VoiceThread

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VoiceThread is an online presentation that allows people to discuss media by making comments that combine voice, video, or text, and annotations. People participate whenever and wherever they want facilitating engaging and active asynchronous learning experiences.

These conversations aren’t live – they just feel that way.

There are numerous ways that you can organise your VoiceThreads:

an asynchronous interview
getting to know you forum
book club for shared readings
digital presentation
QandA at specific points in a video
sharing ideas

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VoiceThread Website

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UniSQ VoiceThread Guide

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Register for a Workshop run by VoiceThread

Voicethread Workshops

Technology Demonstrators led by Dr Lisa Jacka (VoiceThread Certified Educator and UniSQ academic) hosted a series of FOUR workshops in May 2023, 1-2pm on Wednesday’s.

Workshop 1 – May 10 – For the Complete Beginner
Workshop 2 – May 17 – Next Steps
Workshop 3 – May 24 – Dig a Little Deeper
Workshop 4 – May 31 – Bringing it All Together

Workshop Slides:

Access the Engageli playback room to view the workshops.

Watch ‘How to access and use Playback rooms’

Try out voicethread by commenting on this voicethread about voicethread!

Click on the headings below to learn more about VoiceThread and it’s applications at UniSQ:

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Why use Voicethread?

Voicethread is a great tool to use for fostering student engagement. It works well for…

Behavioural engagement – The different templates provide a variety of options for sharing and responses
Social engagement – Participants can share via text, audio, video and hyperlinks. They can also ‘like’ or rate a post or comment emulating a social media environment
Collaborative engagement – The digital environment supports peer to peer interaction, learning with peers and teachers, and co-creation of knowledge.

Increased participation from students

Image shows the number of students who commented (were active) on one slide and in the whole voicethread (module) in a course at UniSQ.

Watch a VoiceThread Training session with George Haines

A VoiceThread Overview for Students

Click here to access a VoiceThread overview video created for students by Dr Lisa Jacka in Panopto

VoiceThread for Group Work - a UniSQ Example

Dr Jess Carniel shares how she sets up Voicethread to create groups and foster collaborative work.

Voicethread for social and collaborative student engagement - a UniSQ Example

Dr Melissa Taylor shares how she leveraged Voicethread for student engagement – social and collaborative. READ MORE in this TechDem Case Study

Using Voicethread for Student Engagement - A UniSQ Example

Dr Sharon Rees shares how she embedded Voicethread into asynchronous tutorials for an online postgraduate nursing course with excellent results for student engagement and group work objectives.