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Integrate an Existing MindTap Course With LMS

If your LTI Advantage LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI Advantage compliant LMS.If your LTI 1.0 LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI 1.0 compliant LMS. If you already created the MindTap course you want to integrate with LMS — and no students are enrolled — integrate your existing course.

Note Course templates, courses with student enrollments, and courses that are already linked to an LMS can't be linked.

Before you begin, your LMS administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in your LMS, and you must have received an email from Cengage containing a Cengage Course URL.

The following steps for an LTI 1.0 integration. For LTI Advantage instructions, see Brightspace LTI Advantage.

  1. Open your LMS course.
  2. Follow the steps for your LMS to access the Cengage tool.
  3. Confirm the Lessons tool is enabled.
    1. Select Site Info from your navigation.
    2. Click Manage Tools.
    3. Scroll down to confirm that Lessons is selected.
  4. Select Lessons from your navigation.
  5. Click Add Content > Add Learning App.
  6. Click the Cengage tool.
    If the tool is not available, contact your administrator.
  7. Create a link to the Cengage tool.
    You only have to do this once.
    1. Navigate to your external tools.

      Third party content like Cengage is listed as an external tool or app in your LMS.

    2. Click the Cengage link.

      This might be named Cengage or MindLinks. If you are not sure, ask your LMS admin.

    3. In the URL field, paste the Cengage Course URL from your email.
    4. Click Save.
  8. Click the link you created.
  9. If you do not have a default grade category in your LMS course, create one.

    A default grade category is required to sync grades between LMS and MindTap.

    1. Click Grade Setup.
    2. In Categories, click Add.
    3. Enter information for your category and click Create.
    4. To use this category for MindTap assignments, click Set default category.
  10. On the Materials tab, click Add Materials > Cengage LMS Integration.
  11. Click actions menu > Turn editing on.
  12. Click Add an activity or resource.
  13. Select the Cengage tool and click Add.

    The Cengage tool is created and named by your Moodle™ administrator.

    The Willo tool is created and named by your Moodle administrator.

    If a Willo tool is not listed:

    1. Select External tool and click Add.
    2. Under General > Preconfigured tool, select the Willo tool.
  14. Under General, click Select content.
    Note The Activity Name and Tool URL are set automatically after selecting the content.
  15. Add MindTap content to your course.
    Blackboard Original
    1. Click Content > Build Content > Cengage Content.
      If the Cengage tool is not shown under Build Content, see Can't Find Cengage Content in Blackboard.
    Blackboard Ultra
    1. Click + > Content Market.
    2. Click Cengage Content under Institution Tools.
      Important If you see a Cengage tool shown under Content Market, do not select it. This is an outdated version of the integration that will be removed soon. Only add the Cengage tool under Institution Tools.

      If the Cengage tool is not shown under Institution Tools, see Can't Find Cengage Content in Blackboard.

  16. Add the Cengage app to your course navigation if it is not already listed.

    The app is copied when you copy a Canvas™ course.

    1. From the course navigation, click Settings > Navigation.
    2. Drag the Cengage app to the course navigation.
    3. Click Save.
  17. From the course navigation, click Cengage.

If you get an error message when you click Cengage, see LTI Advantage.

  1. Open the Course Builder tool.

    In the Content tab, click Related Tools > Course Builder.

  2. If you have not already done so, create a module in your course.
    1. Drag Create a module from Build Outline to the course outline.

      Alternatively, click Create a module and select the module location.

    2. Enter a name for your module, such as MindTap.
    3. Optional: Enter a note for your students.
    4. Optional: If the MindTap component of your course has a different start or end date from your course in Brightspace, enter those dates in Restrictions.
    5. Click Create.
  3. Drag New Cengage Learning from Add Content to your module.

    Alternatively, click New Cengage Learning and select your module.

  4. If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your LMS and Cengage accounts.

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

  5. Click Add Homework Platform.
  6. Select the textbook or product you want to use from the available course content.
    • To search the available content, type a search term.
    • To see only MindTap results, click Filter and set Filter By to MindTap.
    • To filter the list by license type, click Filter and set the dropdown to Student Purchase Required or Inclusive Access.
    • To select an item, click Link to Course.

    The selected title is shown with MindTap course creation and linking options.

    Note If you don't see your content, contact your Cengage representative. If needed, see cengage.com/repfinder/ https://www.cengage.com/repfinder/postSecondaryEdFacultyCanada/ https://www.cengageasia.com/Contact-Us http://www.cengage.co.in/Rep_Locator https://www.cengage.co.uk/education/contact-us-2/ https://au.cengage.com/repfinder/ https://latinoamerica.cengage.com/contacto/ (Latin America) or https://www.cengage.com.br/contato/ (Brazil).
  7. Select Link to an existing course or section.

    Your unlinked courses and course sections with no student enrollments for the selected title are listed.

  8. Select the course or section you want to link and click Continue.
  9. If prompted, select whether to synchronize the overall course score or individual activity scores to the LMS gradebook.

    This option is not available for all courses.

    Note Category scores can not be synced to LMS.
    Note In Moodle versions older than 3.10, each activity link must be added individually. In this case, consider using the MindTap gradebook to calculate an overall course score for all MindTap activities and syncing that course score to Moodle instead.
    1. Click Continue to confirm your choice.
    2. Blackboard Original: Review the settings, select where to put your course link, and click Submit.

    A link to the integrated MindTap course is added to your LMS course.

  10. Save your changes at the bottom of the page.

    Click either Save and return to course or Save and display.

  11. Click the Content tab.
  12. Click the link to your MindTap course and verify that it's set up how you want.

    First time only: Confirm that LMS can access your account.

    If prompted, read and accept the service agreement.