How to Engage Students with Interactive Online Lectures

Have you heard about VoiceThread?

It’s an easy-to-use collaborative tool with some truly exciting possibilities for use in both online and face-to-face classrooms.

You can learn more about it from one of the most respected voices in learning technology during this seminar.

At its core, VoiceThread is a tool for combining lecture with discussion in rich ways, using an interaction structure roughly similar to social media.

It allows faculty to create presentations based on slideshows, video, text and/or other media, to which students can respond, comment and append things (using the same variety of media) for sharing with both the instructor and fellow students.

John Orlando, Ph.D.,  explores how VoiceThread brings an unprecedented level of student involvement and collaboration to online learning.

In this 75-minute professional development seminar, Orlando reviews:

• The innovative ways VoiceThread facilitates participation.
• The wealth of feedback tools VoiceThread supports – video, text, phone, “doodling” and more.
• How VoiceThread builds a strong sense of community among students and faculty.
• How students can use VoiceThread to actively help build and support lecture content.
• How to set up and deliver in-class polls using smartphones.
• How student contributions can be used as legacies, passing their learning on for future classes to build on.
• How related technologies, including Video Ant and Windows Movie Maker, can further enhance the students’ learning experiences.

Who will benefit

• Faculty members
• Department chairs
• Instructional technologists
• Adjunct instructors
• Distance learning staff

If you’re interested in discovering new ways to create a deep, hands-on learning experience for your students (and a rewarding teaching experience for yourself), don’t miss this chance to learn about the possibilities of VoiceThread.

Includes a Discussion Guide for Facilitators

Viewing a Magna Online Seminar as a team can help leverage unique insights, foster collaboration, and build momentum for change. This seminar CD includes a Discussion Guide for Facilitators which provides step-by-step instructions for generating productive discussions and thoughtful reflection. You also get guidelines for continuing the conversation after the event, implementing the strategies discussed, and creating a feedback loop for sharing best practices and challenges.

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