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. 2024 Nov-Dec;45(6):E47-E53.
doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001339. Epub 2024 Oct 12.

VoiceThread in Nursing Education: A Scoping Review

Heather Hawk  1 , Michael Coriasco
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VoiceThread in Nursing Education: A Scoping Review

Heather Hawk et al. Nurs Educ Perspect. 2024 Nov-Dec.

Abstract

Aim: This scoping study aimed to identify the applications for VoiceThread in nursing education.

Background: VoiceThread can facilitate collaboration through asynchronous sharing of presentations, images, and videos. To date, no knowledge synthesis exists to inform nurse educators' use of this technology.

Method: Using the Updated Methodological Guidance for the Conduct of Scoping Reviews, relevant published articles and gray literature were identified through a standardized search and selection process, followed by data synthesis.

Results: Thirty-two sources described applications including student presentations, asynchronous discussions, case studies, and instructor lectures. VoiceThread is well accepted by students and faculty with few barriers to its use. There is limited scientific rigor in studies that measured efficacy; most sources did not evaluate the efficacy of VoiceThread.

Conclusion: Considering its many applications, more evidence is needed about the effectiveness of VoiceThread in nursing education.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared no conflict of interest.

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