In this learning activity I managed to incorporate annotation in text reading and I found it very helpful. As I read along the paragraphs, the annotated paragraphs was able to provide me key points of the text and making my reading process more focused without my mind drifting away. I was also able to read what my classmates think about certain topics and gain insights through it. I believe this is a form of decentralization that we learners can access the learning material in the environment that fits our own affordance. We are also able to discuss our thoughts, answering others’ questions and everyone who participated in this annotation are able to contribute their own critical thinking about the material, making each other more productive in reading the article.

(Annotation and discussion from Yinqi Yu)

I chose this topic because I have done annotation in my previous psychology class and I think it is a great way of decentralized learning. I found this very helpful in reading long academic articles. The annotation process allows everyone to extract their ideas and takeaways in the article thus students can build concrete ideas on certain topics/definations and have our own understanding of the material, not limited to the text.