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Originally presented at [http://cat.xula.edu/ CAT+FD] on [https://cat.xula.edu/events/?id=01467 8 September 2016] by [https://cat.xula.edu/about/staff/jflorent Ms. Janice Florent] and [http://www.xula.edu/business/faculty.html Dr. Cary Caro]
[[File:Value-of-voice-1194.jpg|597px]]


[http://cat.xula.edu/food/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Value-of-Voice-9-8-16.pdf [[Image:ValueOfVoice-Use VT-Teaching-Learning.png]]]
=Rationale:=


Do you sometimes feel that your written feedback is not as effective as the verbal feedback you give to your students? Research suggests that students want specific and detailed feedback from their instructors ([http://www.ncolr.org/issues/jiol/v9/n1/student-interactions-in-online-discussion-forum-empirical-research-from-media-richness-theory-perspective#.VpZ2LbYrKM8 Balaji & Chakrabarti, 2010]). Sometimes written feedback can become white noise to students who often admit they don't read it. Students are able to detect nuance more effectively, understand content more thoroughly, and engage with the instructor at a more personal level through audio feedback than through written feedback. Audio feedback is an option that saves time, cuts through the ‘noise,’ and is preferred by students ([http://www.sloanconsortium.org/sites/default/files/v11n2_ice_0.pdf Ice, Curtis, Phillips, and Wells, 2007]). This is not to say that written feedback is not valued, but voice is particularly impactful in our text-based world.
Do you sometimes feel that your written feedback is not as effective as the verbal feedback you give to your students? Research suggests that students want specific and detailed feedback from their instructors ([http://www.ncolr.org/issues/jiol/v9/n1/student-interactions-in-online-discussion-forum-empirical-research-from-media-richness-theory-perspective#.VpZ2LbYrKM8 Balaji & Chakrabarti, 2010]). Sometimes written feedback can become white noise to students who often admit they don't read it. Students are able to detect nuance more effectively, understand content more thoroughly, and engage with the instructor at a more personal level through audio feedback than through written feedback. Audio feedback is an option that saves time, cuts through the ‘noise,’ and is preferred by students ([http://www.sloanconsortium.org/sites/default/files/v11n2_ice_0.pdf Ice, Curtis, Phillips, and Wells, 2007]). This is not to say that written feedback is not valued, but voice is particularly impactful in our text-based world.
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Additonally, how often do you get to hear students talking to each other outside of class or in an online course? Giving students multiple modes for expressing themselves can increase the students' voice, interaction and engagement within the course.
Additonally, how often do you get to hear students talking to each other outside of class or in an online course? Giving students multiple modes for expressing themselves can increase the students' voice, interaction and engagement within the course.


VoiceThread is a web tool that allows you to humanize interactions in an online environment. VoiceThread transforms stale, text-based discussions and feedback by infusing your content and conversations with human presence, just as if the instructor and students were all sitting in the classroom together, but without scheduling a specific time to meet. VoiceThread adds a more personal element to the experience when utilizing the features of commenting via voice. By hearing and seeing the instructor and classmates during a VoiceThread, a familiarity develops that feeds deeper participation. Utilizing VoiceThreads can give you and your students a "voice."
VoiceThread is a web tool that allows you to humanize interactions in an online environment. VoiceThread extends the classroom by allowing users to have asynchronous conversations or discussions around audio and visual media. VoiceThread transforms stale, text-based discussions and feedback by infusing your content and conversations with human presence, just as if the instructor and students were all sitting in the classroom together, but without scheduling a specific time to meet.
 
=Workshop Presentation:=
VoiceThread adds a more personal element to the online experience when utilizing the features of commenting via voice. By hearing and seeing the instructor and classmates during a VoiceThread, a familiarity develops that feeds deeper participation. Utilizing VoiceThreads can give you and your students a "voice."
 
==Pre-workshop Recording==
 
This workshop was presented in a flipped format.
 
Participants were asked to watch this video before the workshop:
 
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==Workshop Recordings==
 
[https://cloud.swivl.com/v/932d00f26cfdb7efe87639d999d20992 [[Image:play button-VT-part1.png]]]
 
[https://cloud.swivl.com/v/932d00f26cfdb7efe87639d999d20992 Value of Voice: Using VoiceThread for Teaching and Learning Part 1] [17:15]
[http://webusers.xula.edu/jflorent/public_html/VoiceThread/Value-of-Voice-Part1-Transcript.pdf Part 1 recording transcript (pdf)]
 
[https://cloud.swivl.com/v/58cb0f314157765af7702d782d3d797f [[Image:play button-VT-part2.png]]]


