Description: Audio recordings can be linked in Moodle, then downloaded and listened to at the convenience of the audience.

Best Practices:

Limit audio recordings to 30 minutes
Segment lengthy topics sub-points to record separately
Write a script for prepared content
Determine key points; deliver them succinctly and concisely
Extend longevity for lecture content intended for reuse by avoiding: references to current events, dates, page numbers, the weather, etc.

Examples of Use:

Audacity (File > New > Record > Export > Export as WAV)
Audacity Tutorials: Audacity Overview | Basic recording and editing | Linkedin-Learning - Learning Audacity
Windows Voice Recorder
Mac Quicktime Player (File > New Audio Recording > Record > Save or Export)
iOS smartphone: Voice Memo App
Android smartphone: Recorder App

Use an external USB microphone to record on a computer, when possible
- e.g., Blue Snowball Mic available for checkout from the BU library
- a microphone on a headset (even earbuds) is better than the internal mic on a computer
Use an audio recording app to record on a smartphone (e.g., Voice Memo on iOS, Recorder App on Android)
- The microphone on a smartphone is better than the internal mic on a computer
- a microphone on a headset (even earbuds) will improve the sound quality
- an external mic can be purchased for a smartphone, which will improve the sound quality

Drink water before recording to avoid mouth noises
Silence all devices
Keep microphone a few inches away from mouth
Make sure audio quality and levels are good by recording a quick test and listening back to it through headphones

Choose Your Deployment Method - place in Moodle (audio files that are less than 50MB), or share via Google Drive (audio files greater than the 50MB Moodle file limit).
- If uploading into your Moodle course: use the "File" resource, or link to the file in a label, page, assignment or forum
- If sharing from Google Drive: use the URL resource, or link it in a label, page, assignment or forum. Upload a Google Drive File to a Moodle Forum or Online Assignment