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Social Welfare Policy Class: MSW Foundation Policy Course Fall 2016 Main Menu Contents Course Overview SWPP 1 FALL 2016 Assignments SWPP 1 FALL 2016 Learning Assessments SWPP 1 FALL 2016 Readings/Watchings/Listenings SWPP 1 FALL 2016 Schedule SWPP 1 FALL 2016 Income Distribution and Poverty SWPP 1 FALL 2016 Social Welfare History Projects SWPP 1 FALL 2016 Individual Project Proposals This is where students add a page (as a Path) with their Individual Project Proposals

Hypothesis web annotation tutorial

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Hypothes.is Instructions for Readings/Watchings Hypothesis Instructions for Readings in Social Policy and Practice 1

A central aim of this course is to help you to improve your critical eye through careful reading and thinking. I have chosen readings in this class that are concise and direct models of selected core ideas relevant to the course, but texts do not, sadly, merely convey the information. Instead, these readings are challenges we'll use to work through course ideas, and to do this, we will be using "collective annotation" software that has the potential to change the task of reading dramatically.

The idea is that students will be able to make annotations within these texts which other students will be able to see. Collaborative reading of potentially challenging texts makes a solitary and difficult task more meaningful, and as I will be able to see these as well, I will be able to pinpoint concepts, theories, and/or contexts that will help you to understand these texts and build upon them as you go through the course.

You are required to use this software. Once it's set up, it's seemlessly simple. Whether you like to read online or on paper, you can still use this software to good effect. The basic requirement is that you initiate three actions per reading assignment, and also three actions that comment on another student’s annotation. That’s six annotations per reading. You are encouraged to work with your team but your annotations will show up as yours so be sure to do your own annotations even while working with your team. Some definitions:

Reading assignment - The texts required for a particular day in class. These are outlined in the course calendar of proposed actions, but keep in and that readings assigned for a week may change according to possible unfolding events or learner needs. At first you will be annotating readings that I put in Scalar but later you and your team will be adding your own readings and inviting your classmates to join in on annotations. This will be the model for the unit on social welfare history. Remember we are working together to create a vibrant conversation and a rich resource for further study.

Action - Any annotation is an action, with some caveats. An action is:

Many things: a question, a comment, an answer, some context you looked up and wanted to add - each of these is an annotation, and therefore an action in the basic sense.

Constructive - It's made in good faith to build up and add value to the people reading the text. It can be a question, answer, or informative comment. Good questions cannot be answered in a few words and might help someone else with a similar question or another student looking to make a comment. Good answers are thoughtful. Good arguments are productive, allowing for the possibility of misunderstanding on all sides, creating spaces for further understanding.Substantive – It is more than a very short reply. "I agree," or "Why?" will not count toward your three actions, though you can post any number of smaller annotations as you would like. You are encouraged to annotate names of people being referred to in the reading

Note: Highlighting by itself is not an action. You will highlight sections by default as you take actions.