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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 ([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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=VoiceThread Resources:= | =VoiceThread Resources= | ||
* [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 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= | |||
* [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= | |||
* [https://voicethread.com/blog/category/formative-assessment/ Using VoiceThread for Assessments] | * [https://voicethread.com/blog/category/formative-assessment/ Using VoiceThread for Assessments] | ||
=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 Brightspace= | |||
* [https://cat.xula.edu/food/brightspace-faq/voicethread-faq/ VoiceThread FAQ] | * [https://cat.xula.edu/food/brightspace-faq/voicethread-faq/ VoiceThread FAQ] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:37, 4 March 2020
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 FAQs
- VoiceThread Workshops
- VoiceThread Blog
- VoiceThread YouTube Channel
- Research on the Efficacy of VoiceThread in Various Disciplines
VoiceThread Workshop Recordings
Two VoiceThread workshops were offered during Spring 2019. Links to the workshop recordings are available here.
- VoiceThread Basics Workshop recording - 51 minutes
- Be Ready for Mother Nature with VoiceThreads Workshop recording - 41 minutes
Sample VoiceThreads
- Photographs that Changed the World
- Visual Thinking
- VoiceThread at Gallaudet University (school for the deaf and hearing impaired)
- VoiceThread examples from North Carolina Central University
- Digital Library
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.
