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Do you want to . . .

Build community?

Reinforce instructor presence?

Provide opportunity for small-group collaboration?

Increase learning engagement?

Conversations in the Cloud: VoiceThreadCarla Bradleybradleyc@otc.eduhttps://twitter.com/carlabradley1

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Online Course Development

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Online Course Delivery

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What Is VoiceThread?

• “Tools for Conversations around media”

• Media aggregator that creates Flash-based animation with original artifact and commentary

• Developed at University of North Carolina

Educause: http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7050.pdfVoiceThread: http://voicethread.com/support/resources/publications/highered/

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Explore 3 Uses

1. Presentation search in subject area

2. Student presentations

3. Instructor-created presentations for class discussion

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Search for Presentations

Search for presentations in subject area: https://voicethread.com/#q

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Comments

1. Typed

2. Voice (mic , 3 minutes via phone , or audio file )

3. Webcam

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Student Presentations

• Clear instructions

• Examples

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Share Student Examples

• Get permission

• Share a variety

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Instructor-created Presentations

• Instructions

• Scoring criteria for participation

• Uses (science, language, digital storytelling, music, art, online lecture, tutoring)

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Michelle Pacansky-Brock

• Visual literacy• Online community• Instructor presence– Voice- 94% strongly agreed that hearing

voice increased sense of instructor/facilitator presence in learning experience (vs. text-only)

– Video- 98%

Michelle Pacansky-Brock http://voicethread.com/?#q.b908650.i4836718

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Uploading

• PDF

• 4:3 aspect ratio and 1024x768 or larger

• Settings- public vs. private

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Making Available

• Groups: http://voicethread.com/media/misc/HigherEdProfessorQuickStartGuide.pdf

• Sharing (making available): http://voicethread.com/media/misc/sharing_voicethreads.pdf

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How to Embed?

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FERPA

• Be aware of student privacy

• Remove student comments if using from one course copy to another.

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Accessibility

• Section 508

• Dyslexia and ADHD

http://voicethread.com/about/features/accessibility/

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Important Reminder

• Availability and Share options (check settings)

• Publishing options, link, embed