How to Prevent Cognitive Surrender in the Age of AI
Learn what cognitive surrender is, why it matters in higher education, and how social annotation helps students think critically before relying on AI.
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AI-Resistant Learning Isn’t the Same as AI-Proof Learning
What makes a learning tool AI-resistant? 8 signs a platform supports authentic student work through visible thinking, active reading, and discussion.
What Actually Makes a Student Want to Do the Reading?
What actually makes students do the assigned reading? A student reflects on time, motivation, and why making reading social changes the experience.
Everything You Can Do with the Hypothesis LMS App (as of October 2026)
Hi everyone! This post is a companion piece to our 2026 October 21 webinar, where we’re trying to show you just about every feature in the Hypothesis LMS app. That […]
Feedback, conversations, and interviews. What our users taught us about Paced Social Annotation before it was a thing.
Hi there to our instructors, designers, admins and more! As Hypothesis prepares to release a new feature, I thought I’d give you a little peek into what happens behind the […]
AI Resistant Learning: How Social Annotation Keeps Students Genuinely Engaged
There’s a version of the AI problem in higher education that doesn’t get talked about enough. It’s not plagiarism, exactly. It’s something more structural: the growing gap between what students […]
How Can Instructors Design Active Learning Assignments in the LMS?
In many LMS-based courses, students spend most of their time consuming information quietly and independently. They read assignments alone, watch lectures alone, complete quizzes alone, and submit work alone. Even […]
What Is Annotation Based Learning?
For many students, reading in higher education can feel isolated. They are assigned articles, textbook chapters, PDFs, and research materials with the expectation that learning will happen independently before discussion […]
Why Students Stop Reading — and What Actually Brings Them Back
For many instructors, the problem is no longer finding reading materials. The problem is getting students to meaningfully engage with them. Across higher education, faculty are seeing the same patterns: […]
Why More Professors Are Replacing Discussion Boards with Social Annotation
For years, discussion boards were considered a standard part of online learning. They gave students a place to respond, reflect, and participate asynchronously. But for many instructors, especially those teaching […]