The University at Buffalo is now piloting with Hypothesis, a social annotation tool installed directly into Blackboard for faculty. Adding Hypothesis to readings in Blackboard supports student success by placing active discussion right on top of course readings, enabling students and teachers to add comments and start conversations in the margins of texts.
During this pilot, Hypothesis can be used with all courses.
Hypothesis will be hosting a webinar on using the tool on Friday, Aug. 27th (10:00am to 11:00 am). Faculty can register here:
https://booking.lib.buffalo.edu/calendar/workshops/hypothesis-aug-2021
The Hypothesis Success Team is happy to answer your questions. You can schedule a meeting here.
If you would like to get started now, we are including some resources to implement Hypothesis in your Blackboard courses immediately:
- How to set up Hypothesis readings in BB
- How to grade Hypothesis annotations in BB
- A student guide to Hypothesis in BB
Here are a few general Hypothesis resources, all of which could also be shared with students: