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remember maybe one name from the class and
that is because I knew them in real life. I feel like I
‘know’ most of my classes [in this class] because of
the activities assigned.”](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/voicethreadconversationsinthecloud-160108005017/85/VoiceThread-Conversations-in-the-Cloud-19-320.jpg)
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VoiceThread: Conversations in the Cloud
The document summarizes information about VoiceThread, an online discussion platform. It provides statistics on faculty and student usage at one institution. It describes key VoiceThread features like media embedding, voice/video commenting, and universal design support. Finally, it shares quotes from online students about how VoiceThread helped them connect with classmates, better understand course content by speaking their ideas, and overcome fears of leaving voice comments.
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- 1. CONVERSATIONS IN THE CLOUD MichellePacansky-Brock @brocansky Resource Site → tiny.cc/vtoverview
- 2. ● Site licenseacquired in August 2013 ○ Includes LTI Integration (BB) and Single Sign On ○ Gradebook integration ○ Auto creation of instructor and student accounts ○ Auto creation of a secure VT Group for each course ● 129 total faculty users 76% active in past 10 months ● 2578 total student users 70% active in last 10 months VoiceThread @CI Resource Site: tiny.cc/vtoverview
- 3. What makes VoiceThread different? ResourceSite: tiny.cc/vtoverview
- 4. CILearn: Discussion ForumResource Site: tiny.cc/vtoverview
- 5. The VoiceThread Interface centralmedia (image, doc, video, pdf, audio file) comments (voice, video or text) Resource Site: tiny.cc/vtoverview
- 6. Group Interactions withVoice & Video Comments & the Doodle Tool
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- 8. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Resource Site:tiny.cc/vtoverview
- 9. Commenting Options forEveryone Resource Site: tiny.cc/vtoverview
- 10. ● Cognitive domain ●Affective domain ● Psychomotor domain Whole brain learning.
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- 13. Faculty Share Session MariaBallesteros-Sola
- 14. Let’s see what onlinestudents have to say about VoiceThread.
- 19. “I can saythat all of my other online classes, I remember maybe one name from the class and that is because I knew them in real life. I feel like I ‘know’ most of my classes [in this class] because of the activities assigned.”
- 20. “Listening gave mea better understanding of the material. In the showcase assignments, you could actually hear the passion in the speakers’ voices…”
- 21. “…having to saythe words helped me understand what I was talking about better than if I had just been writing it down.”
- 22. “…it made mere-evaluate my answers. Mostly because I didn't want to sound like I had no idea what I was talking about. Plus when you write something down there is not much emotion to it and being able to speak out loud my ideas made me feel like I could connect and explain the material better.”
- 23. “I feel thattaking this class and having been required to push myself to leave voice comments has helped me learn that I am capable of overcoming my fears of embarrassment.”
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