When choosing your tools, remember that the best tool for your course is generally
- What you and your students are most familiar with.
- What ensures all students have a way to participate.
- What's doable.
- What's supported by the university (you're going to need support).
VoiceThread, Hypothesis, and Flipgrid are tools that can help foster asynchronous conversation in your courses. You as the instructor select or create the media you would like the students to respond to, then students are able to engage with each other and participate in asynchronous discussion on the topic. This brief comparison chart can help you get started with these tools.
| VoiceThread | Hypothesis | Flipgrid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Media students are responding to | Images, videos, presentations, articles, and media files | Text--article or website | Video or uploaded media source |
| Written comments | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Audio comments | Yes | No | Yes (select "mic only" when recording a comment) |
| Video comments | Yes | No | Yes |
| Embed media in comments | Hyperlinks only | Yes--images, videos, links | Video upload; screenshare |
| Integrated with UVACollab | Yes | Yes | No |
If you are using (or thinking about using) Microsoft Teams for your course, there are some built-in tools for asynchronous conversation. See these articles on chatting in Microsoft Teams and the Class Notebook.
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