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This article covers walks through how instructors can create an Assignment in Perusall and a matching corresponding Assignment in Canvas. The integrated assignment will automatically create a grade center column in Canvas. There is a gade syncing |
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Great Tutorial for Instructors learning about Perusall: Setting up Perusall Assignments in Canvas (9 min) |
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Open Google Chrome, log in to Blackboard, open your course site
Go to any content area
Click Build Content
Click Hypothesis Link (Pilot)
Enter a name for the reading/link (e.g. “Lysistrata by Aristophanes” or “Week 2 Reading #3”)
Enter a description if desired
If you want this to be a graded assignment, choose Yes next to Enable Evaluation. Otherwise, leave No selected.
If graded, enter number of points for assignment
Choose other settings as desired (e.g. view tracking)
Click Submit
Click the link that you just created in the content area
Depending on type of material, select Enter URL of webpage or PDF or Select PDF from Google Drive
If webpage, paste URL and click Submit
If PDF is housed in Google Drive, pick a Google account to use with Hypothesis. Then select the desired PDF and click Select
The PDF or webpage is now hypothesis-enabled and can be annotated inside of Blackboard!
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Step 1: Create an Assignment in Perusall
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Click the Perusall link from your Canvas left-hand navigation menu. Go to the Assignments tab in Perusall. Click the +Add assignment button. Image AddedA new window will open up and start us on the Content tab. Select the Content to assign drop-down menu and click on the content you wish to use. Once the Select the Next step > button from the bottom right of the screen. Image Added Info |
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The Assignment Name should be unique; you will also create a corresponding Assignment in Canvas with the exact same name. Matching Assignment Names are important for Grade Sync to be successful. | Image AddedImage AddedSelect Next step. We are now in the Scoring tab. In the “Assignment Scoring” area, select Use Course Scoring Settings or customize by selecting Specify custom scoring settings for this assignment. Select Save changes button in the lower right corner of the screen. Image Added |
Step 2: Create Corresponding Assignment in Canvas
Step 3: Add the Assignment to the desired module
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Image AddedA new window will pop up, select Assignments from the drop-down menu. Locate the Assignment you created, click on it. Select Add Item. Image AddedThe assignment will be added to the bottom of the module, drag and drop it to the correct location. Make sure the Assignment is Published by clicking on the publish (green checkmark) / unpublish symbol (grey circle with a line through it). Image Added Note |
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IMPORTANT: In order for Grade Sync to work successfully, the student must access the Assignment through Modules or Assignments in Canvas, not directly through the Perusall link. To prevent this mistake from occurring, “hide” the Perusall link from the Course Layout Menu (now that the integration is complete, it doesn’t have to be visible: In your Canvas Course Layout menu, select Settings. Select the Navigation tab. Drag-and-drop Perusall down to the “Hide” list Select Save at the bottom of the screen.
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Step 4: Automatic Grading and Releasing Grades to Canvas
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Perusall is all about meaningful engagement. Perusall uses AI to automatically grade student annotations, evaluated on the basis of quality, timeliness, quantity, and distribution. Even though the top score is 2, Perusall can award a score of 3 which is a bonus point that indicates that the student’s comment or question was exceptional. A zero means that the student's comment was deemed by Perusall to demonstrate no real substance or thoughtful reading. For more information, see Annotating in Perusall scoring examples. Quality | 2 = Demonstrates thorough and thoughtful reading AND insightful interpretation of the reading 1 = Demonstrates reading, but no (or only superficial) interpretation of the reading 0 = Does not demonstrate any thoughtful reading or interpretation |
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Quantity | Overall score is calculated using the highest-quality annotations (threshold amount set by the instructor) for each assignment. |
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Timeliness | Completing the reading and posting annotations before the posted deadline is required to receive credit. You may choose to allow a grace period during which the credit for student annotations linearly decreases from 100% at the deadline to 0% at the end of the grace period. |
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Distribution | Annotating only part of the text and/or failing to distribute your annotations throughout the document lowers the overall score. |
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Overall Evaluation | An overall evaluation for each reading assignment based on the criteria above as follows: 3 = Exceptional (rarely given) 2 = Meets expectations 1 = Needs improvement 0 = Insufficient |
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Note: As an instructor you can override the score in Perusall. When you override a score, you are indicating to Perusall that you deem that type of comment or question to either be worth more or less than was automatically scored. This will help modify the algorithm to better meet your requirements. You can manually override student scores from the Gradebook page by clicking on the pencil icon. Image AddedGrades recorded in the Perusall activity will be automatically synced to Canvas Gradebook once they have been released to students. Changes made to the Perusall activity will also be reflected in Canvas gradebook, for example changes to the lateness penalty. It may take up to an hour for a grade update to be reflected in the Gradebook. Additional Resources: |