Those in multisensory environments always do better than those in unisensory environments. They have more recall with better resolution that lasts longer, evident even 20 years later.

- John Medina, author Brain Rules

Improvement of Present Subjunctive Oral Production in Graded VoiceThread Tasks
in THE JOURNAL OF TEACHER ACTION RESEARCH, VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1, 2016, BEATRIZ G. GLICK PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-HAZELTON

Abstract

The purpose of this action research was to assess the pedagogical value of the software program VoiceThread (VT) as compared to classroom discussions in developing and enhancing student production of the Present Subjunctive at the Intermediate level of Spanish language courses.


Increasing Student Engagement and Assessing the Value of an Online Collaboration Tool: The Case of VoiceThread
in THE JOURNAL OF INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND PEDAGOGY MAY 28, 2015 SOLOMON NEGASH, KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY, TAMARA POWELL, KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY

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This research provides a structure for creating an engaging online classroom and provides empirical support showing the value of a collaborative tool: VoiceThread. The two research questions: (1) How does the instructor increase student engagement in an online course? and (2) How does the instructor evaluate the value of a collaborative online tool? are discussed using qualitative and quantitative methods, respectively.


Inspiring Active Learning with VoiceThread Technology.
in INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND DISTANCE LEARNING 7(4).(2010)

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This article defines active learning before explaining the theory and practice of VoiceThread technology. It is a provocative, persuasive presentation of VoiceThread technology in action including available resources and how to produce it. Keywords: active learning, interactive learning, experiential learning, constructivist learning, engaged learning, motivated learning, hands-on learning, authentic learning, problem-based learning, case-based learning, group learning, team-based learning, collaborative learning, cooperative learning, simulation, game-based learning, discussion learning, production-based learning.


iPad Integration in the Primary Grades: Enhancing Literacy Instruction Through Teacher Professional Development.
in JAN HERRINGTON ET AL. (EDS.), PROCEEDINGS OF WORLD CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA, HYPERMEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 2013 (PP. 2175--2178). CHESAPEAKE, VA: AACE. (2013)

Abstract

The integration of technology and literacy is essential to developing 21st century skills to create successful learners. In this presentation, presenters will describe how iPads are being utilized by primary grade teachers to enhance literacy instruction in their classrooms. Participants will: (1) gain knowledge of the iPad as an instructional tool to provide differentiation using multiple modalities, (2) become more knowledgeable about choosing and using appropriate apps for instructional purposes, (3) gain knowledge of the various grouping methods conducive to iPad use. Presenters will describe technological support essential to beginning iPad use, provide criteria for choosing appropriate apps, provide opportunities for participants to discuss educational apps supportive of individual learning outcomes, and provide opportunities for teachers to reflect and ask questions via VoiceThread, an online multimedia tool.


K-12PD Using Web 2.0 in Online Learning: What Students Said About VoiceThread.
in JAN HERRINGTON ET AL. (EDS.), PROCEEDINGS OF WORLD CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL MULTIMEDIA, HYPERMEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 2013 (PP. 234-235). CHESAPEAKE, VA: AACE. (2013)

Abstract

VoiceThread is a popular Web 2.0 program and has been used by many educators because of its ease of use and flexibility. It is an asynchronous online discussion board with audio/video capabilities. Various studies show that VoiceThread promotes students’ engagement and collaboration in different subject areas at all grade levels. The purpose of the presentation is to share the author’s recent experiment on VoiceThead in an online course. Thirty-eight pre-service and in-service teachers engage in two different tasks using VoiceThread. After they complete the assignments, they respond to an online survey for assessing the pedagogical affordance of VoiceThread.


Preparing English Language Learners for Academic Success in the 21st Century: Teaching Multiple Literacies.
in D. GIBSON & B. DODGE (EDS.), PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & TEACHER EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2010 (PP. 3152-3155). CHESAPEAKE, VA: AACE. (2010)

Abstract

During this session, we will: 1) discuss the emergence of new literacies, especially digital storytelling, in the teaching and learning of English Language Learners (ELLs); 2) engage participants in an interactive discussion concerning the implications of the various new literacies for pedagogical practice; 3) demonstrate the power of digital storytelling in promoting the learning of ELLs by showing on a laptop a digital story produced by one of our students; 4) share the process of creating personal stories using a storyboard technique as a learning and teaching tool; and 5) invite participants to share their experience of creating a personal story as a way to explore how they would translate this written story into a digital form. Through these activities, we hope that participants will be motivated to explore other pedagogical possibilities for helping ELLs acquire new literacies and literate skills, thereby broadening these students’ educational experience.


Strategies for Creating a Community of Inquiry through Online Asynchronous Discussions
in JOURNAL OF ONLINE LEARNING AND TEACHING, VOL. 10, NO. 1, MARCH 2014, AIMEE DENOYELLES, JANET MANNHEIMER ZYDNEY, BAIYUN CHEN.

Abstract

Asynchronous discussions are often utilized in online courses to provide a venue for students to openly communicate and build shared understanding, and for instructors to skillfully facilitate the process. While discussions can be invaluable toward creating and sustaining an online community of inquiry (CoI), they are not effective if not optimally designed. It is the authors’ position that it is helpful to identify research-proven online discussion strategies and conceptualize them into the CoI framework, which has been extensively studied and validated. This framework posits that there are three interrelated presences – social, cognitive, and teaching – that must be perceived by members in order to facilitate a successful educational experience. Classifying strategies within this framework may guide instructors to purposefully select and employ methods that encourage productive, efficient, and meaningful discussions. Strategies, such as providing prompt but modest feedback, peer facilitation, protocol discussion prompts, and providing audio feedback, were found to support multiple presences in a review of the literature. Based on these findings, it is argued that educators need to employ discussion strategies that integrate all three presences in order to support an effective online CoI.



Supporting an Online Community of Inquiry Using VoiceThread
in RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TEACHER EDUCATION 2010 (PP. 9-18). CHESAPEAKE, VA. GAO, F. & SUN, Y. (2010). SUPPORTING AN ONLINE COMMUNITY OF INQUIRY USING VOICETHREAD. IN C. MADDUX ET AL.(EDS.)

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Using the community of inquiry framework proposed by Garrison, Anderson, and Archer (2000), this paper examines how to use a Web 2.0 tool – VoiceThread to support online learning communities for professional development in teacher education. In this paper, we discuss the unique features and affordances of VoiceThread, and propose possible learning activities to enhance social, cognitive and teaching presence in online learning communities.


Synchronizing Web 2.0 Technologies to Improve Formative Feedback by Using VoiceThread
in KARIN SARI SAPUTRA S.PD., M.HUM. ENGLISH LITERATURE STUDY PROGRAM, STIBA INVADA CIREBON PRESENTED AT I-TELL 2016 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

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This paper discusses how synchronizing Web 2.0 technologies, particularly by using VoiceThread, is able to help English speaking teachers to improve their formative feedback in the teaching of speaking skills. This study shows that the use of VoiceThread able to become one of the solutions to help teachers who want to provide specific, clear and accurate feedback on oral performance activities. This study is an action research, which involves six EFL learners at one of the universities in Indonesia. Before VoiceThread can contribute to improving teachers’ formative feedback, this study found that teachers need to do the following five matters, they are: (1) Making learners profile; (2) Making lesson plan; (3) Understanding formative feedback; (4) Determining assessment rubric, and (5) Implementing VoiceThread. Implementing VoiceThread is not only designed to help teachers improve their formative feedback, but also make their students able to notice and learn their teacher’s formative feedback afterward. To achieve these objectives, the result of this action research study indicates that giving formative feedback by using VoiceThread is worthwhile since it is a mechanism that combines the asynchronous learning and face-to-face. Thus, this can be considered as an action research on blended learning.