VoiceThread

VoiceThread is a tool that allows multisensory collaboration between faculty and students. Instructors can deliver their content using rich multimedia to enhance the engagement of their students. It allows audio, video, and text comments on uploaded documents, presentations, images, and video. There are no new usernames or passwords to learn, and rosters are synced automatically.

Note: You may be prompted to enter your VCU eID and password.

ANNOUNCEMENT: VoiceThread will be decommissioned as of June 30, 2027. LEDstudio offers an alternative to VoiceThread called Harmonize. We recommend transitioning as soon as you are able to allow ample time for troubleshooting any issues you may encounter. Please find resources for this transition below.

Curious about how VoiceThread compares to Harmonize and how to start the transition? Below is a guide to help with just that!

Transitioning from VoiceThread to Harmonize

Here are some resources provided by Harmonize on some features available and how to use them

Screen Recording
Recording Video
Recording Audio
Uploading Files and Media (useful if you have existing presentations)
Document Critique (this can be used for drawing on and annotating slide decks)
Timestamped Video Feedback
Annotating Images

Learning Systems will not provide support for Harmonize. Additional support is provided by LEDstudio.

Resources
Open Office Hours

Note: The limitation is 3 GB per upload. Users can have multiple uploads of that size in a single VoiceThread but any one file cannot exceed this size. Comments recorded on the slides of a VoiceThread (each audio and video/webcam) comment is limited to 60 minutes in duration and can be used without limitation.

Student Preview mode DOES NOT work with VoiceThread. There is currently no way to view a VoiceThread from a student perspective unless you are a student.