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Have you been asked to create an audio recording or podcast, for instance audio recordings of interviews, or of interactions that are relevant to your course?

Do be mindful of privacy and get consent before recording. Here is an example of the type of consent which the interviewer should get from the interviewed people before publishing online: consent form

 

How to record?
Audacity is a free software which you can install on your computer to make audio recordings with. You will also need to download LAME to create MP3s from your Audacity recordings.
The links for downloading Audacity and LAME onto your computer are:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/download/ and http://lame1.buanzo.com.ar/#lamewindl

Upload into Moodle
You can upload an MP3 file into Moodle in various places, for instance as a Forum post attachment, or an Assignment submission.

Uploading audio content onto a public server such as SoundCloud
You can use SoundCloud to publish audio content you have created (a bit like the YouTube equivalent for audio files). Do not divulge any sensitive information, names, or other personal information publicly. Make sure you select private settings in SoundCloud:
 

Embed an audio file into a web page, such as a blog
The process is identical to embedding video. Here is a (not too exciting) example: