Faculty - Audio Lectures (including Podcasts)

Audio Lectures:

Guidance for Instructor Contact

• The time length of any audio lecture is up to the faculty member. A maximum of 60 minutes per recorded is suggested; consider chunking longer lectures into smaller segments. 
• For this to count as instructor contact, the instructor must provide students a way to ask questions about the content.
  • Example: “If you have questions about the content, please post to a discussion forum or email me.”

Create an Audio-Only Recording with D2L Video Note (maximum 25 minutes)

Option #1:

• Follow these directions to Create and insert a video note in D2L course and toggle ‘on’ the Audio only option as shown below.
  • Audio notes can be added directly in Announcements, Grade Feedback, Content, Discussions, Quizzes.

Option #2:

• Create in D2L Media Library (this will be stored here to be added later as determined by instructor). Refer to image above to select audio only for this recording.

• After the recording is in the D2L Media Library, you will need to add it to the D2L page by either:
  • Adding video note to D2L course as a link (video will open in a new tab for students to view)
  • Embedding video note to D2L course (video will show directly on D2L course page)

Easily Caption Your Recording

• Automatically generate captions once Video Note is recorded

Create an Audio-Only Recording using Zoom:

Do not use Camera; Only Enable Microphone

• Reference our article concerning using Zoom within D2L - Recording Your Meeting
• View this video of recording setting option for audio only (Source: Zoom.com)

Create a Recording with Microsoft Teams:

Do not use Camera; Only Enable Microphone

• Reference our article concerning using Teams
• Record audio only (Source: Microsoft.com)

Use a Podcast

If you identify a specific podcast that you would like to add to your D2L course, you can link to the podcast.

• It is recommended that you link directly to the podcast source rather than to a specific podcast distributor. For example, link to The Economists podcast page for students to access instead of The Economists podcast through Apple Podcasts.

• Once a link to the podcast is located, add it to the Content of your D2L page: