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Add Cengage Infuse Content in Blackboard

Add Cengage Infuse reading assignments, concept checks, and end-of-chapter quizzes to your Blackboard course.

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Assignment types

Reading assignment

A section of the book for students to read.

Concept check

A quick activity that checks if students have completed assigned readings.

Quiz

A longer activity that assesses students' understanding of an entire chapter.

  1. Open your Blackboard course.

  2. Add Cengage Infuse content to your course.

    Blackboard Original

    1. Click Content › Build Content › Cengage Content.

      If the Cengage tool is not shown under Build Content, see.

    Blackboard Ultra

    1. Click + › Content Market.

    2. Click Cengage Content under Institution Tools.

      If the Cengage tool is not shown under Institution Tools, see.

  3. If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your Blackboard and Cengage accounts.

    If you don't have a Cengage instructor account, click Create Account.

    This window might not be shown if your browser does not allow pop-ups for the Blackboard domain.

  4. On the Integrate with Cengage page, click Select Cengage Infuse.

  5. On the Select Title page, select the textbook to use in your class.

    • To search the available content, type a search term.
    • To filter the list by license type, click License Type and select Student Purchase Required or Inclusive Access.

    1. Click Link to Course next to your textbook.

    2. Click Continue.

  6. Complete the details for your Blackboard course.

    Field

    Notes

    Course Name

    Start date

    Set the start date to the first day of class. It is the first day students can access your course and the beginning of your students' temporary access period. It cannot be changed after students access the course.

    End date

    To allow your students to view their grades and complete late work, consider setting this 1 week after the last day of class.

  7. Click Continue.

  8. Select content to include in your course and Blackboard gradebook.

    You can return to add more content at any point during your course.

    The Infuse content selector with two chapters selected. By default, all assignments in the chapter are selected and added to the gradebook. The number of readings and assignments that will be added to the course is shown at the bottom of the screen.

  9. To preview an assignment, click preview assignment.

    The assignment opens in a new tab.

  10. Click Continue.

  11. Set how many attempts students have for each type of Cengage Infuse assignment.

  12. Click Save.

  13. Blackboard Original:Review the settings, select where to put your course links, and click Submit.