Learn how to use VoiceThread with these free workshops!

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 12:47:30 -0400
training, voicethread, webinar

VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in several ways – text, voice, audio file, or webcam. VoiceThread is available to any instructor who would like to incorporate this engagement tool into their digital toolkit for academic continuity. With VoiceThread, faculty and students can:

Demonstrate procedures to help students prepare for a practical exam

Explain decisions when selecting subjects for a painting’s composition

Foster greater community in large, lecture-based classes

Debate the pros and cons of a controversial issue

Practice foreign language skills during role-play

Critique a classmate’s composition

VoiceThread was piloted at UMBC in 2016 by Ancient Studies lecturer, Dr. Tim Phin and it is available through Blackboard or single sign-on via VoiceThread itself.

VoiceThread Basics: Upload, Comment & Share

March 31, 2020 at 1:00pm ET - Register here

Participants will learn how to upload media, comment and annotate on that media, and share it with others. This will be a slow paced, step-by-step, hands-on workshop.

Using VoiceThread with Blackboard

April 2, 2020 at 1:00pm ET - Register here

In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to create VoiceThreads and then add them to your Blackboard course as lessons or assessments.

About the Workshops

These workshops are completely free. The sessions are led by VoiceThread's instructional designer and online educator George Haines. George will share his expertise to help you get the most from VoiceThread. Participants are provided with a recording link after the session concludes.

View past recordings on the VoiceThread workshop archive including:

Creating VoiceThreads

Managing VoiceThread groups

Moderating VoiceThread comments

Using VoiceThread in Blackboard

*** BONUS: Instructional Technology staff will host a VoiceThread remote workshop on April 1 at noon. Learn more.

As always, if you have any questions, please consider the following options:

Check our extensive FAQ collection

Review our FAQs on VoiceThread

Open a ticket via RT

Follow the Instructional Technology & DoIT myUMBC groups

Sign up for a webinar & other training

Request a consult with instructional technology staff