Harmonize
Harmonize is an ASU-supported, Canvas-integrated tool for interactive discussions, multimedia engagement, social annotation, and graded participation.
What faculty can do with Harmonize
- Create Social Reading assignments for PDF annotation, allowing students to highlight text, add comments, and reply to peers.
- Create graded discussions with structured participation requirements and optional student-recorded video responses.
- Create peer review assignments for documents and media.
- Provide video and screen recording, document critique, and other multimedia activities.
- Track participation and engagement with Engagement Insights.
Getting started
- Introduction to Harmonize
- Harmonize Instructor Help Guide
- Recorded Harmonize 101 Training
- Recorded Deep Critique Training
Transitioning from Perusall
ASU’s enterprise Perusall agreement ends on December 18, 2026. The College will not fund licensing for Perusall after this date. If units would like to fund their own Perusall agreement, contact [email protected].
Faculty who currently use Perusall should plan to transition their course activities for Spring 2027 and beyond.
Faculty using Perusall for PDFs and other media can generally transition those activities to Harmonize. See the Perusall to Harmonize transition guide for guidance.
Harmonize does not replicate Perusall’s textbook integration for social annotation. Faculty who currently use a Perusall-enabled textbook will need to identify another way for students to access the required textbook, such as an available publisher integration or other approved textbook option.
Transition resource
- Moving from Perusall to Harmonize: Feature and Activity Mapping — ASU guide for mapping common Perusall activities to Harmonize options and considering accessibility and redesign.
Guides
- Recording Video in Harmonize
- Screen Recording
- Document Critique
- Timestamped Video Feedback
- Annotating Images
- Create a Harmonize Page
Accessibility
- AI Accessibility at Harmonize
- View and Use Transcripts, Closed Captions, and Audio Descriptions
- Edit Transcripts, Closed Captions, and Audio Descriptions
- Alt Text and Media Captions
Teaching and training
- Teaching That Clicks: Our Favorite Uses of Harmonize
- Harmonize Trainings and Webinars
- Harmonize Teaching Tips
- Schedule a consultation with a Learning Experience Designer for help transitioning or redesigning course activities.
Questions and support
For questions about Harmonize or the transition from Perusall, contact [email protected].