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!
Upcoming Workshops
June Workshops
July Workshops
August Workshops
September Workshops
Summer Series
June Partner Workshops
As summer gets underway, our June Learning Labs help instructors build confidence with Hypothesis and make the most of the months ahead — whether they’re prepping for summer courses or planning for fall.
Register for as many of the sessions as you’d like.
Learning Lab: Hypothesis for Your Summer Course
Summer courses come with unique challenges: shorter timelines, fast-paced content, and fewer opportunities for connection. This session is packed with practical strategies and fresh ideas for making summer courses more interactive and student-centered — whether you’re teaching online or in person. We’ll show how social annotation can help students stay engaged, keep up with the material, and collaborate meaningfully, even in the most accelerated formats.
- Wednesday, June 25 – 2:30PM ET
July Summer Series
July Partner Workshops
Our July Learning Labs go deeper. This month’s session is designed for the educators and technologists thinking about how annotation fits into course design — from pedagogy frameworks to the technical details of implementation.
Register for as many of the sessions as you’d like.
Learning Lab: Design Thinking: Hypothesis for Instructional Designers and Technologists
This workshop explores how Hypothesis social annotation can support course learning objectives by fostering meaningful peer and instructor interactions. We’ll start with an interactive look at social annotation through different design and pedagogy frameworks, then move into practical considerations — including course copy, exporting and importing facilitator annotations, and technical details for using Hypothesis in blueprint and master course shells.
- Thursday, July 17 – 2:30PM ET
August Learning Labs
August Partner Workshops
Our August Learning Labs focus on practical, easy-to-implement strategies for getting started with annotation — whether you’re introducing Hypothesis for the first time or looking for a low-stakes way to build student engagement early in the term.
Register for as many of the sessions as you’d like.
Learning Lab: Activating Annotation
The Hypothesis team will share how teachers are using annotation-powered reading to help students develop foundational academic skills like close 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, including how to set up annotation assignments.
- Thursday, August 13 – 2:30PM ET
Learning Lab: Annotate Your Syllabus
Asking your class to annotate the syllabus allows you to introduce students to social annotation in a low-stakes way. Even better, you’re providing students with an opportunity to engage with the syllabus, to share ideas and to ask questions about the course in a way that sets the tone for engagement throughout the term. In this workshop, the Hypothesis team will review ideas and guidance for the collaborative syllabus annotation assignment.
- Thursday, August 20 – 2:30PM ET
September Learning Labs
September Partner Workshops
Our September Learning Labs center on the student experience — from accessibility and inclusive design to helping students write more meaningful, thoughtful annotations from the very first assignment.
Register for as many of the sessions as you’d like.
Learning Lab: Hypothesis Accessibility and Student Experience
Creating accessible learning experiences through proactive design is central to the product development philosophy at Hypothesis. This workshop covers basic accessibility features and simulates using the tool from a student’s perspective. We review the various options available for users to customize their annotation experience. Faculty will leave with strategies for ensuring an optimal student experience when teaching with Hypothesis.
- Thursday, September 3 – 2:30PM ET
Learning Lab: 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 meaningful original annotations from students, and inviting students to respond to each other. You will leave with strategies that you can apply to your assignment prompts to start seeing better results from student annotations & discussions immediately.
- Thursday, September 17 – 2:30PM ET