iTunes U Course/Channel is created in the most suitable manner possible.
- Access to ASU on iTunes U Courses and Channels
Instructor/TA Editing
- Once your ASU on iTunes U Course/Channel has been created, you may access it for Editing and for Uploading Content using the "ASURITE" button located on the ASU iTunes U home page (itunes.asu.edu). As either an Instructor or TA you will be able to Edit your ASU on iTunes U Course/Channel and Upload content using the provided links with ASU on iTunes U Course/Channel that will only appear to Instructors and TA's. Additionally, as an Instructor you may select the "Edit Page" links and the "Edit Access" links which provide additional tools for adjusting the organizational structure, graphics, and access to you ASU on iTunes U Course/Channel.
Private - Student Downloading of Content
- If you have identified your ASU on iTunes U Course/Channel as 'Private' then only registered students enrolled in the ASU Course associated with the designated ASU on iTunes U Course/Channel will be able to see and download content. These students will also need to login to ASU on iTunes U using the the "ASURITE" button located on the ASU iTunes U home page itunes.asu.edu.
- Additionally, you may place a link directly to your ASU on iTunes U Course/Channel on any web page (e.g., within Blackboard or Sakai) which will take students directly to your content after their identity (their ASURITE ID) has been verified. [Tip: Right Click on any content within an ASU on iTunes U Course/Channel to "Copy iTunes URL" to obtain the link to be placed in an external web page]
Public - General Public Downloading of Content
- ASU on iTunes U Course/Channel that is available for Public distribution may be accessed using either the "ASURITE" button located on the ASU iTunes U home page itunes.asu.edu or the "PUBLIC" button also located on the ASU iTunes U home page itunes.asu.edu. Direct links on external web pages to Public content may be made as well.