Hypothesis for Blackboard Instructor Training
Social annotation is the activity of reading and thinking together. With hypothesis for Blackboard, instructors can ensure that their students are understanding the readings by annotating digital content socially. Imagine a group of your students opening a PDF or a webpage and being able to work together to make meaning of the reading, sharing their responses and ideas about the text or images, and annotating within the margins of the digitally assigned content.
Enroll in one or more engaging workshops that will introduce you to the power of hypothesis-driven learning in your courses. Discover exciting strategies for leveraging collaborative annotation, fostering student interaction, and ultimately enhancing your students’ academic achievements.
Thursday, August 24
9-10 a.m.
Professional Week Fall 2023: Roundtable Discussion: The Value of Social Annotation for Teaching and Learning
Join us for an enlightening conversation on how MC’s Hypothesis power users are utilizing digital social annotation to create a positive impact. This workshop aims to assist faculty members in identifying and exploring new ways to leverage the capabilities of Hypothesis.
During this session, the Hypothesis team will guide participants in exploring how collaborative annotation with Hypothesis can be effectively incorporated into their specific disciplines and teaching objectives.
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Gain a deeper understanding of how they can leverage collaborative annotation to enhance student success in their courses.
- Delve into how the faculty at Montgomery College has successfully integrated social annotation into their courses.
- Examine the advantages of utilizing social annotation as a teaching tool.
Thursday, August 24
5-6 p.m.
Professional Week Fall 2023: Empowering Students with Social Annotation
Adding hypothesis as an external tool to readings in Blackboard supports student success by placing active discussion on course readings, enabling students and instructors to add comments and start conversations in the margins of digital texts. This workshop is an excellent opportunity to learn about the potential of social annotation as a learning tool and discuss creative ways to increase engagement in your courses.
Attend this session to get everything you need to begin your implementation of hypothesis assignments. Create engaging and interactive reading assignments in Blackboard or expand your knowledge with the new ability to access Blackboard files and create student groups.
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
• Describe how to get started with hypothesis and feel comfortable creating a graded assignment.
• Create assignments that require students to read socially and make annotations or replies to other contributors.
• Gather some fun ideas for expanding the use of collaborative annotation to improve student success.
Friday, August 25
3:15-4 p.m.
Annotate Your Syllabus
Aski