Perusall: Cloning Perusall for a New CRN

Updated on Jan 22, 2025

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In this article, you will learn how to utilize Perusall's cloning option. You will need to follow this process anytime you teach a course that is cloned from a Master Course to any other course. Repeat this process for each individual CRN.

Note: Each cloned course should already have a course login, but if it does not then please check out our article Perusall: Adding a Perusall Course Login to D2L to learn how to set up a Perusall login for your course.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Launch Perusall from the newly cloned D2L course by selecting a Perusall link.

This Perusall link can either be a Perusall assignment link or a Perusall login link, located in the newly cloned course.

Image of a new D2L course Perusall login located in a module. The Perusall login is highlighted in red with an arrow indicating to select.

2. Upon opening the new Perusall course, you will be prompted to set up the Perusall course. You will select the Copy existing course option.

Image of the Perusall Getting Started page. The second course setup option of Copy existing course in the middle of the page is highlighted to select.

3. There are 3 steps you will need to complete in the section that appears under Copy existing course:

3.1 Select Another instructor's course, using a copy code.

3.2 Insert a Copy code.

Paste in the Master Course's Copy code.

3.3 If you know the first assignment's due date, then you can select the Adjust all deadlines so the first assignment is due at option.

3.4 Select Copy course settings.

Image of Perusall’s Copy existing course settings. In chronological order, Another instructor's code, Copy code, Adjust all deadlines so the first assignment is due at, and Copy course settings are highlighted in red with an arrow indicating to fill in or select.

Your Master Course Copy code is located in the Perusall Support for Cloned Master Courses module. This folder is hidden from students and should remain hidden from students.

Image showing the course copy code in the Perusall Support For Cloned Course Master D2L module in the content section of the course.

4. After ensuring all the Content and Assignments are selected and adjusting the due date for the first Perusall assignment to match the current semester, select the Continue on the bottom-right corner of the page.

An image showing the Copy Existing Course Content screen in the course setup. The middle portion of the screen highlights the Content to Copy and Assignments to Copy options. Below these, the Adjust all deadlines so the first assignment is due at option is selected, with a specific date inserted as the first assignment's due date in Perusall. The Continue button in the bottom-right corner is being clicked.

5. The next step will prompt you to upload your syllabus and add starter assignments. You will just skip this step by selecting the Continue button in the bottom-right corner.

Image showing the starter assignments option in the course set up and the Continue button in the bottom right corner being selected.

6. Next, you will be prompted to Select content from the Perusall library. Please do not use this option as it will charge students a fee. Just select Continue.

Image showing the select content option in the course set up and the Continue button in the bottom right corner being selected.

8. Next, Adjust the Start Date and End Date for your course.

Image showing the “Tell Perusall about your course” section on the right side of the welcome screen and indicating to complete the sections labeled department, start date, and end date.

9. Finally, you will fill out the enrollment estimate and target group size for small groups. The numbers entered for these categories should match unless you are using groups within Perusall. These selections are required, but an estimate can be made and changed later if needed. Once completed, select Continue at the bottom.