What is Interactive Document?
The Interactive Document is a powerful tool that enhances learner-content interaction and engagement by allowing educators to integrate in-line questions and discussion points directly into documents.
How does Interactive Document work?
Interactive Document leverages social annotation to promote active student engagement with course materials. By embedding customizable questions and discussion threads within documents, instructors can effectively nurture continuous student involvement.
Key Benefits of Interactive Document
By utilizing Interactive Document , you can:
- Ensures continuous student engagement, stimulate active interaction and encourages student self and peer participation.
- Seamlessly integrate with Canvas for easy synchronization with groups, grade books, and calendars.
- Provide comprehensive oversight of student progress.
- Include features such as copyright accessibility, customizable in-line questions and discussion threads, and optional peer contributions.
Getting Started
- Watch here the Interactive Document's main features and how to set it up.
- Find here the resources from the vendor help center, including insights into teacher and student perspectives.
- Read here for the blog covering the key elements and strategies for effective peer feedback.
Use Cases
In an Introduction to Management course of 650 students, instructors from Monash adopted Interactive Document to increase student engagement with asynchronous materials.
For this course, students make their own annotations, participate in lecturer created questions and discussion threads, and exchange thoughts with their peers on multiple levels.
"I find that compared to last semester, this semester the students coming to the workshops are a lot more prepared in terms of the quality of the answers they provide to the questions."
- Dr. Jess Mitchell
To provide an authentic education that stimulates engagement and transfer of skills for a large number of students from diverse backgrounds, the School of Public Health successfully utilized the FeedbackFruits tool suite.
With Interactive Document, a two-way communication was set up in which students could benefit from exchanging and accessing diverse perspectives.
"This is good for online students because they feel like they are interacting with their peers even though they don’t know each other."
- Patricia Luna
In the Humanities department, instructors at implemented social annotation, peer feedback, and reflection activities in philosophy and teacher-training courses.
Students' engagement with study materials increased and critical thinking was promoted, while analytics provided insight into engagement and performance.
"...students actually have to do something qualitative,.....you can set it up to grade for participation, and then respond to the content with your own comments and feedback. It severely cuts down grading time."
- Dr. Anderson
If you have any questions about this tool, feel free to contact us at ceitet@ust.hk for assistance. Our team is here to help you make the most of this innovative tool.