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VoiceThread at Penn State. Matt Meyer Sr. Instructional Designer ETS. Cloud based web application/service Upload various media to a slideshow Shared with others who can comment via microphone, webcam, text, phone audio file. VoiceThread at Penn State. “What is a VoiceThread?”.
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VoiceThread at Penn State • Matt Meyer • Sr. Instructional Designer • ETS
Cloud based web application/service Upload various media to a slideshow Shared with others who can comment via microphone, webcam, text, phone audio file VoiceThread at Penn State “What is a VoiceThread?”
Fully integrated service at PSU Dec. 2010 In “soft rollout” Support in place: ITS Training Services, Help Desk VoiceThread at Penn State Basics
VoiceThread at Penn State Demo http://voicethread.psu.edu/
VoiceThread at Penn State Intro to Human Development • Introduction: • Establish personal connection • First step in student to student interaction • Developed rapport and comfort levels
VoiceThread at Penn State Intro to Human Development • Kickoff Questions: • Uploaded video of instructor interacting with children • Class discussions center on personal experience
VoiceThread at Penn State Intro to Human Development • Student Responses: • Quality of students' comments superior to discussion forum postings • Comments become more personal with friendlier references to other members in group
NBC Learn at Penn State “What is it?” A video archive containing thousands of videos from all the decades of NBC broadcasts from the late 1930s through today.
Pilot at PSU Spring/Fall 2011: 190 signed Available to all PSU Faculty, Staff, Students via Shibboleth authentication Support in place: Website, ITS Training Services offerings NBC Learn at Penn State Basics
NBC Learn at Penn State Demo http://nbclearn.psu.edu/