Upcoming live student panel:

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. This discussion is part of Perusall Pulse community sessions.

Panelists:
Zainab Moghul, School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University‍
Isaiah Kelley, B.A. History and History Teaching, University of Northern Iowa
Elizabeth Gerhardt, M.A. Social Work, Montclair State University
Elizabeth Suárez Hernández, B.A. Psychology, Sacramento City College‍
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Friday, January 30th
3:00 PM EST - 4:00 PM EST

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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

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

Innovate

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

Elevate

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

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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

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Perusall Pulse: Community sessions

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

Inside the student experience: How students engage and learn

‍Panelists:

Zainab Moghul,
School of Dental Medicine, Tufts University

‍Isaiah Kelley,
B.A. History and History Teaching, University of Northern Iowa
Elizabeth Gerhardt,

M.A. Social Work, ‍Montclair State University

Elizabeth Suárez Hernández,
B.A. Psychology, Sacramento City College

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

Save your spot

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.
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You'll be guided through:

Updated settings in the UI refresh
Library catalog & assignment creation
Enhanced scoring templates
Academy training FAQ
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‍Thursday, January 8th
11:00 AM EST - 11:30 AM EST

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On-demand - coming soon

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:
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Tagi Qolouvaki,
Assistant Professor, English,
‍Hawaii Community College
Beth Simon,
Teaching Professor, UC San Diego
Shawn Hill,
Instructional Technologist, Fordham University
Jamie Cannan,
Educational Technology Specialist, Tufts University
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Friday, January 16th
3:00 PM EST - 4:00 PM EST

On-demand - coming soon

New features 2026

Our opening Perusall Academy event with Brian Lukoff, Perusall Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer.

What's new in Perusall: Platform updates 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 quizzes option

Watch on-demand

Elevate your teaching with Perusall^®

Upcoming live student panel:

Inside the student experience: How students engage and learn