VoiceThread is an activity that allows users to create VoiceThreads by uploading Media/documents and comment on them. Comments can be left throughout VoiceThreads in many formats such as text, audio, and video.
There are multiple types of VoiceThread activities that can be used:
- Course View: A VoiceThread collection/folder for the course. Students can upload their own media and documents to the course, as well as leave comments for others to view.
- Individual VoiceThread: Display a specific VoiceThread containing Media/Documents for students to view. Students can leave and view comments throughout the VoiceThread.
- Assignment Builder: Use the VoiceThread activity as a graded assignment. Can be set up to require students to submit a VoiceThread Media/Document, Comment on a selected VoiceThread Media/Document, or watch one to be graded.
This page gives you instructions for using the VoiceThread activity in your Moodle course.
When to use
VoiceThread is an activity that allows users to upload, share and discuss documents, presentations, images, audio files and videos. VoiceThread supports over 50 different types of media. Users can comment on VoiceThread slides using one of five commenting options: microphone, webcam, text, phone and audio-file upload. Additionally, you can draw or annotate the multimedia you have uploaded when leaving a typed, video or audio comment. Users can keep a VoiceThread private, share it with specific group of people, or open it to all.
Benefits
VoiceThread transforms media into collaborative spaces with video, voice, and text commenting. You can create a video about a topic that you want to introduce to students and require students to reply by leaving a text, audio or even video comment. You can also create a video Assignment that has questions embedded, that requires students to answer at least x number of comments in order to submit. You can also grade students and publish the results to the gradebook.
Create a VoiceThread
Individual VoiceThread
Assignment VoiceThread
Use a VoiceThread
How to Comment
Most VoiceThread activity types will allow staff and students to provide comments to a VoiceThread.
Users can add comments when viewing the content within a VoiceThread:
Viewing Comments
Submit a VoiceThread Assignment
The 'Assignment' Voicethread may require students to build, submit or comment on their own VoiceThread. A VoiceThread is a collection of media and files that are uploaded together.
VoiceThreads can be created and uploaded by:
Additional Information
Further Assistance
To learn more about VoiceThread setup and features, please register their free online workshops:
https://voicethread.com/workshops
If you experience technical or other issues, consult the Where to get help page.
Seminars for UNSW Staff
The Connections Seminar series provides a platform for UNSW staff to explore different aspects of learning and teaching, share ideas and get feedback on practice and research.
This recording and presentation relate to the use of VoiceThread which can be found on a Moodle course sites (self-enrolment key provided)
Connections Seminars
- Connections Seminar on 23 September 2020, Online Engagement: Using interactive video to build relatedness presented by Dr Gavin Mount, Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, UNSW Canberra (self-enrolment key: unswconnections)