VoiceThread in Nursing Education

VoiceThread VoiceThread in Nursing Education in Nursing Education

Debra J. Barksdale, PhD, FNP-BC, CNE, Debra J. Barksdale, PhD, FNP-BC, CNE, FAANPFAANP

Associate ProfessorAssociate ProfessorThe University of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

School of NursingSchool of NursingAugust 2009August 2009

What is VoiceThread ?What is VoiceThread ?

Online media album Online media album Holds essentially any type of media Holds essentially any type of media

(images, documents and videos) (images, documents and videos) Allows people to make comments in Allows people to make comments in

5 different ways 5 different ways CollaborativeCollaborative Allows for editing comments & Allows for editing comments &

slides (“like editing email after it is slides (“like editing email after it is sent”)sent”)

UNC-CH CASE STUDYUNC-CH CASE STUDY

VoiceThread has partnered with VoiceThread has partnered with the the University of North Carolina at ChUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hillapel Hill in creating a secure collaborative in creating a secure collaborative portal for students, faculty, staff portal for students, faculty, staff using VoiceThread's Custom using VoiceThread's Custom School Integration services. School Integration services. unc.voicethread.comunc.voicethread.com

Equipment NeededEquipment Needed

ComputerComputer Microphone is niceMicrophone is nice Sofa (a desk will do)Sofa (a desk will do)

Optional EquipmentOptional Equipment

MicrophoneMicrophone WebcamWebcam TelephoneTelephone

Designing a Designing a Presentation using Presentation using VoiceThread VoiceThread CreatingCreating Uploading Uploading Narrating Narrating Sharing Sharing

Sharing VoiceThreadSharing VoiceThread

You decide, You controlYou decide, You control– PrivatePrivate– PublicPublic– By invitationBy invitation

Comments or notComments or not– Comment moderationComment moderation

Be Who (or what) You Be Who (or what) You Want to BeWant to Be Creating IdentitiesCreating Identities Avatar Avatar http://unc.voicethread.com/#q.b1http://unc.voicethread.com/#q.b1

1932.i795151932.i79515

Let’s See and Hear Let’s See and Hear VoiceThreadVoiceThread http://http://unc.voicethread.comunc.voicethread.com

You Can Do It Too: You Can Do It Too: Practical Strategies Practical Strategies TutorialsTutorials 1 Minute Voice Thread1 Minute Voice Thread http://unc.voicethread.comhttp://unc.voicethread.com From my experienceFrom my experience

LET’S DO IT!!LET’S DO IT!!

Demonstration of VoiceThread Demonstration of VoiceThread process from powerpoint to process from powerpoint to narration.narration.

Thank YouThank You

Debra J. BarksdaleDebra J. Barksdale

Djbarksdale@unc.eduDjbarksdale@unc.edu