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Humanize STEAM Education

VoiceThread is a powerful multimedia presentation and collaboration platform that naturally aligns with STEAM education goals by fostering authentic interactive, multimodal learning experiences. Its unique ability to combine video, voice, text, images, and drawing tools in a collaborative environment creates an ideal ecosystem for interdisciplinary STEAM learning that engages both analytical and creative thinking processes.

Interdisciplinary Integration

  • Combine scientific data with artistic visualizations
  • Explain mathematical concepts through multimedia presentations
  • Document engineering design processes with voice narration
  • Enable rich and authentic feedback, efficiently

Documentation of Learning Processes

VoiceThread creates rich portfolios that capture both learning outcomes and thinking processes.

  • Scientific investigation procedures and results
  • Mathematical problem-solving approaches
  • Engineering design iterations and refinements
  • Artistic creative processes and decision-making
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Real-World STEAM Workplace Dynamics

The holistic and interdisciplinary approach of STEAM education is very relevant to the modern workplace, which now involves a high level of interdisciplinary collaboration. VoiceThread supports this by:

  • Enable students to build on each other's ideas through threaded conversations
  • Facilitate peer review and constructive feedback processes
  • Supports global collaboration across time zones and geographical boundaries
  • Encourages more diverse perspectives on complex problems

Multi-Modal VARK Learning and Expression

  • Visual Learners: Students can incorporate images, diagrams, charts, and video content
  • Auditory Learners: Voice narration and audio comments enable rich verbal explanations
  • Reading/Writing Learners: Text-based comments and written responses support traditional literacy skills
  • Kinesthetic Learners: Drawing tools and interactive commenting provide hands-on engagement

 


 

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Pedagogical Salt

Adding VoiceThread to your teaching toolkit is a little like adding salt to your cooking. Whether the goal is:

  • Developing technical competence or humanistic social skills
  • Fostering interprofessional or inter-team collaboration
  • Building an authentic sense of community and belonging
          - VoiceThread helps you achieve all  these goals efficiently

Thousands of the world's best learning institutions use VoiceThread to replace "clickety-click" with authentic human presence.

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  • 71%
    Strongly agreed

    "Hearing my peers improved my ability to reach the learning objectives".
  • 59%
    Strongly disagreed

    With a preference for a traditional text based discussion board.
  • 4.75 / 5
    Student satisfaction

    Student rating for improving the development of their oral and language skills.

Over 3,337 research articles cite VoiceThread's impact on teaching and learning

 

How can I get started?

 

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Jump in

If you are new to VoiceThreading, you should register for a free account and explore the basics. The "aha!" moment usually arrives after making a rich comment and getting a response.  Start with this simple exercise if you're new. 

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Get a demo

Start with an interactive demo. We'll build a custom VoiceThread demo for you, send it over, and then we can schedule a follow up meeting. It's an efficient way to start learning about specific features, affordances, workflows, use cases, integration options etc. Get one here.

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Get a quote

If you are looking for an integrated institutional license with SSO login, formal stacking assignments that integrate with the LMS gradebook, automated account provisioning, analytics, institution wide security controls, and a customized SLA, request a quote here.