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Get Started with UWC CourseCasting: Using iTunes


Step 1

Open your browser and go to the CourseCast Homepage.

 

Goto the Wildcast Home Page


Step 2

Locate your course.

Select the "RSS CourseCast" icon next to your course.

Right click on the

"RSS CourseCast" icon and select "Copy Shortcut" from the menu.

 

Locate your course

If you are using a browser that does not support copying the shortcut in this manner, you can click on the link to open the XML file. You will see the raw XML code on the screen, while the URL will display in the address bar of your browser. The URL can then be highlighted and copied from the address bar.

 


Step 3

Open iTunes®.

Click on the "Advanced" tab in iTunes® and select "Subscribe to Podcast..." from the menu

 

 

Open iTunes®


Step 4

Paste the copied shortcut into the "Subscribe to Podcast" dialog window.

Click "OK".

 

Subscribe to Podcast

Once you have subscribed, iTunes® populates the Podcasts screen with

 information about the podcast.

 Expanding the field shows all the available audio files. If the CourseCast has several recordings only the latest recording will be downloaded unless you click on the "GET" button next to the filename.

 


iTunes® will check daily (by default, unless you have changed your iTunes® podcast settings) for the latest podcast for your course. If a new course session is posted, it will be downloaded automatically. Alternatively, you can manually click the "Update" button to force iTunes® to check for all the latest available recordings.

iTunes® Update Pic

 

This procedure can be repeated to subscribe to multiple courses each semester.


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