What is Perusall?
Perusall is an online social reading and annotation tool for both in-person and online learning environments. Instructors and students can highlight excerpts from the text for commenting and engage in threaded discussions where they can tag and upvote each other’s observations. Perusall is a free and integrated with Canvas.
How does Perusall work?
Instructors can upload PDF files, Word documents, ePub book files, source code files, web pages or publisher content. Students can read the materials, take private notes and collectively annotate and discuss the text with comments, questions, analysis and responses. There is an optional assignment mode so instructors can assign readings and track engagement.
What are the benefits of Perusall?
A growing body of research on social annotation tools has demonstrated multiple benefits of collaborative annotation tools, including increased student participation, motivation, and improvements in material comprehension and analysis. Instructors can easily address questions about the reading and view analytics to help with assessment and feedback.
See this video About Perusall for more information.
This module is a collaboration between the Center for Faculty Excellence and Learning and Innovative Technologies.
