Set-Up Perusall

Courses can be developed with specific Perusall reading documents as well as graded/ungraded Perusall assignments. To set up the Canvas course with the appropriate Perusall content, you'll need to copy a Perusall template into your course. This template is pre-made during the course design process and content within should remain unedited, unless otherwise approved by the college. The steps below should be completed during your course setup every term. If you have any questions or concerns about setup procedures, visit the Support page.

How to Set Up Perusall Each Term

Step 1

Sign In

Select Modules.

Step 2

Select Assignment

Select a Perusall assignment from a module.
Reminder: You must access a Perusall assignment from the module link for grades (if applicable) to transfer to the Canvas gradebook.

Step 3

Load in New Window

Select Load in a new window.
Note: If you have previously signed up on the vendor website with your ERAU email address, you'll be prompted to merge your account. Follow the prompts on the screen to do so and then continue to Step 4.

Step 4

Set Up Start

Complete the following in order:

Select Course home
Select Get Started
Select Copy Existing Course

Step 5

Continue Set Up

Complete the following in order:

Select Copy from Another instructor's course, using a copying code.
Copy and paste the copy code located in the Information for Instructors Module on the course setup and information page within the course.
Under Content to copy, choose Select all so all items have an icon next to them.
Under Assignments to copy, choose Select all so all items have an icon next to them.
Select the checkbox next to Adjust all deadlines. In the textbox, enter the due date for the first Perusall assignment at 11:59 PM ET. This will cause all other assignments in the Perusall template to shift according to the new due date for the first assignment.

Note:

Some courses may include developer created comments to initiate annotated discussions. If the Setup and Grading Instructions page of your course says to enable this, select the checkbox next to Copy instructor comments. Otherwise, leave it unchecked.
If we wanted to copy just the rubrics, this setting could be chosen, but we will utilize the copy course settings setting instead.
Similar to the copy scoring templates, we could utilize this if we only wanted to copy them, but we'll utilize the copy course settings setting instead.
Select the checkbox next to Copy course settings; this will copy grading criteria and other settings for the Perusall content.
Select Continue when you are ready to proceed to the next step.

Step 6

Continue Set Up

Perusall may offer you the opportunity to create a starter assignment, however, all content required for you course has already been added. Do not add any additional content. Select Continue to proceed to the next step.

Step 7

Continue Set Up

Perusall may offer you the opportunity to add additional content, however, all content required for you course has already been added. Do not add any additional content. Select Skip to proceed to the next step.

Step 8

Continue Set Up

Perusall may offer you the opportunity to require students to pay an additional fee to support Perusall. This fee is not part of the cost for accessing required course materials. Do not add this fee for students as Embry-Riddle already has a license. Select Continue to proceed to the next step.

Step 9

Continue Set Up

On the next page, you will see some basic settings for your course. This should already be filled out with information from the template you copied in Step 5. Select Continue in the bottom right corner of your screen to complete your Perusall setup.