CSU Replay – Interact Guide
June 2015
Division of Information Technology
Charles Sturt University
INTERACT GUIDE ..........................................................................................................................1
CSU Replay policies and guidelines ............................................................................................1
Technical support ..........................................................................................................................1
Adding Web Content Tool to Interact ..........................................................................................2
To add the Web Content tool to Interact ......................................................................................2
An introduction to using CSU Replay in Interact ........................................................................3
To access CSU Replay recordings in Interact ..............................................................................3
To select and play a recording .....................................................................................................4
The recording information tab ......................................................................................................5
To sort recordings by most or least recent ...................................................................................5
To obtain the Audio and Vodcast URLs or subscribe to the RSS feed.........................................5
Interact Guide
The Web Content tool must be added to your Interact site to provide access to CSU Replay. You
will need the email you received advising the address required to set it up. The subject of this
email is usually CSU Replay Request.
CSU Replay policies and guidelines
It is your responsibility to be familiar with and adhere to all CSU Replay policies and guidelines.
Links to the policy and guidelines are available from the What Is This Service section of the CSU
Replay IT Service catalogue entry at http://www.csu.edu.au/division/dit/services/servicecatalogue/for-staff/teaching-tech-support and select the CSU Replay link
Technical support
IT Service Desk
Monday to Friday - 8am - 6pm (GMT+10)
Local Call Australia wide: 1300 653 088
International: + 612 6338 4357
CSU Internal: 84357
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Adding Web Content Tool to Interact
To add the Web Content tool to Interact
1. Login to Interact at http://interact.csu.edu.au/portal and select the subject you wish to add
CSU Replay to, by clicking its tab
2. Click Site Info (left hand
menu). It’s exact location
will vary depending upon
what tools you have
already added to Interact
3. Click Edit Tools
underneath SITE INFO
and the list of Fixed Tools
and Elective / Pilot Tools will display
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the Elective / Pilot Tools list and locate Web Content. Click
the All radio button (see circled below) to turn the tool from off to on and then click
Continue
5. Highlight the words Web Content Tool and enter CSU Replay to rename the tool. You
need to do this now as the name cannot be changed after you add the tool
6. Copy the web address from the CSU Replay email and paste it into the URL field. Ensure
you select and copy the entire address from the email and paste the entire address into the
URL field
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7. Click Continue and click Finish to confirm the addition of this tool
RSS Links are available and may be imported into any Feed Aggregator, for example iTunes.
An introduction to using CSU Replay in Interact
To access CSU Replay recordings in Interact
1. Login to Interact at http://interact.csu.edu.au/portal and click the subject tab to select the
subject you wish to view the recordings for
2. Click CSU Replay (left menu) and a list of Course Echoes (recordings) will be displayed
The first one in the list will be highlighted by default and will be shown on the right hand
side of the screen
Use the scroll bar on the right hand side of the screen to scroll down and view the entire list
of recordings
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To select and play a recording
1. On the left hand side click to select the recording you wish to view and it will load in the
window on the right. In this example videos (vodcasts) are listed
2. Click the Play button
A new tab or browser window will open and the file will start playing
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The recording information tab
The recording information tab displays details about the recording. The Presenters name is listed
as is the Date, Type, Duration and links to download the recordings.
To sort recordings by most or least recent
Recordings are sorted by Most Recent by default. You can change the sort order by clicking on
the current sort order
1. Under Course Echoes heading click the current sort order and
select the other one (in this case Least Recent) to resort
To obtain the Audio and Vodcast URLs or subscribe to the RSS feed
1. Scroll down to the bottom of the Course Echoes List. Beneath the last one you will notice
the RSS feed logo and EchoCenter version, hover your mouse over it and it will turn
orange and the Podcast and Vodcast options will slide out
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2. Click the option you would like (in this example Vodcast) and a page like the following will
open providing the URLs and a link to the RSS feed
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