Join us for an online presentation: "Social Annotation as an Open Education Practice" with Dr. Virginia Clinton-Lisell

[Open Textbooks]

Please join the CTL online for our next Open Education Speaker Series presentation, "Social Annotation as an Open Education Practice" with Dr. Virginia Clinton-Lisell, University of North Dakota.

📅Tuesday, January 13, 2026
🕰️11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (CST/Sask)

📍Zoom (register to receive the link)

Register at https://uregina.libcal.com/event/3971268

Abstract: Social annotation (also known as collaborative annotation) is a learning tool in which students comment on shared electronic resources. Social annotation is a promising open educational practice as the licensing of open educational resources allows for flexibility and student engagement in co-creation of knowledge. In this session, we will learn about social annotation tools, the research evidence supporting the use of social annotation, and examples for incorporating social annotation into courses. These examples will range from straightforward implementation of social annotation to engage students in course materials to having students use social annotation to collaborate with the instructor to update an open textbook.

Presenter bio: Dr. Virginia Clinton-Lisell began her career in education as an ESL teacher in New York City. She then obtained her PhD in Educational Psychology with a minor in Cognitive Science at the University of Minnesota where she was trained in educational research. She has published over 60 articles in education research and teaches courses in education research, program evaluation, and psychological foundations of education. Her current research focuses on the psychology of reading comprehension and open education. She is a primary researcher for the open education group, which sponsors a fellowship for early career researchers.

Shuana Niessen, M.Ed.

Open Education & Publishing Program Manager

AH 105.26 Center for Teaching and Learning

Regina SK S4S 0A2

OEP Website: https://ctl.uregina.ca/open-education

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