What is this service?
The Hypothesis digital annotation tool allows groups to collaboratively annotate readings, highlighting and adding comments, questions, and learning resources directly to specific passages within the reading itself. Social annotation promotes focused reading engagement, including:
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Sharing and considering different perspectives about concepts presented in the readings, as well as asking questions and contributing additional learning resources such as videos, images, and links to related readings.
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Stretching one’s thinking about concepts and gaining new ideas about how to apply the information from the readings to one’s own work, both within a class and outside of it.
Who is eligible for this service?
All active Middlebury students, faculty, and staff Canvas accounts can access Hypothesis.
How do I learn about this service?
Hypothesis has extensive documentation and examples that are domain specific. There are also additional directions for Getting Started with Hypothesis in Canvas in the Knowledge Base.
How do I access Hypothesis?
The Hypothesis integration is available in all Canvas course sites. To use Hypothesis in Canvas, you can either
- create an assignment in Canvas and select Hypothesis as the External Tool or
- enable Hypothesis for non-graded web and PDF annotation activities as an “external tool” within a Canvas module.
How do I get help?
Use the button to the right side of this page to request support. For pedagogical support for designing Hypothesis learning activities, schedule a consultation with a DLINQ team member.
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