LTI 1.3 Frequently Asked Questions

Why should I upgrade to LTI 1.3?

Our new integration offers many new benefits (see below):

• Upon the first time an instructor launches their Perusall course, their entire LMS course roster is available under the Students tab within their Perusall course and is updated each time the instructor launches Perusall..

• Instructors no longer need to build assignment-specific links with case-sensitive titles in order to sync grades.  In fact, students just need to click at least one Perusall link in your LMS course (at least once), and we will be able to sync all of their grades from the course.  Learn more about grade sync in LTI 1.3.

• Group sync, previously only available for Canvas 1.1 integration, is now available for Canvas, Blackboard & Desire2Learn 1.3 integrations.  Instructors can also now have multiple groupsets in their LMS courses, and choose an individual group set to send to Perusall.

We also have a comparison chart available.  What's the difference between 1.1 & 1.3?

How can my school upgrade to 1.3?

A system administrator is required to do the installation, and we ask that this be installed globally.  As an instructor, all you would need to do is enable it into your course. If that's not possible right now, contact Perusall support, and request the key & secret for your institution (LMS Integration 1.1).

Can I upgrade my current Perusall LTI 1.1 course?

An LTI 1.1 integrated course cannot be upgraded to an LTI 1.3 integrated course, however, your LTI 1.1 course content (excluding all student data/work) can be copied to a 1.3 course. Learn how to copy content from LTI 1.1 to LTI 1.3 courses.

Can my LMS host both integrations at the same time?

Canvas, Desire2Learn, Moodle, and Sakai will allow you to have both LTI 1.1 & LTI 1.3 active at the same time.  If you choose to host both integrations as you plan to phase out courses using LTI 1.1, please be sure to label the integrations clearly to reduce confusion.

Blackboard does not allow you to have both integrations active at the same time.  When you install LTI 1.3, the LTI 1.1 integration links will no longer work. (We suggest waiting for a break in active sessions to install LTI 1.3 in situations such as this.)

Why do I keep seeing a "merge accounts" message?

This usually happens when you have active assignment links from both LTI integrations installed in your course.  Perusall sees your LTI 1.1 integration as a separate LMS from your LTI 1.3 integration, so when you click on a link to a different LTI integration, we confirm via email that you want to add on another LTI integration to your Perusall account.

To solve this, we suggest removing all of the LTI 1.1 assignment links from your LMS course (links leading to https://app.perusall.com/lti/launch).

Learn more about transitioning between integrations.

My institution upgraded, but my class is already live.  What's next?

• We suggest that you stop using your 1.1 course, and create a new 1.3 course.  To do this:
  1. Let your students finish the most recent Perusall assignment in the LTI 1.1 version of your course.
  2. Then, go to your LTI 1.1 linked Perusall course Settings > Access > Students, enable Block Student access to this course, and Save Changes.  Optionally, you can also navigate to Settings > General, and add "DO NOT USE" to the beginning of your course title.
     • This will stop students from being able to access the wrong course.  You can disable the access block later.
  3. Follow the Step-by-Step Transition Guide to create your new LTI 1.3 integrated course, and copy your course content into it: How do I transition my Perusall course from an LTI 1.1 integration to LTI 1.3?
  4. Once complete, click My Courses, and return to the LTI 1.1 version of your course, delete all upcoming assignments so that students are not confused with duplicate assignments. 
  5. After this point, it is safe to return to Settings > Access > Students, disable Block Student access to this course, and Save Changes to allow students to access the LTI 1.1 course to review their previous work.  Students will be able see this course listed under My Courses.
• If your course has already started, and your students have courses using both integrations, your students can continue to use your LTI 1.1 course in the same way as before.  Please remind them to access your course by clicking on your assignment-specific links.
  

  In general, we recommend that all courses move to 1.3 en masse to eliminate grade sync and avoid course access issues, but if your students are not concurrently using Perusall in an LTI 1.3 course, you can use the course built with LTI 1.1 for the semester.

• If the LMS connection for LTI 1.1 is no longer working, and you'd like to continue in this course rather than creating a new course, you can continue to use your previously linked LTI 1.1 course as a standalone, and have your students access your LTI 1.1 course by logging directly into Perusall.com with their LMS email.
  • Grade sync will not be available.

What happens to the LTI 1.1 Course Content and student work?

We are not able to transfer student work from one course to another, but you and your students can still see previous coursework by logging in to Perusall.com directly, and accessing the previous course from their list of courses, or by clicking My Courses from within another Perusall course.