Perusall is an online collaborative reading and annotation platform that integrates with your Canvas course designed for educational purposes. It allows instructors and students to engage with digital course materials through active reading, annotation, and discussions. It transforms traditional reading assignments into interactive and social learning experiences, promoting student engagement, critical thinking, and collaborative learning.
Features & Benefits
- Collaborative Annotation: Highlight and annotate digital readings, promoting active reading practices and deeper engagement with course materials.
- Social Learning and Discussion: Engage in threaded discussions, facilitating collaborative learning and knowledge sharing.
- Automated Guidance: Prompt students with questions or discussion points, fostering critical thinking and deeper analysis of the readings.
- Analytics and Insights: Generate analytics and insights on student engagement, participation, and comprehension, enabling instructors to monitor student progress and identify areas for intervention.
- Peer Review and Feedback: Allow students to provide feedback on each other's annotations and engage in constructive discussions.
Pedagogical Strategies and Perusall
Perusall offers a powerful platform for enhancing student engagement, promoting collaborative learning, and fostering critical thinking. By leveraging its features and implementing best practices, instructors can create an interactive and inclusive learning environment that encourages active reading, meaningful discussions, and peer interactions. It aligns with pedagogical strategies such as social learning, formative assessment, and scaffolding, and empowers students to construct knowledge collectively.
To learn more about the pedagogical learning strategies and enhancing collaborative learning using Perusall, please click the resource links below.
Pedagogical Learning Strategies Using Perusall
Enhancing Collaborative Learning Using Perusall
Adding Perusall to your Canvas Course
The subsequent links below provide step-by-step instructions to guide you through every step needed in activating, creating, and integrating a Perusall assignment for your students.