1.12.4. Further Configurations

Tab: Access

By default only course authors may create episodes. Course participants can download them, comment on and assess them. If you want your course participants to create episodes as well just deactivate the check box «Locked for learners» in the section «Read and write.» Course participants will not be able to edit episodes created by themselves. Only course authors or moderators are allowed to make modifications. In the section «Moderate» you determine who will have the right to moderate a podcast. This means that a course participant will then be able to edit that podcast as well as delete all episodes and comments.

These settings are only relevant if episodes are created within OLAT. When embedding an external podcast it will not be possible in OLAT to determine who will be allowed to create episodes or not.

Subscribing to Podcast Notifications

Course participants can subscribe to podcast notifications to be informed in case there are new episodes. On the homepage of your podcast you will find various possibilities to subscribe to a podcast via the feed URL of a portal such as iTunes.

Including External Podcasts

You can also use this podcast course element to include an external podcast. Just select «Include an external podcast already existing» when editing that podcast for the first time. In the field «URL» you have to indicate the feed link of your external podcast. Usually this is a URL with an .xml add-on. Episodes will then be displayed within your course element.

Once you have decided on what kind of podcast you plan to embed (create episodes yourself or embed external podcast) you will not be able to modify your choice later on.