Perusall Exchange® 2026

How to Assess Student Learning in the Age of AI

May 5th - May 14th


✓ 5 Live events with Cathy Davidson, Chris Caren, Marc Watkins, Annette Vee, Derek Bruff, and more!
✓ A global community of educators
✓ Library of 100+ presentations on variety of subjects

Connect with educators worldwide

The Perusall Exchange® is an annual community conference that brings together leading speakers, educators and thought leaders who are shaping the future of education. Join the live sessions and continue the conversation asynchronously in Perusall with other attendees and presenters!

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2026 Keynotes

Cathy Davidson

Distinguished Professor Emerita CUNY Graduate Center and Duke University, Founder, The Futures Initiative and cofounder HASTAC.org

Chris Caren, CEO at Turnitin - Perusall Exchange 2026 Keynote

Chris Caren

Chief Executive Officer, Turnitin

Featured sessions

Podcast Event with Annette Vee, Marc Watkins, and Derek Bruff, authors of The Norton Guide to AI-Aware Teaching

Annette Vee
Associate Professor of English and Faculty Liaison for AI Enablement, University of Pittsburgh
Marc Watkins
Director, AI Institute for Teachers and Assistant Director of Academic Innovation, University of Mississippi
Derek Bruff
Associate Director at the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Virginia
John Warner Perusall Exchange 2025 Social Learning Amplified, Live podcast guest. Writer of More than Words: How to Think About Writing in the Age of AI

Teaching & Learning Panel

Lucy Appert, New York University - Perusall Exchange 2025 Teaching and Learning Panelist
Stacy Gant
Senior Director, Digital Learning, DELTA Program
North Carolina State University
Judi Cook -- The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) Perusall Exchange 2025 Teaching and Learning Panelist
Lori Mumpower
Executive Director, Center for the Advancement of Teaching Excellence,
University of Illinois-Chicago
Alexandra Bitton-Bailey, University of Florida -- Perusall Exchange 2025 teaching and learning panelist
Erin O'Leary
Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning & Associate Professor in Education,
University of California-Los Angeles
Sarah Hrach, Columbus State University -- Perusall Exchange 2025: Teaching and Learning Panelist
Julie Schell
Assistant Vice Provost of Academic Technology and Director of the Office of Academic Technology,
The University of Texas at Austin
Kathi Kern, University of Miami - Perusall Exchange 2025: Teaching and Learning Panelist
Rodrigo Verdi
Deputy Dean for Degree Programs, Teaching and Learning,
MIT Sloan School of Management

Student Panel

Aaryn Frazier-Elliot, University of Northern Iowa
Aaryn Frazier-Elliot
Secondary English Language Arts at University of Northern Iowa
Chelsea Mertz, George Mason University
Chelsea Mertz
Family Nurse Practitioner at George Mason University
Madelyn Murphy, TCNJ
Madelyn Murphy
Biology at The College of New Jersey
Rianna Nikhade, University of Michigan
Rianna Nikhade
Computer Science at University of Michigan

Keynotes 2025 - 2021

We are excited to have had so many incredible keynotes over the years.
Watch their presentations on-demand.

Beth McMurtrie
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Senior Writer, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Maryanne Wolf
Watch

Scholar, teacher, and global advocate for literacy

Jesse Thaler
Watch

Director of NSF Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions

Stephen Wolfram
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Co-Founder & CEO, Wolfram Research

Dr. Zeynep Tufekci
Watch

Writer & Academic, NYT & The Atlantic

Ken Bain
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Author, Professor, & President of the Best Teachers Institute

Angela Duckworth
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MacArthur grant winner, researcher, & author, "Grit"

Alan November
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Co-founder of the Stanford Institute for Educational Leadership Through Technology

Mamokgethi Phakeng
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Vice-chancellor of the University of Cape Town

Carl Weiman
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Noble Prize, Physicist and Educationist

100+ Exchange sessions available to watch

Watch previous Perusall Exchange® sessions on-demand.

What past attendees have said

"Perusall Exchange is an opportunity to engage with and listen to experts and other academics across the world."

Maarten Pontier
University of Hertfordshire

Perusall Exchange® 2023

"Perusall Exchange 2024 was incredibly enriching, providing new insights and innovative ideas for the future of education. Perusall is not just a tool for improving education but as a portal for vital conversations in the field."

Igor Sorbal-Muniz
Federal University of Bahia, El Savador

Perusall Exchange® 2024

"There's always something no matter what discipline you're in."

Jeffrey Hornburg
Keiser University
Perusall Exchange® 2023