Hypothesis: Collaborative Annotation for Canvas LMS
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ABOUT HYPOTHESIS
Hypothesis is a collaborative annotation tool integrated with Canvas that supports shared annotations within a course, discussion in response to annotations, and active reading of text. Instructors select Hypothesis as an external tool when setting up an assignment and can also choose to assign readings to groups. Students can then annotate course readings collaboratively, sharing comments, and replying to each other’s comments with text, links, images, and video. Hypothesis is also fully integrated with SpeedGrader for efficient review and grading of student annotations.
Resources for instructors
- Set up Hypothesis readings through Canvas Assignments
- We recommend selecting the Load In A New Tab option when setting up a Hypothesis assignment. This will allow for a better reading experience for students, especially those who magnify the contents of their screen for accessibility purposes.
- Set up Hypothesis readings through Canvas Modules
- Grade Hypothesis annotations in Canvas
- Hypothesis FAQs
Resources for students
Consider sharing the following links in your Canvas course, or point students to this page
- Guide to Hypothesis in Canvas
- Learn the basics of navigating and using Hypothesis
- Guide to Annotation Types
- Short screen casts show how to highlight, annotate, make page notes, and reply to others’ notes
- Using images, links, and videos in annotations
- Jazz up your annotations with this deep dive into the editing interface
- Annotation etiquette for students
- Create stand-out annotations with these five best practices to make your annotations stand out
Hypothesis helps you to
- Provide a new way for students to discuss class readings
- Help students consider multiple viewpoints when reading
- Assist students in close and active reading of texts
- Encourage students to engage critically with readings
Hypothesis Support
Workshops & Webinars
Hypothesis 101
If you’d like to learn more about Hypothesis and see a demo, register for an upcoming Hypothesis 101 webinar or watch a Hypothesis 101 recording.
Liquid Margins
Hypothesis hosts a recurring web “show” featuring instructors and staff to talk about collaborative annotation, social learning, and other ways to make knowledge together.
Previous workshop recordings
If you missed any of the Hypothesis partner workshops offered during autumn quarter, you can find recordings on the Hypothesis YouTube channel.
Vendor Help
- The Hypothesis Knowledge Base includes FAQs, tutorials, how-tos, and troubleshooting tips.
- Schedule a meeting with Hypothesis Customer Success Specialist Autumn Ottenad for instructional design advice or questions on how to best use Hypothesis in your course.
- Watch Liquid Margins, the Hypothesis web series, to learn more about how other instructors use collaborative annotations in their course.
