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A Look at Equity-Minded Teaching | Social Learning Amplified

August 17 2023

In this special LIVE episode, Eric Mazur sits down with authors, Flower Darby (University of Missouri), Isis Artze-Vega (Valencia College), and Mays Imad (Connecticut College) to discuss their new...

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New Perusall Platform Features | August 2023

August 02 2023
The Perusall team has been hard at work creating exciting new features within Perusall—many of which came directly from instructor feedback. Read more below on how our newest features can increase...
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Penguin Random House Books Now Available in Perusall

July 27 2023

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that Perusall has partnered with Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade book publisher! This pivotal partnership means we will now offer their...

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Harnessing The Power Of Social Learning In Teaching Marketing

July 17 2023
  Published on 07/13/2023 b y Dr. Tracy L. Tuten on Social Science Space

Dr. Tracy L. Tuten explores the power of social learning in teaching marketing, emphasizing the importance of...

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An Inspiring Perusall Exchange® 2023

June 20 2023
 With over 2000 registrants generating over 600 annotations, Perusall Exchange® 2023 was a resounding success!
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Student Panel at Perusall Exchange® 2023

June 09 2023

What a terrific week at the Perusall Exchange® 2023! More than 2,000 registrants and an amazing array of social interactions among the attendees and presenters. 

Our final live event on Friday, June...

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Center for Teaching and Learning Panel at Perusall Exchange® 2023

May 27 2023

The 2023 Perusall Exchange® is just two weeks away. We are excited to announce that we will continue to offer a live Teaching and Learning panel discussion this year!

Moderated by Denise Snyder,...

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Keynote Speaker | Perusall Exchange® 2023

May 04 2023

We are thrilled to announce Pulitzer Prize nominated New York Times columnist and Columbia University Professor, Zeynep Tufekci, as the keynote speaker for this year's Exchange! A renowned...

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A Look at Perusall and Critical Teaching Behaviors | Social Learning Amplified

April 28 2023

In episode 11 of the Social Learning Amplified podcast, Eric Mazur invites Dr. Lauren Barbeau and Dr. Claudia Cornejo Happel to talk about their new book,Critical Teaching Behaviors: Defining,...

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A Look at Perusall and Open Pedagogies | Social Learning Amplified

April 10 2023

In episode 10 of Social Learning Amplified, host Eric Mazur talks with Dr. Sharon Lauricella (Ontario Tech University, Canada) about Perusall, non-disposable assignments, and how to make learning...

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A Look at the Future of Learning | Social Learning Amplified

March 16 2023

In episode 9 of Social Learning Amplified, Eric Mazur chats with Julie Jungalwala. Jungalwala is the founder and executive director of the Institute for the Future of Learning, a nonprofit...

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A Look at Learning Environments | Social Learning Amplified

February 16 2023

In episode 8 of Social Learning Amplified, Eric Mazur invites Cassandra Volpe Horii and Martin Springborg to talk about their newest book, What Teaching Looks Like: Higher Education through...

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A Look at How Perusall is Beyond a Discussion Board | Social Learning Amplified

January 22 2023

Episode 7 of the Social Learning Amplified podcast brings you a conversation on how Perusall is more than a discussion board. Eric Mazur sits down with Dr. Staci Saner and Dr. Laura Weingartner...

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A Look at Active Learning | Social Learning Amplified

December 04 2022
In episode 6 of Social Learning Amplified, Eric Mazur invites Professor Cathy N. Davidson and Christina Katopodis, PhD from The City University of New York (CUNY) to talk about their new book, The...
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A Look at Perusall for the Community College Population | Social Learning Amplified

November 11 2022
In episode 5 of Social Learning Amplified, Eric Mazur talks with T. Adam Baldry and Brad Butler from Pima Community College about the innovative teaching tools they use at a community college...
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A Look at Perusall & Mastery Learning | Social Learning Amplified

October 28 2022
In this episode of Social Learning Amplified, Eric Mazur catches up with Jon Bergmann, one of the pioneers of the flipped classroom movement. Jon uses Perusall in his classes to facilitate student...
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A Look at Ungrading, Part 2 | Social Learning Amplified

October 08 2022
In part 2 of A Look at Ungrading on the Social Learning Amplified podcast, Matthew Winslow and Travis Martin continue the conversation with Eric to explore how Perusall aids in their ungraded...
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A Look at Ungrading, Part 1 | Social Learning Amplified

October 07 2022
This episode of Social Learning Amplified focuses on the growing "ungraded" movement in higher education. Dr. Matthew Winslow and Dr. Travis Martin, both from Eastern Kentucky University, speak...
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A Look at Peer Instruction | Social Learning Amplified

October 06 2022

Our debut episode brings you a conversation on Peer Instruction with Eric Mazur and Julie Schell, Assistant Vice Provost of Academic Technology at the University of Texas at Austin. Schell...

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The Benefits of Using Perusall in a First-Year Seminar Course

September 08 2022

Do you run a large department or another academic program? Are you looking to achieve greater consistency in the content taught across your course sections? What if you could do this while...

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Perusall: A Student's Perspective

August 15 2022

Using Perusall was an enlightening experience and a multifaceted new way of learning. It was my first time using the program, and I was enrolled in a hybrid course called Special Populations that...

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Grading Just Got Easier: Perusall's Summer 2022 Updates

July 15 2022

It’s that time of year again! The fall semester will be upon us before we know it, and while you’re hopefully enjoying summer, you’re probably starting to prepare for the new semester. For Perusall...

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Aisles Full of Annotations! Ginsberg’s Supermarket in Perusall

June 14 2022

Strolling through A Supermarket in California like a flâneurAllen Ginsberg presents himself as a counterculture shopper in 1950s America. He sees the extraordinary in the new ordinary–garishly lit ...

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Social Annotation and Community Building

January 22 2021

Although I began using social annotation practices before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, I have found myself increasingly relying on Perusall to guide and structure my classes now that I am primarily...

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