Perusall is a social annotation tool that allows students to engage with course content and their fellow students. Instructors can use Perusall to share readings, create and share reading assignments, and create collaborate class assignments.
When using the integrated version of Perusall student accounts are automatically created, and grades can be synced from Perusall to HuskyCT.
Assignments in Perusall are graded thought a holistic model which focuses on course content engagement.
Getting Started with Perusall
Instructors looking to get started should first add the Perusall tool in HuskyCT and complete the initial course setup in Perusall.
Student accounts are automatically created thought the the integration with HuskyCT when students first navigate to Perusall thought the link in the HuskyCT course.
If they have any TAs in the course, they should enroll teaching assistants using the Invite tool in Perusall to allow them to manage the course, create content and assignments, and enter grades.
Once the course is created, instructors can then build content in Perusall for their students to engage with.
Assignments in Perusall
Assignments in Perusall are different from HuskyCT assignments in several ways. First, Perusall assignments are designed around a single piece of course content that students are to engage with and annotate. Further, unlike the Assignment tool in HuskyCT, student responses are visible to the other members of the course as well as the instructors.
Perusall is designed to facilitate a discussion both between the content and the students, but also the students with their peers and the instructor.
Perusall features two main types of assignments. First, regular assignments provide a platform for course-wide engagement with a particular text or piece of content. Second, differentiated assignments provide a way of assigning particular pieces of content to specific students, and are build around a folder containing a set of content.
More Information
Instructors seeking more information or assistance should contact Educational Technologies at edtech@uconn.edu or by phone at (860) 486-5052.