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
May Workshops
June Workshops
July Workshops
Spring Series
May Partner Workshops
As the semester wraps up and instructors begin planning ahead, our May Learning Labs focus on refining annotation practices and designing engaging learning experiences for upcoming courses.
Register for as many of the sessions as you’d like.
Learning Lab: Hypothesis for Returning Faculty
This session is designed for faculty already familiar with Hypothesis. We’ll cover how to copy entire courses or individual assignments into new course shells, export and import facilitator annotations, and review other key technical details for using Hypothesis across terms.
- Thursday, May 14 – 2:30PM ET
Learning Lab: Design a More Engaging Summer Course Learning Experience
Join us for a special summer session packed with fresh ideas, practical strategies, and inspiration to make your summer courses more interactive, engaging, and student-centered. Whether you’re teaching online or in person, summer courses come with unique challenges: shorter timelines, fast-paced content, and limited opportunities for connection.
In this session, we’ll show how social annotation can help students stay engaged, keep up with the material, and collaborate meaningfully—even in the most accelerated summer formats.
- Thursday, May 28 – 2:30PM ET
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: Activating Annotation in Your LMS
Learn how teachers are using annotation-powered reading to help students develop foundational academic skills like close reading and persuasive writing. This session covers pedagogical best practices for social annotation alongside a live demonstration of how Hypothesis works with course readings in your LMS — including how to set up annotation assignments. A great starting point for anyone new to Hypothesis or social annotation.
- Thursday, June 11 – 2:30PM ET
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