Perusall
(Pilot Status)
What is Perusall?
Perusall is a social annotation tool that allows students to individually and collectively annotate learning materials including books, articles, websites, video, and more.
Why are we piloting Perusall at Pima?
Piloting a new technology allows us to safely test emerging technology in a small number of live courses to ensure positive teaching and learning experiences. Throughout our pilots, data is gathered from instructors and students to help us make well-informed decisions about how we might move forward with college-wide promotion of any educational technology.
Please Note: If you aim to participate in a pilot, it may require extra time and commitment - and may be offered only to a limited number of courses. Instructions on how to request participation in the pilot can be found below.
How Do I Participate in the Pilot of Perusall at Pima?
Pilot Status for Spring 2023: Availability
Please consider piloting Perusall during your Spring 2023 courses!
How to Join Pima's Perusall Pilot
To join our pilot of Perusall please book an appointment or email our Pilot Lead, Brad Butler (bbutler6@pima.edu).
PLEASE NOTE: Admittance to the pilot is contingent upon limited availability and adherence to the pilot program guidelines. These guidelines include only using the tool in low-stakes learning activities, acceptance of possible malfunctions, and completion of feedback surveys for instructors and students.
General Resources for Faculty
Pima Faculty Perusall Webinar
Teaching Strategies for Collaborative Annotation
Teaching with Perusall and Social Annotation – Highlights from a Conversation, Vanderbilt Center for Teaching.
Annotation Tools for Online Teaching: Perusall vs Hypothes.is, Culanth.
General Tech Resources for Perusall & FAQs
Perusall's Support Page for Instructors, Students or Bookstores. The FAQs articles linked below reflect some of the many articles included at the Instructors' support page. How do I get started?
How does Perusall handle inappropriate content posted by students?
How do I use Perusall with the keyboard - or for the read-aloud feature?
Can I try a demo of Perusall before creating a free account? Yes. Visit this "Perusall in Action" demo page.
Setup Resources
How do I set up Perusall in D2L Brightspace?
Desire2Learn/ Brightspace page at Perusall
Perusall Integration Setup [for D2L] at Marquette University.
Other Resources
Perusall, Yale University
Perusall Knowledge Base
Brad Butler
T. Adam Baldry
Academic Learning Technologies (ALT) Team
Instructional Technologists, PimaOnline
Email: alt-team@pima.edu
Phone: 520-206-2261(Brad) or 520-206-2248 (Adam)