R-MC Faculty Teaching Toolkit: Hypothesis

 
Hypothes.is is a tool that facilitates active reading, collaborative annotation and discussions around text and media. Hypothes.is allows:

• Annotating articles or media from JSTOR, YouTube, and PDF documents;
• Focusing on the learning process, which is important in the age of generative AI;
• Collaborative problem-solving for STEM classes;
• Learning assessment using Canvas course Speedgrader

Sign up for Hypothesis Academy; learn strategies for using Hypothes.is to engage students in active learning processes in the age of Generative AI.

Hypothes.is is integrated into our Canvas learning management system. The user should sign into Canvas.rmc.edu using his/her RMC username and password. The course instructor can set up Hypothes.is exercise in course Modules and Assignments. 

Use Hypothesis in a Canvas Course

Click here to access the demo course. 

(Signing into RMC Canvas is required.)

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Instructors:

• What is Hypothesis?

• How to use the Hypothesis App with MODULES in Canvas (annotating uploaded PDF, JSTOR article, Youtube video etc.)

• How to use the Hypothesis App with ASSIGNMENTS in Canvas

• Using Canvas Groups to Create Hypothesis Reading Groups

• How to grade Hypothesis annotations in Canvas

• How to turn a scanned PDF image to machine readable document (OCR)

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Students:

• Introduction to Hypothesis in Canvas for Students 
• Annotating in the LMS for Students
• Annotation etiquette for students
• An Illustrated Guide to Annotation Types
• Using images, links, and videos in annotations