VOICETHREAD FOR UNIVERSAL DESIGN
Addressing the needs of diverse learners
Who are we?
Dr. Jaimie HoffmanAssistant Professor of Clinical Education
University of Southern [email protected]
@jaimieLhoffman
Dr. Jaime HannansAssistant Professor of Nursing
CSU Channel [email protected]
@jaimehannans
AUDIENCE QUESTION
Please introduce yourself by typing your name, position,
institution and one interesting fact about you in the chat box.
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What are we covering today?
AUDIENCE QUESTION
How much have you already used VoiceThread?
a. Neverb. A few times
c. Oftend. We are besties
ACTIVE LEARNING CREDO
What I hear, I forget.What I hear and see, I remember a little.
What I hear, see, and ask questions about or discuss with someone else, I begin to understand.What I hear, see, discuss, and do, I acquire
knowledge and skill.What I teach to another, I master.
Mel Silberman (1996)
A tour of examplesIn what ways can students use
VoiceThread to demonstrate learning?
GAIN CONFIDENCE IN EARLY
INTRODUCTIONS
CREATE AND PRESENT AN ARGUMENT
INTEGRATE ARTS AND SCIENCES WITH VISUAL THINKING
STRATEGIES
“We do not learn from experience…
we learn from reflecting on experience.”
-John Dewey
REFLECT ON QUESTIONS
COLLABORATE WITH PEERS NEAR AND FAR
RESEARCH & PRESENT CONTENT
FINDING CURRENT DATA
ROLE PLAY
SHARE SNAPSHOT OF LEARNING FOR
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
ANALYZE PEER WORK
‘Cultural’ Group Presentations with Peer (Individual) Feedback
STORYTELLING Part 1
STORYTELLING Part 2
AUDIENCE QUESTION
Other ideas for demonstrating student learning?
Please type your answers in the chat box.
MOBILE IDEAS!
● Collect and share data from the field
● Record sample demonstrations of work (e.g. student teaching, speaking another language, etc.)
● Peer-feedback via text or media● Student-led sessions around
artifacts or current resources related to class
● Weekly check-in’s to facilitate engagement
AUDIENCE QUESTION
What ideas do you have for mobile use?
Please type your answers in the chat box.
THE REASON
Guidelines for useRecommendations based on our experiences so far
ASSIGNMENT BUILDER
● VT works off of percentage● Only works with LTI● Students must press submit button (see
next slide)
SETTING EXPECTATIONS
Approach from the context of a conversation - much like a class discussion.
Set clear, minimal expectations (e.g. # of posts, # of minutes, # of responses, etc.)
● Set two due dates… one for initial response, one for responses to peers.
● Require students to mention other students’ names
AUDIENCE QUESTION
Which best represents your thoughts on setting
expectations for discussion?a. set specific # of minimums
b. approach from context of conversationc. other (explain in chat box)
YOUR ROLE
● Determine your role in advance● Share this role with the students
AUDIENCE QUESTION
What is one word that you would use to describe the role
you might play when facilitating a VoiceThread?
Click on the link to the Google Form in the chat box to enter your word
http://tiny.cc/VTUD
The Debate
VideoVoice Text
AUDIENCE QUESTION
Which approach will you take?a. require video comments from the start
b. eventually require videoc. never require video
d. it depends (explain in chat box)
BenefitsWhat are the positives?
AUDIENCE QUESTION
Share one benefit of VoiceThread (type your
response in the chat box)
OUR THOUGHTS
HUMANIZESHumanizes asynchronous online discussion
REFLECTIONAllows for reflection
ACTIVE LEARNINGFacilitates active (and deeper) learning
OPEN-ENDED CONTRIBUTIONSAbility to solicit unstructured and open-ended contributions
ALL VOICES HEARDAllows for every student in the class to be heard
ASSESSABLE RECORDAssessable record of student engagement/interactions
EASE OF USEEasy to use, low barrier for entry
MOBILEVoiceThread has an Android and iOS app
DrawbacksWhat are the challenges?
AUDIENCE QUESTION
Share one drawback of VoiceThread (type your
response in the chat box)
OUR THOUGHTS
NOT THREADEDNo threaded discussion can make it difficult to follow conversation
NO LIKE BUTTONCan’t quickly acknowledge a contribution with like button
OPEN-ENDED CONTRIBUTIONSAbility to solicit unstructured and open-ended contributions means there is lots to listen to
MOBILE APPMobile app is not always reliable, but it is better
ASSIGNMENT BUILDEROnly available with LTI and “submit assignment” button is problematic
FREE ACCOUNT ● Includes:
○ unlimited voice commenting
○ ability to create 5 VoiceThreads
● Does not include the ability to create groups*
VOICETHREAD COST
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR LICENSE ($99 per year)● Includes:
○ unlimited voice commenting
○ unlimited VoiceThread creation
○ ability to create groups*
*Creating a group and sharing a VT with that group is the only way to create a secure environment for VT
● Support documents● Support contact● VoiceThread and Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
workshop
● VoiceThread YouTube Channel
VOICETHREAD SUPPORT
THANKS!
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