Using Discussions (Multimedia)

VoiceThread - Instructor Ideas

Instructors can use multimedia for online disucssions (VoiceThread):

• Add comments using the doodle tool
• Assist in online tutoring
• Choose an image that learners can use ti initiate a conversation
• Connect with instructors and classes in other parts of Canada or the world
• Create a story, sentence by sentence
• Create exercises where learners listen to a recorded message, take notes and respond with a summary of the message
• Create opportunities for collaborative storytelling
• Develop practice for advanced listening and speaking classes using voice tool
• Develop pronunciation practice tasks for learners
• Document learner participation
• Initiate group projects where ESL learners have the time to think, create and edit before they publish their ideas on the voicethread
• Participate in asynchronous professional development by responding with comments and questions
• Participate in professional development and sharing with other instructors
• Post a newspaper article with questions and have the learners use the text tool to answer
• Practice vocabulary and conversation skills using the voice tool
• Present in a unique fun way
• Provide “getting to know you” exercises where learners practice asking each other embedded questions in order to learn more about each other and practice a new grammatical structures
• Record video and voice after having time to think and script responses which is useful for many learners
• Respond to an image with feelings such as appreciation, complaint, disappointment, satisfaction, etc.
• Set up readings where learners hear pronunciation on their own time
• Use media, images, videos, documents to develop presentations