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Join us for our live interactive learning sessions with the Perusall Learning & Engagement team and your colleagues.
The Perusall Academy series is free for all instructors.

New features 2026 webinar  |  Academy training sessions  | Pulse community discussions

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New features 2026 with Co-founder Brian Lukoff

Kick off the new year with a walkthrough of our latest features and fresh, modern look, led by Brian Lukoff, Perusall Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer.
Wednesday, January 7th
10:00 AM EST - 11:00 AM EST

In this live webinar, discover:

  • New platform design with all of your favorite tools and features
  • New Grouping sets
  • New Gated assignments option
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Interactive, hands-on training sessions

Learn from our Learning & Engagement team on how to get started, learn new tools, and create engaging courses for your students. Participants will be provided access to an interactive course to follow along in the sessions. Attend all three for a Certificate of Attendance.

Level 1

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Activate

Get started with the basics! Each hour-long session includes all of the below.

You'll learn how to: 

  • Set up your course step-by-step
  • Connect Perusall to your LMS
  • Add and organize course materials
  • Create your first assignments with confidence
  • Customize your course for accessibility and a personalized  experience

Dates:

  • Tue, Jan 13 · 11:00 AM EST
  • Tue, Jan 27 · 2:00 PM EST
  • Mon, Feb 2 · 10:00 AM EST

Level 2

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Innovate

Dive into more advanced features! Each session includes a 30-minutes overview on grouping followed by a special topic*.

You'll learn how to:

  • Customize student groups for flexible collaboration
  • Design engaging peer review, fishbowl, instructor review, and differentiated assignments
  • Create staged threads & gated assignments

Dates:

  • Wed, Jan 14 · 11:00 AM EST
    *Peer review & fishbowl assignments
  • Wed, Jan 28 · 2:00 PM EST
    *Instructor review & differentiated assignments
  • Wed, Feb 4 · 10:00 AM EST
    *Staged threads & gated assignments

Level 3

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Elevate

Elevate your Perusall skills! Each  session includes a 30-minute overview on scoring and AI best practices, followed by a special topic*.


You'll learn how to:

  • Enable and customize automatic scoring for your course
  • Discuss AI best practices and explore academic integrity features
  • Use advanced course settings and controls for scoring and feedback
  • Review and customize analytics
  • Add and design quizzes

Dates:

  • Thu, Jan 15 · 11:00 AM EST
    *Review-based assignment scoring
  • Thu, Jan 29 · 2:00 PM EST
    *Analytics
  • Fri, Feb 6 · 10:00 AM EST
    *Quizzes

Perusall Pulse: Community sessions

Learn from educators, instructional designers, and students in the community who are using Perusall in their courses.

Getting started: Build your course with the Perusall team

Go deeper! The Learning & Engagement team, Nolan and Ryan, will guide you through the new platform look and Academy sessions so you can easily set up your course for the upcoming term.

You'll be guided through:

  • Updated settings in the UI refresh
  • Library catalog & assignment creation
  • Enhanced scoring templates
  • Academy training FAQ


Thursday, January 8th
11:00 AM EST - 11:30 AM EST

Course design that works: Strategies from instructors and designers

Designing effective courses requires intention, creativity, and practical strategies that work in real classrooms. In this panel, instructors and designers from various institutions will share their best practices for structuring courses, building community, and using Perusall to support meaningful learning.

Panelists:
*To be announced

Friday, January 16th
3:00 PM EST - 4:00 PM EST

Inside the student experience: How students engage and learn

Understanding the student experience is key to designing engaging courses. Hear directly from students across several campuses as they discuss how Perusall supports collaboration, deeper reading, and meaningful interaction with course materials.

Panelists:
*To be announced


Friday, January 30th
3:00 PM EST - 4:00 PM EST

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