Perusall Setup in theSpring

1. Open your course in theSpring and select Content from the navigation bar.
2. From the left sidebar, select the module in which you would like to add Perusall (In this example, we created a Perusall module.) Select the Existing Activities dropdown, then select External Learning Tools.
   
3. Select Perusall from the list of tools.
   
4. The Perusall tool will appear in the Perusall module. Click on the dropdown arrow next to the Perusall external learning tool and select Edit Properties In-place.
   
5. After selecting Edit Properties In-place, ensure that the box next to Open as External Resource is checked.
   
6. Click on the new Perusall link. Perusall will launch and a course will be created that is connected to your course in theSpring.  If Perusall detects that you already have a Perusall account, you may see the following message:

You can access your Perusall account by clicking on the newly created Perusall link in theSpring. Visit this link to see instructions on adding readings and creating assignments in Perusall.

If you intend to sync grades back to theSpring, there are two grade sync options in Perusall, both under Settings > Scoring > LMS grade sync > Grade sync to LMS:

1. Average Grade Sync
   • Perusall will automatically create the gradebook column in your course in theSpring.  Instructors only need to add one Perusall link to the course content area (same link for enabling Perusall in there course –theSpring Instructor Setup).
2. Individual Grade Sync
   • With LTI 1.3 courses, instructors can choose how Perusall provides the scores to the gradebook in theSpring (Under Settings > Scoring > LMS grade sync > LMS gradebook column management).

Option 1: Perusall creates gradebook columns in theSpring for each Perusall assignment automatically

• • • With this route, the moment you create an assignment in your Perusall course, a gradebook column to your gradebook will be created in theSpring.
    • Instructors only need to add one Perusall link to the course content area (same link for enabling Perusall in there course – theSpring Instructor Setup).

Option 2: Instructor creates deep links in LMS; no Perusall gradebook columns will appear in LMS until deep links have been created

• • • With this route, Perusall will not create gradebook columns.  Instead, Perusall will send the scores to whichever grade item you select when you create the Assignment-Specific (Deep links) in your course in theSpring. [For Assignment-Specific (Deep links) creation instructions, see theSpring Integration Features]Option 2: Instructor creates deep links in theSpring; no Perusall gradebook columns will appear in theSpring until deep links have been created

For more details, see Grade Sync in LTI 1.3.

In the summer of 2024 we updated the Perusall integration in theSpring from LTI 1.1 to LTI 1.3. This update allows for a deeper integration with more options and simplified gradebook syncing.

If you originally had a Perusall course through the LTI 1.1 integration (created before Summer 2024), that content is still available in your Perusall account under “my courses”. You can also copy course materials from a 1.1 course to a 1.3 course.

• For instructions on copying course materials from one course to another, see How do I transition my Perusall course from an LTI 1.1 integration to LTI 1.3? (Follow the instructions for D2L) 

With the 1.3 integration, grade sync settings now allows the instructors to choose whether Perusall should create gradebook columns automatically, OR manually (by the instructor building Deep-links in a content area of their course).  For more information, see Grade Sync in LTI 1.3.

Finally, for quick questions & answers, see 1.3 FAQ.