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GoReact

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10 Reviews and Ratings

What is GoReact?

Boasting users among more than 650 colleges and universities worldwide, GoReact, from Speakworks headquartered in Orem, is software for video-based skill assessment with interactive tools for collaborative learning and personalized feedback. GoReact aims to help all learners demonstrate skill competency with greater human connection and increased engagement.

Going with GoReact was the right way to Go!

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use GoReact to help with observations videos of our candidates in the classroom. Candidates upload them and faculty grade them according to a rubric for the assignment. It has allowed us to cut physical travel down and save the university money. We use it several classes along with all of our internship courses. They have two video submissions along with two actual face to face observations. Depending on the semester we have between 100-500 students using it.

Pros

  • The ease of video upload is terrific. It is much easier than other software we use.
  • The ability to have a rubric attached to each assignment helps the faculty grade the videos.
  • The customer support is awesome. I contact our rep and they take care of any issues that day if not sooner.
  • The Canvas / GoReact integration has been incredible. It has streamlined the whole process for candidates, faculty and the support staff.

Cons

  • Nitpicking about the library function. It can be a little confusing.
  • A little daunting for the less tech savvy users
  • The Canvas / GoReact integration solved most of our issues.

Most Important Features

  • Ease of video upload.
  • Ability to grade videos.
  • Rubric function.
  • Template feature to assure the assignments are uniform.

Return on Investment

  • It was essential during Covid when faculty were not allowed into schools for live observations.
  • It has led to a redesign of courses that have improved performances.
  • The ability to download their videos has helped with other assignments that students have.

Other Software Used

Canvas LMS

Longtime GoReact User Remains a HUGE Fan

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

GoReact enables me to be both efficient and effective in providing feedback to my students at USC, and previously at UC-Davis, Stanford, and Columbia. It's a great product with constant innovation and evolution. I've found that my students appreciate the unique aspect of the tool. I also allow them to use the tool to provide feedback to one another, which really helps seal in the learning.

Pros

  • Time-marked feedback
  • Option for me to provide text, audio, or video feedback
  • Quick and easy use

Cons

  • Offering a product to professionals who provide coaching outside of higher education
  • Allowing easier integration of rubrics from other sources
  • Continuing to streamline integration with LMS tools

Most Important Features

  • Ease of use
  • Integration with Moodle and Canvas
  • Delight for our students

Return on Investment

  • Reduced my time for providing feedback by at least 30%
  • Increased the likelihood students would see and use my feedback
  • Increased the likelihood they would watch themselves on video

Other Software Used

Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, QuickBooks Online, Mailchimp

Great to use for coaching new teachers!

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use GoReact to provide feedback on classroom observations and coaching conversations with new teachers. It allows us to collaborate on a video together without being face to face. It is used to evaluate my coaching skills as well and note key phrases and verbiage used in a conversation.

Pros

  • Easy to use
  • Great for instant feedback
  • Collaboration Tool
  • Visually appealing

Cons

  • I can't think of anything I would add!

Most Important Features

  • Easy to upload video
  • Option to record from GoReact itself
  • Easy to login

Return on Investment

  • Able to support 7 new teachers using this platform
  • Increase in my coaching confidence and capability

Worth using for teacher education lessons.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

My teacher candidates record their live lessons on GoReact, and I watch them while giving comments and suggestions. I score them and then send the finished scores to them.

Pros

  • Records lessons well
  • Able to make concrete comments on their performance
  • Able to print or save and put on the GF transcript records
  • Easy to sue and navigate

Cons

  • Being able to stop a recording and go back to finish later before comments go to the candidates
  • Needs to have a final spell check the end
  • Sometimes the sound isn't as clear as it could be

Most Important Features

  • Function and easy to use
  • Ease in copying the transcript for others to see

A wonderful way to improve student engagement

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use GoReact to build analytical and presentation skills in my operations management courses. I assign them a project from industry for which they work on in teams. They are supposed to create videos on GoReact that showcase their progress throughout the project. They need to explain what they are doing in term of the technical aspects of the project as well as practice their presentation to the client.

Pros

  • Very easy to use for both faculty and students
  • The students love the feedback they get from the professor
  • It is a very intuitive user interface

Cons

  • Could develop tools to focus specifically on STEM areas
  • User interface could be updated to reflect changes in technology
  • Certificates could be incorporated in the system
  • Some gamification might improve engagement

Most Important Features

  • Ability to provide meaningful feedback
  • Confidence that it gives to students
  • Increased engagement for students

Return on Investment

  • Students had improved their grades
  • Job placement numbers were improved
  • Community engagement was improved

Other Software Used

Canvas, McGraw-Hill Connect, Microsoft Teams