Hypothesis Partner Workshops
Hypothesis is a social annotation tool installed directly in your learning management system (LMS). Adding Hypothesis to readings in your course supports student success by placing active discussion right on top of readings, enabling students and teachers to add comments and start conversations in the margins of texts.
To learn more about making reading active, visible, and social using Hypothesis, please join us in one of our upcoming workshops. RSVP via one of the links below.
Can’t make a workshop time? Reach out to success@hypothes.is to schedule a workshop for your department or school!
Back to School 2025 Workshops
Fall Learning Labs
Hypothesis October Learning Labs
Activating Annotation in your LMS
Prepare for your school term with this workshop focused on getting started with Hypothesis. The Hypothesis team will share how teachers are using annotation-powered reading to help students develop foundational academic skills like deep reading and persuasive writing. In addition to sharing pedagogical best practices for social annotation, we will demonstrate how Hypothesis is used with course readings in your LMS.
- October 9 – 2:30 PM Eastern
Hypothesis New Features
The Hypothesis team will host a review of recently released Hypothesis features, including image annotation, instructor dashboards, autograding, and at-mentions. Ideally, attendees will already be familiar with using Hypothesis.
- October 16 – 2:30 PM Eastern
Social Annotation for Digital Reading in the Age of AI
How do digital environments and generative AI shape student reading? This workshop explores how social annotation with Hypothesis supports active, critical, and mindful reading in the digital age. Participants will examine research on digital reading, learn how annotation can reduce distractions and deepen comprehension, and explore ways to foster authentic engagement with or without AI tools. The session includes best practices for integrating Hypothesis with AI and a demo of setting up readings in your LMS. Participants will leave with practical strategies and ready-to-use assignments to enhance digital reading and interaction.
- October 23 – 2:30 PM Eastern
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Fall Learning Labs
Hypothesis November Learning Labs
Social Annotation for STEM Subjects
The Hypothesis team will discuss how collaborative annotation with Hypothesis can be used to make student reading visible, active, and social in STEM courses. Social annotation’s collaborative and metacognitive nature can encourage students to tackle difficult concepts in a new way. For example, social annotation can assist students in identifying patterns and relationships, in analyzing the validity of arguments and/or solutions, and in locating and contextualizing important information in problems. Additionally, it can give instructors an opportunity to guide students through texts or course materials asynchronously.
- November 6 – 3:30 PM Eastern
Making Humanities Courses Interactive: Annotation of Primary Sources
Discover how social annotation can transform your students’ engagement with primary sources in the humanities! In this workshop, you’ll learn strategies to spark collaborative annotation, inspire critical analysis, and ignite discussions around historical and cultural texts. Learn how to design impactful annotation assignments, simplify grading workflows, and guide students toward meaningful, cumulative projects using Hypothesis. Plus, see how seamless integration with JSTOR brings rich academic content directly into your courses.
- November 13 – 3:30 PM Eastern
Using Social Annotation to Support OER and Open Pedagogy
Explore how Open Educational Resources (OER) and social annotation support open pedagogy by fostering collaboration, critical thinking, and student-driven learning. This session will introduce strategies for integrating OER and interactive annotation tools to create engaging, participatory course experiences. Leave with practical, adaptable techniques to empower learners as knowledge creators.
- November 20 – 3:30 PM Eastern