Add Perusall to the left-hand navigation menu in your Canvas course

• Open the course in Canvas.

• Select Settings from the Course Layout Menu.

• In the Settings screen, select the Navigation tab from the top.

• Find Perusall in the “Disabled” navigation list.

  • Drag and Drop to the Enabled list

  • Or, select the ellipses for Perusall, select Enable

• Scroll to the bottom of the page. Select Save.

• You will now see the Perusall link on the left-hand navigation menu. Click it.

• A new window will pop up in Perusall. You will be offered an option to take a tour (optional).

Complete the course creation process in Perusall

• Navigate to the Getting Started area of your Perusall course

• Since we are only using the Assignment functionality, Skip (1).

• In (2), fill out the Settings:

  • Department: choose the option that most closely matches your department

  • Course Start Date: Example: Monday, August 23, 2021

  • Course End Date:

  • Enrollment Estimate: Choose the closest option to the number of enrolled students from the drop-down menu

  • Target Group Size: Choose the target group size you want the students to be in from the drop-down menu

• (3): Add Content through the Library

  • Select the blue arrow and upload a file from your computer, take a snapshot of a web page, or add a video.

• (4): Create Assignments

  • Select the blue arrow and create Assigments in Perussal that will automatically appear in your Canvas Gradebook.

  • Click on “Create Assignments” to go to the Knowledge Article

Understanding Perusall Automatic Engagement Scores

How scoring works in Perusall and how to customize it; how to manage student grades.

• What is threshold scoring?

• How do I override the scores that Perusall provides for each annotation?

• How is annotation quality defined in Perusall?

• Why aren't my grades syncing back to the LMS?

• When will I see grades?

• How do I enable grading for my course?

• Can I download students' grades or comments?

• Incorporating engagement scores into your course grade

What instructions can I provide to students?

• First, you can download and modify a one-page rubric that explains what Perusall is, how it works, and how students are graded. (You may need to edit this document to reflect the scoring settings you have set for your course.)

• You can also provide students with a set of example annotations with associated quality scores and an explanation for each score, to help them get a feel for what sorts of comments and questions they should be posting.