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Recorded workshops

Short, edited versions of the sessions people ask for most. Pick your LMS, or pick a topic, and watch on your own time.

Every one of these also runs live, with a real person you can interrupt. If you'd rather do that, the upcoming schedule is here. And if you don't see what you need, tell us. We develop new resources based on that kind of feedback.

Editor note: this list is a static stand-in. Once the VT Workshop Library module is installed, delete this rich text block and drop the module in its place. The entries below are pre-loaded in the module.

By topic

Pick a topic

Getting started

  • 60 min

    VoiceThread Basics 1: Upload, comment, and share

    Create your first VoiceThread, comment in voice, video, or text, and share it with a class.

    Full session for now. A short edited version is coming.Editor note: Placeholder. Suggested Keep (last run 2026-06-23, 46 runs). Basics 2 and 3 last ran Nov 2024 and are marked Review in the sheet; add them here if they stay.
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Accessibility and UDL

  • 60 min

    VoiceThread Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning

    Captions, audio description, keyboard use, and how VoiceThread supports UDL in practice.

    Full session for now. A short edited version is coming.Editor note: Placeholder. Suggested Keep (last run 2025-10-07). The older 'VoiceThread and UDL' (26 runs, last 2023) is a candidate to fold into this one.
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Online and hybrid courses

  • 60 min

    Humanizing Your Course with VoiceThread

    Bring voice and faces into an online course so it feels like people are there.

    Full session for now. A short edited version is coming.Editor note: Placeholder. Suggested Keep (last run 2025-10-14). The sheet has four 'Humaniz...' variants going back to 2018; keep one.
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  • 60 min

    Creating Highly Engaged Learning Communities Online

    Structures that get students talking to each other, not just submitting to you.

    Full session for now. A short edited version is coming.Editor note: Placeholder. Suggested Keep (last run 2026-05-05, 1 run). Confirm it earns a slot.
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Language courses

  • 60 min

    Teacher PD and Language Learning with Anna and Shey

    Two educators on how they use VoiceThread for language practice and teacher development.

    Full session for now. A short edited version is coming.Editor note: Placeholder. Suggested Keep (last run 2025-02-25). Could live under Guest presenters instead; the sheet has three other language-course sessions marked Review.
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Advanced skills

  • 60 min

    VoiceThread Advanced: Skills and Ideas

    Moderation, private replies, copying, groups, and the settings most people never find.

    Full session for now. A short edited version is coming.Editor note: Placeholder. Suggested Keep (last run 2026-05-19, 4 runs). 'VoiceThread Advanced Skills' (14 runs, last 2023) is the same topic; keep this one.
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By LMS

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Canvas

  • 60 min

    Using VoiceThread in Canvas, Part 1: Non-graded uses

    Discussions, peer feedback, and other low-stakes activities inside Canvas.

    Full session for now. A short edited version is coming.Editor note: Placeholder. Suggested Keep in the triage sheet (last run 2026-04-07). Confirm, then add the edited video link when it exists.
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  • 60 min

    Using VoiceThread in Canvas, Part 2: Graded assignments and rubrics

    Set up a graded assignment, attach a rubric, and get grades back to the Canvas gradebook.

    Full session for now. A short edited version is coming.Editor note: Placeholder. Suggested Keep (last run 2026-04-21). Confirm.
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Blackboard

  • 60 min

    Using VoiceThread in Blackboard, Part 1: Non-graded uses

    Discussions, peer feedback, and other low-stakes activities inside Blackboard.

    Full session for now. A short edited version is coming.Editor note: Placeholder. Suggested Keep (last run 2026-04-14). Confirm.
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  • 60 min

    Using VoiceThread in Blackboard, Part 2: Graded assignments

    Set up a graded assignment and get grades back to the Blackboard Grade Center.

    Full session for now. A short edited version is coming.Editor note: Placeholder. Suggested Keep (last run 2026-04-28). Sheet also has a 'Graded Assignments and Rubrics' row for Blackboard that is undated; merge or pick one.
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D2L Brightspace

  • 60 min

    Using VoiceThread in D2L Brightspace, Part 1: Non-graded uses

    Discussions, peer feedback, and other low-stakes activities inside Brightspace.

    Full session for now. A short edited version is coming.Editor note: Placeholder. Suggested Keep (last run 2026-06-09; sheet links the 06-02 recording, check which is the better one).
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  • 60 min

    Using VoiceThread in D2L Brightspace, Part 2: Graded assignments and rubrics

    Set up a graded assignment, attach a rubric, and get grades back to the Brightspace gradebook.

    Full session for now. A short edited version is coming.Editor note: Placeholder. Suggested Keep (last run 2026-06-16). Confirm.
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Moodle

  • 60 min

    Using VoiceThread in Moodle

    Add VoiceThread to a Moodle course, from first activity to graded assignment.

    Full session for now. A short edited version is coming.Editor note: Placeholder. Suggested Keep (last run 2025-02-11, 24 runs). Moodle has no Part 1 / Part 2 split; decide whether it needs one.
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The old archive

Looking for a session that isn't listed? The full archive of past recordings is still at voicethread.com/workshops. The older ones show an earlier version of VoiceThread, so the ideas hold up better than the screenshots.