Using Digital Humanities in the Classroom: A Practical Introduction for Teachers, Lecturers, and Students by Claire Battershill & Shawna Ross

Author:Claire Battershill & Shawna Ross [Battershill, Claire & Ross, Shawna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literary Criticism, Modern, 21st Century, History, Study & Teaching, EDUCATION, Teaching, Subjects, Arts & Humanities, Performing Arts, Film, General, Computers & Technology, Historiography, Philosophy; Theory & Social Aspects
ISBN: 9781350180918
Google: PXFdEAAAQBAJ
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2022-03-24T20:47:09+00:00

Textual Annotation

Assignment description: This homework assignment allows your students to contribute collaboratively to a shared, annotated version of a course reading or other relevant text. This course reading must, of course, be available online (see

Chapter 1 for directions about making a text available online if your chosen text is not already available). With group annotation, instead of each student underlining relevant passages and writing remarks in the margins of the pages of their own, single copy of a physical text, all of your students “mark up” the same digital text. Because students can see one another’s comments, these tools facilitate asynchronous class discussion and can inspire synchronous, in-class discussion as well. Most of these tools are plug-ins for browsers, so your students will have to download the (free) software and/or create a (free) account. Group annotation exercises are great as quiz replacements and fabulous for sparking class discussion. Moreover, many people find it easier to retrieve and revisit their previous annotations on these platforms than it is to locate their past interactions on social media platforms.

What to tell your students: Students will benefit from their peers’ knowledge, and they may be able to apply digital annotation as a study aid for their other classes.

Tips and tricks: Encourage students to respond to one another’s annotations, especially by asking and answering questions, thus creating a peer-learning environment. Use Hypothes.is for group annotations of live websites or Perusall for a wide variety of objects (including textbooks, uploaded files in a number of formats, and screenshots of websites).

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