{"id":3796,"date":"2023-08-28T17:49:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T21:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/curricular-research-computing\/?page_id=3796"},"modified":"2026-01-14T20:35:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T01:35:59","slug":"a-quick-guide-to-perusall-1-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/curricular-research-computing\/lyceum-tutorials\/perusall\/a-quick-guide-to-perusall-1-3\/","title":{"rendered":"A Quick Guide to Perusall 1.3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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*Note* <\/em><\/strong>The interface and features of Perusall may change over time without much advance notice. Please check out their ‘Changelog<\/a>‘ for updates, improvements, and fixes. [Updated 1\/26]<\/p>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Starting with the fall 2023 semester, a new version of Perusall (v. 1.3) is available in Lyceum. Perusall materials associated with a Lyceum course before fall 2023 need to be imported for re-use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding Perusall to your Lyceum Course <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From your course home page, enable “Edit mode” and decide where you’d like to place your Perusall link. Select the “+” (or “Add content” icon) associated with that location and choose “Activity or resource”. From the “Add an activity or resource” menu, select “Perusall 1.3: 2023.” Provide a name for the Activity (“Perusall”) and “Save and return to course.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Perusall<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At the “Basic settings” tab you can choose your course “Grouping method” as well as review the settings that control porting Perusall grades to your Lyceum course’s gradebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Perusall<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Any changes you make are not permanent: you can revisit any changes at the course “Settings” tab. Follow the “Next Step” button to complete the quick review of your course and then click “Continue to Library”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Perusall<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Library: Adding Content<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perusall activities consist of two sequential basic steps: adding content (typically a PDF of a reading) to the Library; creating an Assignment associated with the content type added to the LIbrary. This process is repeated for each activity you want to assign to your students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the “Library” tab select the “Add content” menu, select “Document” > “Upload from my device” (to upload a PDF, for example).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Perusall<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After choose how you want to add the document\/file to Perusall, the system will add the file to your Library of documents<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Perusall<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After your file has been successfully uploaded and processed, select the “Assignments” tab:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Creating an Assignment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the “Add assignment” menu select “Add assignment”:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the “Add assignment” window, select the file (previously uploaded) and select “OK”:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Perusall<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Select “Standard assignment” and follow the prompts for associating a Assignment with an uploaded item from the Library:<\/p>\n\n\n\n