Product Release Updates

Coming Soon!

@Mentions & Notifications: A New Way to Connect in Hypothesis

Soon, discussions in Hypothesis will be even more interactive with @mentions. 

Easily tag students, instructors, or colleagues in annotations to direct their attention to key insights, spark meaningful conversations, and keep discussions organized. When you mention someone, they’ll receive a notification within Hypothesis, ensuring they never miss an important comment.

Stay in the Loop with Notifications.

Alongside @mentions, we’re rolling out notifications to keep you updated on important discussions. Users will receive alerts when they’re mentioned in an annotation, helping them stay engaged and respond in real time. 

Whether you’re using Hypothesis in an LMS or the web app, these notifications ensure that collaboration happens seamlessly.

Coming late March, @mentions and notifications make social annotation even more powerful.

Auto-grading

This new feature automates the grading of student annotations and participation, saving you time while ensuring fair and meaningful assessment. Customize grading criteria to fit your teaching goals, and enjoy real-time insights into student interaction—all while maintaining full control over the process. Auto-grading is designed to simplify workflows, particularly in large classes, without compromising your unique grading approach.

LMS Reporting Dashboard for Instructors

The highly anticipated LMS Reporting Dashboard is now live! This powerful tool gives instructors enhanced insights and control over annotation activities within their courses.

• Real-Time Analytics: Monitor annotation activities with up-to-the-minute data, improving assignment engagement.
• Annotation Counts: Easily track student participation by viewing the number of annotations per assignment.
• Holistic View: Gain a comprehensive overview of all annotations to identify trends and areas of interest.

Start using the LMS Reporting Dashboard today to create a more engaging learning experience.

YouTube video annotations:

We’re excited to unveil a revolutionary feature at Hypothesis: the ability to annotate YouTube videos within your Learning Management System (LMS)! This empowers educators to easily blend YouTube content into lesson plans, enhancing student engagement and interactivity. View this helpful article for more information on getting started.

Daily email digests for instructors:

The social experience is crucial to learning. Students and teachers need to be informed about activity happening on their content so that they can engage more frequently and more deeply. This is why we’re excited to announce our daily email digests for instructors! These emails are designed to keep instructors informed, keep track of student engagement, and enable prompt and personalized feedback. Learn more about the digests.

JSTOR & VitalSource integrations:

• Hypothesis is pleased to announce our integrations with JSTOR and VitalSource Bookshelf! The new JSTOR-Hypothesis integration enables instructors to simply add a link to a specific piece of JSTOR content from within a course in their LMS. You can find more information about the integration here.

Reusing Annotations with Import/Export

This new feature enables users to effortlessly transfer annotations made on an assignment from one semester to the next or copy annotations from one group to another in a single annotation assignment. With just a few clicks, you can effortlessly reuse annotations from one assignment to another, saving valuable time and ensuring all annotations are transitioned to a new assignment.

Hypothesis LMS improvements:

Our LMS enhancements this year to provide a more fluid and intuitive user experience include:

• • Canvas Folders
  • Edit workflow
  • D2L Files
  • D2L Groups
  • D2L Assignments
  • Grading improvements for Moodle and D2L LMS users
  • Point value in grading bar aligns with LMS gradebook
  • Private comments in the grading bar
  • Moodle Course Copy
  • Moodle Pages
  • Moodle Files
  • Moodle Groups