Perusall
Tool Overview:
Perusall allows students to collectively annotate readings.
Leganto (course reserves), Hypothes.is
Availability: Asynchronous Browser-based
Advantages:
- Allows students to collaboratively annotate, ask questions, and clarify passages of readings
- Enhances dialogue between instructors and students
- Promotes deeper engagement with readings
Limitations:
- Quality of student contributions is highly variable; monitoring posts is recommended
- Some students may attempt to game the auto-grading system
- At least 15 students need to comment on a discussion to auto-grade comments
- Cannot be used to comment on live webpages; students can add annotations to a static screenshot of the webpage
This tool is available to: Available to Queen's
This tool can be integrated with: LMS Integration
Gradebook Integration: Yes
Gradebook can be exported: Yes
Classlist full integration with onQ: Yes
Class roster and groups need to be udpated manually if onQ changes: No
- WCAG 2.0 Compliance
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- No users can convey information as per Universal Design For Learning guidelines in a variety of formats
- Users cannot customize the display of information in multiple ways as per UDL guidelines.
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Some tool features allow for individual accommodation settings
Deadline overrides be granted for specific students
Some tool features are compatible with screen readers
Not Applicable
| Caption Features | Availability |
|---|---|
| For Live Video |
No
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| For Pre-Recorded |
Yes
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| Are Automatically Generated |
No
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| Are Editable |
No
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| Are SRT/WebVTT Importable |
No
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| Navigation Features | Availability |
|---|---|
| Keyboard |
Yes
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| Mouse |
Yes
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Support available through: Vendor Support
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