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Embed an audio player in html

I just figured out how to do a neat thing in eCollege. First of all, the setting is that my SME was referring students to an external page (via a simple hyperlink) in order for them to listen to a podcast so as to complete the assignment. One problem (of many) was that the actual podcast was at the bottom of a very cluttered and disorganized page. So I downloaded the podcast and cleaned it up in Audacity (there was an ad at the very beginning), then I uploaded the mp3 in the course. I could have just linked students to the content within the course, which would have allowed them to download it, but I wanted to find a way for students to actually listen to it on the spot. This audio was actually in a discussion forum, so students listen to the podcast, respond, and then post replies to classmates. Now I will walk you through how I managed to embed the player. First of all, I assume that you know how to upload content into the course. Create a hyperlink to the content (Author ...