Perusall

Perusall is an online social annotation platform that works with your course content to increase student engagement and collaboration. Note: Perusall is not a free tool, but it uses a choose-what-you-pay model. When setting up Perusall for your course, you can choose a platform access fee, however, take care to ensure that your course is not cost-prohibitive. If you choose to have no platform access fee, consider reviewing Perusall’s alternative means of support.

Create a General Link to a Perusall Course

  1. Select the course that you want to activate Perusall. On that course page, click on Content.
  1. Once on the Content page, select the module in the left column you want to add Perusall.
  1. Click on Existing Activities, then in the drop-down, select Perusall.
  1. On the Add Activity screen, decide how you would like to add Perusall to your course: home page, assignments, or library. Then, click on the corresponding blue box.
  1. The Perusall link is now added. Next, click the drop-down arrow next to the Perusall link, select Edit properties in place.
  1. Check off the box next to Open as an External Resource.
  1. Click the link to launch Perusall and create your D2L-Perusall integrated course. Perusall will automatically sync your Perusall course roster with the D2L roster.
Create a Perusall Assignment Link

Assignments created in Perusall can be linked to directly from your Brightspace course site. Note: Instructors should already have assignments created in Perusall prior to following these instructions. For guidance on creating Perusall assignments, refer to the Create a Standard Assignment in Perusall section below.

Instructions

  1. Select the course for which you want to create a Perusall assignment. On that course page, click Content on the navbar.
  1. Navigate to the appropriate module on the left side.
  1. Click Existing Activities and select Perusall Assignment Link from the dropdown menu.
  1. Find the appropriate assignment in the Assignments dropdown menu. Note: Instructors should already have assignments created in Perusall prior to following these instructions.
  1. Ensure Import Grading Information into LMS is checked.
  1. Click Link to this assignment.
Create a Standard Assignment in Perusall
  1. Navigate to Perusall and click on Course Home.
  1. Click on the Assignments tab.
  1. Click on Add assignment and select Standard assignment from the popup menu.
  1. On the Basics tab, you can set the assignment’s name and the submission deadline. Note: Only the submission deadline is required.
  1. Afterward, click Next Step to move to the Content tab.
  1. Browse through the content uploaded to your library to find the item you would like to assign.
  1. Note: PDFs, ePUB, and eBooks allow you to assign either all content or specific sections according to the table of contents.
  1. Afterward, click Next Step to move to the Options tab.
  1. On the Options page, you will be able to set the assignment instructions, assignment visibility, whether the entire class or a subset will need to complete the assignment, and whether students can post anonymously. Note: Only the assignment audience is a required field.
  1. Afterward, click Next Step to move to the Scoring tab.
  1. Use the Scoring Template for this Assignment dropdown menu to select either the assignment standard assignment default or a customized scoring template.
  1. Use the Assignment Score Range fields to set the highest and lowest scores a student could earn. Additionally, the Threshold Score for Credit field can be used to make the assignment pass/fail. Note: Only the Assignment Score Range is required.
  1. When finished, click OK.

Additional Resources

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