Perusall LTI 1.1 to LTI 1.3 Copy Course Content

Environment

Perusall, Canvas

Issue

When is the deadline to transition Canvas course using Perusall LTI 1.1 to Perusall LTI 1.3?   

How do I transition my Perusall course from an LTI 1.1 integration to LTI 1.3 & What are the steps to copy content from the Perusall LTI 1.1 to Perusall LTI 1.3 course??

Resolution

When is the deadline to transition Canvas course using Perusall LTI 1.1 to Perusall LTI 1.3? 

May 3, 2026 End of the Day

Who Needs to Take Action? 

Action is only required if you plan to reuse or copy Perusall LTI 1.1 content from a past course into a future term. 

• If you are NOT reusing old content: No action is required. Simply use LTI 1.3 going forward.

• If you ARE planning to reuse or copy content: You must transition your materials using the Canvas-specific steps in this Perusall LTI 1.1 to 1.3 transition guide.

Guidelines to Prevent Data Loss

• Important Note for Winter 2026 Courses: Do not swap your integration mid-term! Updating a currently live course will result in data loss. Please wait until after the end of the WN26 semester. 

• Spring 2026 Prep and Beyond: If you are currently prepping courses for the spring term or later, ensure you are using LTI 1.3 before publishing your courses. If you publish using 1.1, you will lose access after May 4 and will have to redo the setup.

How can we help you?

• For technical assistance, you can contact Perusall Support directly. 
• For additional support or questions, please reach out to the ITS Service Center. 

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How do I transition my Perusall course from an LTI 1.1 integration to LTI 1.3?

Copy LTI 1.1 Course Content to LTI 1.3 Course Content 

1.  Add Perusall LTI 1.3 to your course navigation  (if not already enabled)
   1. Go to Settings > Navigation, and enable Perusall 1.3., and click Save button at the bottom.
2. Copy content from LTI 1.1 Perusall course into LTI 1.3 Perusall course
   1. Click on Perusall 1.3 from Course Navigation, you will see the screen as follows.
   2. Click continue

3. In the onboarding page of the new blank Perusall course, you can copy course content in Step 2: Select Content.

4. Choose  copy existing course, and select the LTI 1.1 version of the Perusall course from the drop down menu. After you choose all of the content/assignments to copy, you can adjust deadlines, copy instructor comments, and copy course settings. (See also Copying courses: how do I use Perusall to teach the same course again?)

5. In the Basic settings section, you can fill out more information about your course.

NOTE: By default, Perusall will send gradebook columns for each assignment to your LMS gradebook, so you do not need to create assignment-specific links in your LMS course.  Instead, you and your students can navigate to your Perusall course through the basic launch link (from Step 1), and each individual grade can sync to your LMS as the students complete the assignments.  

If you want to create assignment-specific links: Before you leave the Perusall course, navigate to course Settings > Scoring > LMS grade sync > LMS gradebook column management, select 'Instructor creates deep links', and Save.  (For more information, see Grade sync in LTI 1.3.) Please see the screenshot below:

Create new assignment links for each assignment

1. Go to the Canvas Course.
2. Add Assignment by clicking on +Assignment button.
3. Enter name of the assignment.
4. Click Edit on each assignment link > Submission Type: External Tool > click Find, and select the corresponding Perusall assignment.
5. Click Save.

6. After relinking each assignment, launch it from canvas to test that it opens directly into the Perusall reading.

Additional Information

• Perusall LTI 1.1 to LTI 1.3 Upgrade Communication
• For additional questions, please contact the ITS Service Center 
• Vendor Support help can be reached via Website: Perusall Vendor Support, log a ticket, Email at  support@perusall.com 
• Check out the new Academic Technology@Michigan website for course planning resources from across U-M
• Visit the Canvas @ Michigan site for faculty including the U-M Instructor Guide with links to additional support resources from across campus
• Check out the Canvas and MiVideo tutorials