Hypothesis Learning Lab September Webinar Series

Hypothesis September Learning Labs center on the student experience — from accessibility and inclusive design to helping students write more meaningful, thoughtful annotations, starting with the very first assignment.

Hypothesis: Accessibility and Student Experience

Creating accessible learning experiences through proactive design is central to Hypothesis’s product development philosophy.

This workshop covers basic accessibility features and simulates using the tool from a student’s perspective. The Hypothesis team will review the options available to users for customizing their annotation experience. Faculty will leave with strategies for ensuring an optimal student experience when teaching with Hypothesis.

Modeling and Prompting Meaningful Annotation

Social annotation offers students a way to build community while they annotate course documents, but just because we create an annotation assignment does not mean that students automatically know how to write meaningful annotations.

This session provides strategies for increasing instructor presence in annotation activities, prompting students to produce meaningful, original annotations, and inviting students to respond to one another. You will leave with strategies that you can apply to your assignment prompts to start seeing better results from student annotations & discussions immediately.