{"id":54,"date":"2023-06-12T16:12:56","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T20:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/podcastmasterclasstru\/chapter\/3a-dabbling-in-distribution-introductory-podcasting-masterclass-at-tru\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T18:51:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T22:51:49","slug":"3a-dabbling-in-distribution","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/podcastmasterclasstru\/chapter\/3a-dabbling-in-distribution\/","title":{"raw":"3a: Dabbling in Distribution","rendered":"3a: Dabbling in Distribution"},"content":{"raw":"Suggested deadline: November 21<\/em>\r\n\r\nOftentimes, people feel overwhelmed or nervous about the technical aspect of getting the podcast out into the world. But it\u2019s actually pretty straightforward! The goal of this week\u2019s exercise is to show you what you can do with the tools freely available here at TRU.\r\n\r\nSo we\u2019re listened to podcasts, we\u2019ve made a bit of audio\u2026 now it\u2019s time to play with the distribution function in WordPress, using a plugin called Seriously Simple Podcasting. (It seriously is really simple.) We have a little video that shows you how it works:\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/media.bccampus.ca\/id\/0_w9yon9ei?width=608&height=402&playerId=23449753\r\n\r\nYour task for this week is to take that audio experiment from last week and upload it as if it were being distributed. Our site will create an RSS feed, but we won\u2019t be submitting it to the podcatchers for pick-up.\r\n\r\nImportant<\/strong>: Use the existing \u201cTest Series\u201d for your podcast following the process in the video above, and we\u2019ll be able to see them all eventually populated in our collective RSS feed for the course<\/a>. If you make a new series, it\u2019s not the end of the world, but it won\u2019t populate in the feed.\r\n\r\nIn the Fall 2022 iteration of this course, Week 3 Assignments are due on November 21. You can sign up to join our live discussion of Week 3 by clicking here<\/a>. And whenever you are accessing this course, we offer support via our Mattermost Team, which you can join by clicking here<\/a>.<\/strong>","rendered":"

Suggested deadline: November 21<\/em><\/p>\n

Oftentimes, people feel overwhelmed or nervous about the technical aspect of getting the podcast out into the world. But it\u2019s actually pretty straightforward! The goal of this week\u2019s exercise is to show you what you can do with the tools freely available here at TRU.<\/p>\n

So we\u2019re listened to podcasts, we\u2019ve made a bit of audio\u2026 now it\u2019s time to play with the distribution function in WordPress, using a plugin called Seriously Simple Podcasting. (It seriously is really simple.) We have a little video that shows you how it works:<\/p>\n