Quickstart Guide
Getting Started with Voicethread
The document is a quickstart guide explaining how to access and use Voicethread. H5P is a platform that allows instructors and students to create and share text, media, or voice recordings. It highlights key features of Voicethread, including interactive discussions, multimodal presentations, and varied assignment types. The guide also outlines Canvas integration steps and support resources, including tutorials and additional materials to help instructors get started.
Account Login
Voicethread Assignments may be launched through UVACanvas
What is VoiceThread?
VoiceThread is a multimedia discussion and presentation platform that allows instructors and students to create, share, and interact with content using video, audio, text, and a variety of other media. It supports asynchronous interactive learning experiences by giving participants opportunities to present ideas and respond to one another.
How can Voicethread enhance teaching and learning?
VoiceThread is a multimedia learning platform that allows instructors and students to create, share, and discuss presentations using video, audio, text, images, and documents. By combining multimedia presentations with interactive commenting, VoiceThread creates opportunities for students to actively participate, demonstrate their learning, and engage in meaningful dialogue with instructors and peers.
Engage
VoiceThread engages students by providing interactive opportunities to participate in discussions and respond to course content using text, audio, or video. This gives students multiple ways to contribute and interact with their peers.
Enhance
VoiceThread enhances learning by allowing students to communicate ideas and demonstrate understanding through multimedia presentations. Instructors can incorporate audio, video, images, documents, and other media to create more dynamic learning experiences.
Extend
VoiceThread extends learning by allowing students and instructors to continue discussions and provide feedback asynchronously outside of traditional classroom time. Furthermore, students can revisit presentations and responses and receive personalized feedback, allowing them to deepen their mastery of the content and improve over time.
Key Features
Interactive Discussion Features
VoiceThread allows participants to respond to presentations and one another using text, audio, or video comments. Instructors can facilitate conversations around specific course materials or student-created presentations.
VoiceThread as a Discussion Board
Why Use This?
Interactive discussions allow students to engage with course content through the perspectives of their peers. Voicethread also allows for participants to utilize multiple response options, which can help to create a more inclusive environment by giving students a variety of ways to participate.
Multimedia Presentations
VoiceThread provides a platform for both instructors and students to create presentations using a variety of media, including images, documents, slides, and video. Commentary and narration tools are also available via audio, video, or text.
Creating VoiceThread Presentation Content
Why Use This?
Multimedia presentations give students flexible ways to demonstrate their knowledge and communicate ideas. Instructors can use them for lectures, demonstrations, student projects, reflections, and other activities that benefit from visual and verbal communication.
Varied Assignment Types
VoiceThread supports 3 different core assignment types:
- Create-a-VoiceThread Assignment: Students must create their own videos or slideshow presentations
- Commenting Assignment: Students comment on a VoiceThread that the Instructor created
- Watch Assignment: Students must watch a full VoiceThread that the instructor has created
Why Use This?
Voicethread assignments give instructors flexibility regarding how students can engage with course materials and demonstrate their learning. Whether students are creating their own presentations, commenting on instructor providing materials, or solely viewing a video provided by the instructor, these assignments can support a wide scope of various activities to best match the pedagogical need.