[https://cloud.swivl.com/v/58cb0f314157765af7702d782d3d797f Value of Voice: Using VoiceThread for Teaching and Learning Part 2] [22:01]
[http://webusers.xula.edu/jflorent/public_html/VoiceThread/Value-of-Voice-Part2-Transcript.pdf Part 2 recording transcript (pdf)]


==Workshop Slides==
=VoiceThread Resources=
[http://cat.xula.edu/food/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Value-of-Voice-9-8-16.pdf Value of Voice: Using VoiceThread for Teaching and Learning (pdf)]
* [http://cat.xula.edu/food/brightspace-faq/voicethread-faq/ VoiceThread FAQs]
* [https://voicethread.com/workshops VoiceThread Workshops]
* [https://voicethread.com/blog VoiceThread Blog]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXggZ2yUPudu9EKx5ZtrdAw VoiceThread YouTube Channel]
* [https://voicethread.com/research Research on the Efficacy of VoiceThread in Various Disciplines]


=VoiceThread Resources:=
=VoiceThread Workshop Recordings=
Two VoiceThread workshops were offered during Spring 2019. Links to the workshop recordings are available here.
* [https://voicethread.com/share/11980150/ VoiceThread Basics Workshop recording - 51 minutes]
* [https://voicethread.com/share/12090763/ Be Ready for Mother Nature with VoiceThreads Workshop recording - 41 minutes]


==Sample VoiceThreads==
=Sample VoiceThreads=


* [https://voicethread.com/myvoice/#thread/2656014/14055947/16323243 Photographs that Changed the World]
* [https://voicethread.com/myvoice/#thread/2656014/14055947/16323243 Photographs that Changed the World]
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* [http://voicethread.com/about/library/ Digital Library]
* [http://voicethread.com/about/library/ Digital Library]


==Formative Assessments==
=Formative Assessments=


* [https://voicethread.com/blog/category/formative-assessment/ Using VoiceThread for Assessments]
* [https://voicethread.com/blog/category/formative-assessment/ Using VoiceThread for Assessments]


==Free eBook==
=Free eBook=


* [http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/333499 How to Humanize Your Online Class with VoiceThread]
* [http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/333499 How to Humanize Your Online Class with VoiceThread]


==VoiceThread and Blackboard==
=VoiceThread and Brightspace=
 
* [https://cat.xula.edu/food/brightspace-faq/voicethread-faq/ VoiceThread FAQ]
 


* [https://cat.xula.edu/food/blackboard-faq/voicethread-faq/ VoiceThread FAQ]
Image credit: "[https://catwiki.xula.edu/File:Value-of-voice-1194.jpg Value of Voice]" by jflorent is dedicated to public domain under [https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ CC0] and is a derivative of [https://pixabay.com/photos/microphone-mic-vocal-media-mike-1172260/ image] by Jorge Guillen from [https://pixabay.com/service/license/ Pixabay].

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Do you sometimes feel that your written feedback is not as effective as the verbal feedback you give to your students? Research suggests that students want specific and detailed feedback from their instructors (Balaji & Chakrabarti, 2010). Sometimes written feedback can become white noise to students who often admit they don't read it. Students are able to detect nuance more effectively, understand content more thoroughly, and engage with the instructor at a more personal level through audio feedback than through written feedback. Audio feedback is an option that saves time, cuts through the ‘noise,’ and is preferred by students (Ice, Curtis, Phillips, and Wells, 2007). This is not to say that written feedback is not valued, but voice is particularly impactful in our text-based world.

Additonally, how often do you get to hear students talking to each other outside of class or in an online course? Giving students multiple modes for expressing themselves can increase the students' voice, interaction and engagement within the course.

VoiceThread is a web tool that allows you to humanize interactions in an online environment. VoiceThread extends the classroom by allowing users to have asynchronous conversations or discussions around audio and visual media. VoiceThread transforms stale, text-based discussions and feedback by infusing your content and conversations with human presence, just as if the instructor and students were all sitting in the classroom together, but without scheduling a specific time to meet.

VoiceThread adds a more personal element to the online experience when utilizing the features of commenting via voice. By hearing and seeing the instructor and classmates during a VoiceThread, a familiarity develops that feeds deeper participation. Utilizing VoiceThreads can give you and your students a "voice."


VoiceThread Resources

VoiceThread Workshop Recordings

Two VoiceThread workshops were offered during Spring 2019. Links to the workshop recordings are available here.

Sample VoiceThreads

Formative Assessments

Free eBook

VoiceThread and Brightspace


Image credit: "Value of Voice" by jflorent is dedicated to public domain under CC0 and is a derivative of image by Jorge Guillen from Pixabay.

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