Online Audio Recording

Assignment types ::: assignment_onlineaudio
Maintained by Paul Nicholls
Audio recorder (Flash 10.1+) with optional manual upload option. Records locally and uploads via HTTP POST, so no need for a streaming server!
Latest release:
98 sites
17 downloads
12 fans
Current versions available: 2

Finally putting an end to the need for a streaming server (or a Java applet) to allow students to record audio clips for Moodle assignments, the Online Audio Recording assignment uses Flash (10.1+) to record audio from a microphone, convert it to MP3 format and upload it to Moodle via HTTP POST.

Installation note: since this is an assignment type (not a standalone plugin),it needs to be placed in /mod/assignment/type/ - not straight in the /mod/ directory.


Related plugins:
Online Audio Recording (assignment submission plugin for 2.2 and up)
Record Audio (repository plugin - record audio anywhere you can upload a file!)

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  • Andreu Martí
    Fri, 25 Nov 2011, 8:21 PM
    Hi Paul! really a nice assingment type! We've translated the stings to catalan (ca_utf8). I leave it here http://goo.gl/l9UxR
    in case you would consider in including it to the download pack smile
    cheers
  • Flosi Kristjansson
    Tue, 29 Nov 2011, 5:21 PM
    We are running Moodle 2.0.2 (Build: 20110221) and I copied the directory onlineaudio into mod - assignment - type and got the plugin defective error report when I tried to update as admin. Is there something still left out of the directions?
  • Flosi Kristjansson
    Tue, 29 Nov 2011, 5:38 PM
    As usual, the problem solved itself within five minutes of my submission of the last comment. The failure was not in the audio recorder but the theme funky green which was responsible for generating the error. In the manner of Jason Hollowell, I was a bit hasty in complaining smile The module is working fine but I still have to set the max upload file size.
  • Moises Lizárraga
    Wed, 7 Dec 2011, 4:00 PM
    I am looking on limitting the amount of time a student can record. Is there a way to do this?
  • not cusack
    Tue, 13 Dec 2011, 5:04 PM
    Moises,
    You can limit the file size (in megabytes), but not the length of the recording (i.e. minutes or seconds). However, if you limit it to say 1MB, the recording wouldn't be longer than 60 seconds.
  • Thomas Schröder
    Tue, 13 Dec 2011, 7:08 PM
    Great plugin - would it be possible to add this plugin as a "repository". Then we could record audio at any place, where files are uploaded (ie teachers instructions, podcast, ...). Anyway: good job!
  • Stan Bogdanov
    Sat, 17 Dec 2011, 3:37 AM
    Something I've long been waiting for! Great job! I've put up a short screencast how to install it on Moolde 1.9.

    http://ewbooks.info/hotpot/blog/online-audio-recording-plugin-for-moodle-1.9.html
  • Boris Puhanic
    Sun, 25 Dec 2011, 2:43 PM
    This is great. Would it be possible to modify this so that it plugs in as 'question type' and can be included in a quiz? Need to restrict a student's attempt time, not so much the length of recording.
  • Carlos
    Thu, 12 Jan 2012, 11:14 PM
    Hello, I think that adding that adding a pause capability will also be beneficial. I also agree with Boris Puhanic, if we could add a timer to the options, on make it a question type, the options would increase exponentially.
  • Tilesh Chudasama
    Fri, 13 Jan 2012, 12:56 AM
    Is it possible to get it the quiz activity as well
  • Witold Woicki
    Thu, 2 Feb 2012, 12:10 AM
    Can't install on moodle 2.2.1 - are there chances for a version comaptible with 2.2.* anytime soon?
  • Sean Freese
    Fri, 3 Feb 2012, 1:21 AM
    Putting in my vote for a version compatible with 2.2.1. smile
  • Alex Goodyear
    Thu, 8 Mar 2012, 7:37 PM
    Mod installs ok and the assignment can be setup but when the student trys to make a recording the recorder has a "loading please wait" over it that never goes away - Moodle version 2.1.3 - Any ideas?
  • St Petersburg, Russia
    Sat, 10 Mar 2012, 4:28 AM
    Just (Fri 9th March 2012) downloaded from github : https://github.com/MaxThrax/moodle-assignment_onlineaudio
    Installed in Moodle 2.2.1 (Build: 20120109) to mod/assignment/type/onlineaudio
    Error message when I hit Notifications and attempt to install:

    Plugin "assignment_onlineaudio" is defective or outdated, can not continue, sorry.

    More information about this error

    Debug info: Plugin is not compatible with Moodle 2.x or later.
    Stack trace:
    line 312 of /lib/upgradelib.php: plugin_defective_exception thrown
    line 1440 of /lib/upgradelib.php: call to upgrade_plugins()
    line 269 of /admin/index.php: call to upgrade_noncore()
  • Norbert Forster
    Tue, 20 Mar 2012, 1:34 AM
    works fine in 2.2.2 - keep an eye on the exact install-path moodle/mod/assignment/type and change role to student to test the recording-function
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