Getting Started with Hypothesis - Key Links and Guides

Hypothesis is a social annotation tool designed to help students engage more deeply with readings by allowing them to collaboratively annotate digital texts. Hypothesis is integrated with our learning management system, Canvas.

General Educator Resources

Hypothesis Educator Resources Hub
Comprehensive library of resources to support your teaching with Hypothesis.
Assignment Templates and Examples
Ready-to-use assignment ideas and prompts to inspire your activities.
Hypothesis YouTube Channel
Video tutorials, faculty webinars, and user showcases.

Quick Start Resources for Canvas

Using the Hypothesis LMS App with Assignments in Canvas (article)
How to Create a Hypothesis Assignment in Canvas (video)
Grading Student Annotations in Canvas (article)
Annotating YouTube Videos with the Hypothesis LMS App (article)
Using Canvas Groups to Create Hypothesis Reading Groups (article)
Image Annotations (article)
How to OCR PDFs (article)

Advanced Use and Features

Auto Grading in the Hypothesis LMS App (article)
Syncing Autogrades Using the Instructor Dashboard (video)
Evaluating Multi-Week Annotation Assignments with Canvas Rubrics (video)
Tech Tips: Reusing Instructor Annotations with Hypothesis Export/Import Annotation Feature (video)
Using Hypothesis with Canvas Course Copy (video)
Using Hypothesis with Canvas Course Import or Blueprint Courses (article)

Need More Help? Schedule a consultation with the Instructional Technology team for guidance on integrating Hypothesis into your teaching!