Using Social Annotation to Support Learning and Improve Engagement in Online Contexts

Using Social Annotation to Support Learning and Improve Engagement in Online Contexts

Continuing the Conversation with Chris Andrews and Grant Chartrand

This webinar will introduce attendees to social annotation and how it can be used to support learning and improve engagement in online contexts. In educational settings, social annotation transcends the limitations of traditional discussion boards as it allows students to layer new knowledge directly on top of digital course content (e.g., course syllabi, articles, PDFs, blog posts) and engage in collaborative sense-making. Participants will 1) Become acquainted with social annotation using Hypothesis and Google Drive, 2) Annotate a shared document, and 3) Learn how the presenters used social annotation in their courses. The session will end with a brief discussion on pedagogical considerations for social annotation.

About the presenters

Christopher D. Andrews
Associate Instructor, Counseling and Educational Psychology
PhD Candidate, Learning Sciences Program
Indiana University Bloomington School of Education

Chris Andrews is a doctoral candidate in the Learning Sciences program at Indiana University. His research has centered on social annotation, participatory approaches to teaching and learning in technology-rich environments, and teacher education and professional development. He has been teaching the online undergraduate educational psychology course for several semesters. Prior to doctoral studies, he earned a master’s degree in Teacher Education from Brigham Young University and taught high school digital art and media classes for 7 years.

Grant T. Chartrand
Research Assistant, Center for Research on Learning and Technology
PhD Student, Learning Sciences Program
Indiana University Bloomington School of Education

Grant Chartrand is a doctoral student in the Learning Sciences Program at Indiana University's School of Education. His current research focuses on learning experience design and asynchronous online learning. Grant has a background in designing professional development training and workshops. He has master's degrees in urban planning and instructional design from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.