Course 02 · Pathway A4 modules · 5–7 hours

Reading Together Online

Reading Together Online is the first course in Pathway A: Social Reading & Collaborative Annotation. It transforms the social annotation skills developed in Course 1 into a sustained practice of collaborative reading, group inquiry, and shared meaning-making. Where Course 1 asked learners to recognize annotation everywhere, Course 2 asks them to dwell inside a shared text with others — to experience what happens when a group of readers adds their thinking to the same pages over time.

1

The Social Life of Documents

Why texts become richer when we read them together

60–75 min
2

Reading the Anchor Text

A first collective encounter with a shared text

60–90 min
3

Three Ways We Make Meaning Together

The epistemic expressions of collaborative annotation

60–90 min
4

Designing a Collaborative Read

From participant to facilitator

60–90 min

By the end of this course, you will

Engage in sustained collaborative reading of a shared text over multiple sessions

Practice three epistemic expressions: contributing to group inquiry, establishing associative connections, and discerning multiple perspectives

Analyze how a text functions as a shared problem space when annotated by a group

Reflect on the social dynamics of collaborative reading, including what encourages and inhibits meaningful dialogue

Design and facilitate a collaborative reading experience for others