Use Cases at Penn State

The following list contains brief use cases of faculty and instructors throughout Penn State using VoiceThread in unique ways for teaching and learning. These use cases describe the basic designs utilized by the instructor, reported outcomes as well as possible future uses for VoiceThread.

VoiceThread slide from Megan Baril

VoiceThread to Deliver Student Accountable Online Lectures
Dana Mitra: Associate Professor of Education, University Park

For the summer 2011 session, Dana Mitra, a professor in the Penn State College of Education, used VoiceThread in her "Education and Public Policy 420" course. This was a 10-week offering that was offered as an online course with an enrollment ...read more
Using VoiceThread for Weekly Peer Topic Discussions
Sam Richards: Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University Park

This summer, the Sociology119 (Race and Ethnic Relations) course taught by Dr. Sam Richards and Dr. Laura Mulvey was taught online. To help create some of the remarkable student engagement that Sam's resident version provides, his teachin...read more
VoiceThread for Conducting Module Kickoff Discussions
Megan Baril: Assistant Professor in Health and Human Development, University Park

Megan Baril, an instructor in Penn State's College of Health and Human Development, has been using VoiceThread in her "Introduction to Human Development and Family Studies 129"  course. She has been using VoiceThread in t...read more
Collaborative Digital Storytelling Device

Bill Bigos: Assistant Professor of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg

For Bill Bigos, assistant professor of behavioral sciences and education with Penn State Harrisburg, educational technology should meet a few criteria, such as addressing a specific need and ease of use. Bigos ha...read more

VoiceThread as Virtual Seminar Table
Adena Schutzberg: Senior Lecturer in Geography, University Park

Adena Schutzberg, senior lecturer in geography, uses the web-based communication application VoiceThread to serve as the "seminar table" in her online Geography 897G Trends in Geospatial Techno...read more