A hybrid course, which combines the face-to-face interactions of a traditional course with the flexibility of an online course, provides an alternative option for educating students in a new media environment. While educators often interact with their students through various electronic learning management systems that are set up within the university (i.e. Blackboard, Desire 2 Learn, Web CT), these systems do not lend themselves to collaborative, student-centered learning activities in the same way VoiceThread does. VoiceThread is an asynchronous program, meaning communication takes place at different times or over a certain period of time. With VoiceThread, students can participate in five ways: (1) text their response; (2) call in their response; (3) upload a written response; (4) verbally articulate their response; or (5) video chat their response. There is nominal fee associated with VoiceThread, and professors create a class account, which invites students to log in to the program and create their online profile. Students then comment on what the professor has uploaded and each conversation/comment is available for all other students in the class to hear. The activity for this project requires students to answer in either a verbal or video chat response so that they can practice their public speaking and presentational skills. In addition, other students can hear (and respond) to each posting, which provides everyone in the class with an equal chance to participate in the assignment. Therefore, this activity serves the same purpose of a response paper and asks students to engage with the assigned readings in a verbal manner. A list of references and suggested readings is included. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.)