Additional Support + Resources

Additional Support + Resources

UCSC Resources

• For any questions about activity design, student engagement, rubric ideas, pedagogy anything, email the Teaching and Learning Center at tlc@ucsc.edu or check out the resources on the TLC's website.
• Join TLC's Slack workspace! We have channels dedicated to Hypothesis, Canvas, YuJa, Zoom, and more! This space is a great place to get quick support from TLC staff and other instructors.
• For setup questions, issues or troubleshooting, visit us during drop-in office hours over Zoom.
• Questions about the Hypothesis integration in Canvas, email canvas.help@ucsc.edu or submit a ticket to ITS.
• Hypothesis Student Guide – helpful guide for students encountering Hypothesis, includes an explanation of icons and common troubleshooting steps - feel free to link to or make a copy/edit

Resources from Hypothesis

• Email Hypothesis Support at support@hypothes.is or submit a ticket to the Hypothesis team here.
•   Resources for Social Annotation Archive – BIG resource full of tips, sample assignments and instructions for annotation assignments generally or specific to a discipline (arts, business, STEM, etc); if you’re looking for inspiration, start here
• Help Articles – knowledge base for all the Hypothesis articles, use the search at the top or explore each section
• Canvas and Hypothesis (full archive here, but most relevant articles for instructors are listed below)
  • Grading Student Annotations in Canvas
  • Using Canvas Groups to Create Hypothesis Reading Groups
  • Using Canvas Sections to Create Hypothesis Reading Groups
  • Using Rubrics in Canvas with Hypothesis
  • Using Hypothesis with Canvas Course Import or Blueprint Courses
  • Fixing a Broken Canvas File Link
• Guides for students:
  • Introduction to the Hypothesis LMS App for Students – this thorough article is excellent to include directly in your assignment instructions or point students to if they have questions about any Hypothesis features
  • Annotation Tips for Students – five top tips for students, including guidelines like “carefully select text”, “be additive”, or “how to format your text”
  • An Illustrated Taxonomy of Annotation Types – examples of annotation types (annotating, page notes, replying, etc.) with screencast video demonstrations
  • Adding Links, Images, and Videos – especially helpful if you’re encouraging students to make annotations and replies with multimedia
• Check out what the Hypothesis team is currently working on at their public roadmap, or get in touch with them about team about new features you want to see
• Liquid Margins is the Hypothesis podcast featuring educators using Hypothesis in a variety of ways, subjects and assignments; a great place to start building ideas or inspiration
• For real nerds (said lovingly) – Hypothesis API Documentation 

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