Join us for a special conversation featuring two outstanding educators from Virginia Tech. In this 45-minute webinar, we’ll hear how Dr. Deborah J. Good, Associate Professor in Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, and Lauren DiSalvo, Collegiate Assistant Professor in the School of Visual Arts, are using social annotation to transform their classrooms. Whether they’re helping students better analyze complex scientific texts or engage more deeply with visual and cultural materials, both educators have found social annotation to be a powerful tool for building comprehension, sparking participation, and developing critical thinking across disciplines. What You’ll Learn: Firsthand Faculty Strategies: Hear how Deborah and Lauren bring texts and materials to life through annotation—no matter the subject. Cross-Disciplinary Applications: Explore how social annotation supports different teaching styles, learning goals, and course types. Real Results: Learn how active engagement leads to stronger understanding, more meaningful discussion, and better academic outcomes. Easy Integration: Get tips for implementing social annotation in your LMS with minimal setup and maximum impact. Whether you're just exploring social annotation or ready to take your use of it further, you’ll leave with actionable insights and inspiration from two educators leading the way in Virginia. Register Here      

https://youtu.be/N2G8UzFEx8o We’ve all been there: a class discussion falls flat, and the dreaded confession comes—your students didn’t do the reading. With attention spans under siege by TikTok, text alerts, and an ever-growing pile of to-dos, how do we reignite a love (or at least a tolerance) for closer reading? This webinar brings together educators from Rutgers University, and Contra Costa Community College to tackle the modern reading crisis head-on. We’ll dive into what’s holding students back and share practical, creative solutions to get them turning pages—and engaging with course materials like never before. From reimagining assignments to leveraging new tools such as social annotation, this is the conversation every educator needs. What You’ll Learn Why Students Aren’t Reading Uncover the key factors contributing to disengagement, from digital overload to shifting educational priorities. Proven Strategies to Increase Reading Engagement Hear success stories and actionable tips from fellow educators who’ve found innovative ways to inspire students to pick up the book—and finish it. The Power of Social Annotation See how collaborative tools like Hypothesis are changing the game, turning passive reading into an active, social, and rewarding experience. Practical Classroom Takeaways Walk away with ideas you can implement immediately to foster critical thinking, peer connection, and better learning outcomes. Whether you’re frustrated with unread assignments or simply looking to level up your teaching toolkit, this webinar is packed with insights, humor, and solutions to help students not just read—but engage.  Let’s get those margins filled and the conversations flowing!  

https://youtu.be/Bt7Ok1rqrlw?si=0VLlqCizbCrfEDRT Join us in this episode of Liquid Margins with Jennifer Young, Finance Officer and Adjunct Instructor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), and how she transformed her courses by integrating social annotation to enhance regular and substantive interaction (RSI) and improve student outcomes. In this webinar, we will delve into the challenges faced by UAF in maintaining effective RSI in online courses, especially for non-traditional students managing multiple responsibilities. Discover how traditional discussion boards fell short, and how the innovative use of Hypothesis provided a dynamic and engaging solution. What You’ll Learn: Research-backed Assignment Strategies: Learn how Jennifer Young incorporated Hypothesis into her courses, moving away from traditional discussion boards to foster real-time interactions and deeper engagement with course materials. Best Practices for a Successful Semester: Understand how Young structured her courses to make Hypothesis annotations a central activity, requiring students to annotate, pose questions, respond to peers, and find external resources weekly. Comprehensive Guides and Resources: Gain insights into the implementation process and the concept of communities of practice, where knowledge is co-created and collaboratively contextualized. Webinar Highlights: Significant Increase in Interaction: Discover how the RSI in Young’s courses increased by 1400-2100%, with students posting nearly 40 times more annotations compared to traditional discussion boards. Enhanced Engagement and Improved Grades: See the notable decrease in failure rates (5-33%) and the increase in course grades (4-24%) achieved through Hypothesis, along with improved student retention and engagement. Reducing AI Misuse: Learn how Hypothesis helped build a supportive learning community and provided immediate feedback, bridging time gaps and reducing AI misuse. Interactive Q&A Session: Get your specific questions answered by our experts during the interactive Q&A session.

https://youtu.be/eyrnhYe3N4I Dive into the forefront of educational innovation with our latest Liquid Margins episode, “AI and the Future of Learning - Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities”.  Scheduled for Thursday, February 15, at 1pm ET, this episode is set to provide an in-depth exploration of the transformative role and evolving impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the educational landscape. Joined by faculty from SUNY New Paltz, The University of Oklahoma, and College of Western Idaho, in this episode we will explore the advancements, challenges, and significant transformations AI has introduced to education. We'll also predict the future of AI in education in 2024, with a focus on: The Evolution of AI in Education: Examining the changes and developments in the educational landscape due to AI since our last discussion. Innovations and Impacts: Highlighting key AI advancements and their transformative effects on teaching and learning. Challenges and Solutions: Discussing the obstacles encountered in integrating AI into educational systems and the solutions forged. The Role of Social Annotation in AI: Explore how social annotation can be used to mitigate the challenges of AI in the classroom and enrich learning experiences.  Looking Ahead: Predicting the future of AI in education, exploring expectations and possibilities for educators, students, and administrators. Regardless of your experience level with social annotation, this episode is designed to offer valuable insights on AI in your classroom and provide strategies for AI and social annotation for 2024. Expect to gain practical tips and immediately applicable strategies for your courses. 

