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Session Description
Research has long told us that students retain more, think more deeply, and engage more meaningfully when they write things down by hand. The problem is that most of our classrooms have gone fully digital, and the pen/pencil has quietly disappeared. One teacher decided to bring it back, inside Canvas, without abandoning the tools and workflows already in place. What started as an experiment with handwritten annotation turned into the most forward-thinking instructional move he made all year.
This session unpacks how it worked in practice: how assignments were structured, how students were onboarded, and what the classroom looked and felt like before and after. No fluff, no theory dump. Just honest reflection on what moved the needle and what fell flat, paired with practical annotation strategies you can bring back to your own Canvas courses immediately. If engagement in your Canvas courses feels more like compliance than curiosity, this one's worth your time.
