Getting Students to Do the Reading: Social Annotation Promotes Accountability and Critical Reading Habits

Friday, October 17, 2025
12:30 p.m. - 01:30 p.m.
Add to Calendar 2025-10-17 12:30:00 2025-10-17 13:30:00 Getting Students to Do the Reading: Social Annotation Promotes Accountability and Critical Reading Habits Annotating a text can promote critical thinking and help students stay engaged as they read. Social annotation platforms like Perusall take this process and add an interesting wrinkle: students can see and respond to their peers’ questions and comments as they read, making it possible for them work together to annotate as a class. This workshop explores the benefits of making annotation a social process and offers practical strategies for using it in your courses. 3601 Pacific Ave, Stockton, CA 95211, USA Center for Teaching and Learning Center for Teaching and Learning America/Los_Angeles public

Annotating a text can promote critical thinking and help students stay engaged as they read. Social annotation platforms like Perusall take this process and add an interesting wrinkle: students can see and respond to their peers’ questions and comments as they read, making it possible for them work together to annotate as a class. This workshop explores the benefits of making annotation a social process and offers practical strategies for using it in your courses.

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