Do you want to transform the way you engage students and stimulate active learning? Join us for "Liquid Margins 43: Mastering the Craft and Unleashing the Power of Instructional Annotations" on August 1st at 12 PM ET, an exploration into how educators themselves annotate the margins of course texts to bring their readings alive for students and inspire student engagement.   Get ready to dive deep into pedagogical strategies. From instructors who create annotations as signposts or discussion prompts on a reading to those who focus on responding to student questions and comments to further the conversation, you’ll learn best practices for instructional annotation from active Hypothesis educators. Join us as we uncover how these small notes in the margin can lead to major breakthroughs in learning.

Join us for an enlightening episode of Liquid Margins where we delve into the transformative journey of Hypothesis adoption. In this episode, we will hear firsthand accounts from some of our strongest partners about the remarkable impact of social annotation on teaching, learning, and collaboration within their educational institutions.

RSVP for Liquid Margins 39, "Inclusivity and Social Annotation: Fostering Diverse Learning Environments". Guests include Dr. Sophia Rahming of Florida State University, Katherine Gaffney of the University of Southern Mississippi, and Dr. Jasmine Noelle Yarish of the University of the District of Columbia.

RSVP for Liquid Margins 37, “Connecting the Docs: Creative Uses of Tags in Annotations.” Guests include Janet Mitchell-Lambert from Cerritos College and David Wick of Middlebury Institute of International Studies.

How does social annotation help build community and foster student success for STEM majors? Join us for Liquid Margins 35, “Annotation Lab: Social Reading and STEM,” for a conversation with educators teaching with the margins.

Join us for this special Liquid Margins as Shana Crosson and Karen Jeannette of the University of Minnesota present social annotation pilot evaluations from two semesters of Hypothesis.

Some classes are so big that you can do the stadium wave. Join us for Liquid Margins: “Social Annotation Strategies for Large Courses” for tips on using the margins to teach to a “crowd.”

RSVP for “Where's Class? Meet Your Students in the Margins” for a conversation on using social annotation to engage students from “all walks of classrooms.”

Join a conversation centered around open pedagogy and the relationship between social annotation and open educational resources (OER) with Robin DeRosa, Monica Brown, Emily Ragan, and Addie Clark.

Meet us on the liquid margin for “Empowering Student Writing With Social Annotation,” as guest educators unpack how to use social reading to engage students in writing.

Just in time for fall, join us for a timely discussion with instructional designers on best practices for rolling out Hypothesis social annotation at your school. Topics will include goals for your pilot, steps to implement the pilot successfully, communication strategies, and engaging faculty on ways to use social annotation in the classroom. 

In 2020, schools around the world scrambled to adopt tools to enable remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many teachers found new ways to engage their students in reading using Hypothesis social annotation. Discover how the benefits of reading together with annotation go beyond remote learning.

Social annotation is gathering momentum all around the globe. In this episode of Liquid Margins we “travel” to Ontario, Canada, to discuss how the pedagogical practice is gaining traction in Canadian higher education. We're joined by Associate Professor of History at Trent University Olga Andriewsky and Trent University Department of Psychology Associate Professor Fergal O’Hagan.

Members of the #DHReads community join Liquid Margins to talk about how they use social annotation in their digital humanities virtual reading group. Andy Boyles Petersen from Michigan State University, Arun Jacob from the University of Toronto, and Hayley Stefan from the College of the Holy Cross share their experiences using Hypothesis as a way of meaning-making and community-building, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Liquid Margins 15 focuses on the nexus between the work of researchers and practitioners: How learning scientists and instructors can partner to successfully implement and use social annotation in diverse disciplines across higher education.

Join guests Maha Bali from American University in Cairo, Mia Zamora from Kean University, and Autumm Caines from the University of Michigan as they share the screen to converse about the equitable, pedagogical, and practical ways they use collaborative annotation and social learning to help make classes hospitable to all students.

On Liquid Margins 11, guest Dr. Kalir discusses the state of social-annotation research, becoming the first Scholar in Residence at Hypothesis, and where the AnnotatED community goes next.

Join guests Justin Cerenzia and Caitie Cotton from St. George’s School as they share strategies and pedagogical approaches for applying social learning in secondary schools.

Danielle Sanchez from Colorado College and Michelle Sprouse from the University of Michigan discuss using social annotation to enrich students’ understanding of texts and build community across face-to-face and virtual classrooms.

Guests Beazley Kanost from Roger Williams University and Wilma Hodges from Longsight, discuss ways to engage students more deeply in reading using collaborative annotation in the Sakai LMS.

Guests Alicia Maggard from Auburn University and Mary Klann from UC San Diego join Nate Angell from Hypothesis to talk about using collaborative annotation to engage students in active, visible, social discussion on history texts.

Kyle Denlinger, Digital Pedagogy and Open Education Librarian at Wake Forest University, and Michael McGarry, Lead Instructional Technologist at California State University Channel Islands, share how they integrate new practices and tools — including Hypothesis collaborative annotation — at their institutions.