Encouraging Active Learning and Building Community with Social Annotation
Teaching Tidbits Workshop Fall 2023
October 18, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Overview
Social annotation tools allow users to add comments that are directly anchored to assigned readings and course texts within Blackboard. These tools, which include platforms such as Hypothesis and Perusall, can make learning active, visible, and social. While we have all likely annotated books and pdfs with our own notes, social annotation tools make this process collaborative, giving learners and instructors ways to build community and co-create knowledge. In this interactive workshop, we will examine the ways social annotation can benefit students and instructors as well as explore strategies for meaningfully incorporating this technology into several types of courses. With options to participate remotely or in person, this hybrid workshop will explore applications for asynchronous, synchronous, hybrid, and in person instructional modalities. We will also consider assessment, accessibility, and generative AI as they relate to this collaborative technology.
After participating in this workshop, you will be able to:
- Discuss the benefits of using social annotation tools for assigned readings.
- Create social annotation assignments and activities in Blackboard for online and in-person courses.
- Assess course goals and learning objectives using social annotation tools.
WORKSHOP FORMAT: This workshop will be in a synchronous-distributed format: it is an on-campus, in-person event with the option to join online via live streaming. For participants joining in-person, the workshop will take place in Room 201 in the Teaching Excellence Building (TEB) located on 924 S. Morgan Street. For participants joining online, the workshop will be on Zoom.
EVENT LEAD: Patrick Horton, pwhorton@uic.edu
EVENT CO-FACILITATOR: Erin Stapleton Corcoran, erinls2@uic.edu
Inclusivity & Accessibility Information: UIC is committed to full inclusion and participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of university life. CATE’s online events are delivered through Zoom and may include breakout rooms and group discussion. CATE’s in-person events typically involve a combination of presentation and discussion-based activities. We welcome ASL interpreters, note-takers, and accompanying assistants to all CATE events. If you have questions about access, such as parking or building layouts, or wish to request accommodations for our programming, such as real-time captioning (CART), ASL services, or obtaining event materials in alternative formats, please contact the event lead.
Date posted
Aug 9, 2023
Date updated
Aug 9, 2023