Other LTI Advantage Compliant LMSOther LTI 1.0 Compliant LMS

If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.

Cengage Listed Twice in LMS Content Market

When integrating an Explore course with your LMS, you see two versions of the Cengage tool listed in your LMS.

Other LTI 1.0 Compliant LMS

If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.

Other LTI Advantage Compliant LMS

If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.

Integrate an Existing WebAssign Course With 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 WebAssign course you want to integrate with LMS — and no students are enrolled — integrate your existing course.

Integrate an Existing WebAssign Course With LTI Advantage LMS

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

Explore Course is not in Your LMS

After selecting Link to an existing course or section in your LMS, your Explore course does not display as an option.

Added Wrong Cengage Product or Course in LMS

When you add Cengage content to your LMS, you select a product, then create or copy a course using that product. If you accidentally select the wrong product, or copy the wrong course, you can easily change your selections in the Cengage tool.

Copy an Explore Course to a New LMS Course

If your LTI 1.0 LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI 1.0 compliant LMS. Copy an existing Explore course to a new LMS course. You can copy your own Explore course or another instructor's course.

Integrate an Existing MindTap Course With 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.

Copy an Explore Course to a New LTI Advantage LMS Course

If your LTI Advantage LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI Advantage compliant LMS. Copy an existing Explore course to a new LTI Advantage LMS course. You can copy your own Explore course or another instructor's course.

Integrate an Existing MindTap Course With 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.

If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.

If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.

If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.

If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.

If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.

If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.

If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.

Integrate an Existing MindTap Course With LTI Advantage LMS

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

Integrate an Existing MindTap Course With LTI Advantage LMS

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

(LTI Advantage) Create a New LMS-Integrated Explore Course

If you have not created the Explore course you want to integrate with LMS, create it from LMS.

(LTI Advantage) Copy an Explore Course to a New LMS Course

Copy an existing Explore course to a new LMS course. You can copy your own Explore course or another instructor's course.

Copy an Explore Course to a New LMS Course

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. Copy an existing Explore course to a new LMS course. You can copy your own Explore course or another instructor's course.

Create a New LMS-Integrated Explore Course

If you have not created the Explore course you want to integrate with LMS, create it from LMS.

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.

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.

Integrate an Existing WebAssign 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 WebAssign course you want to integrate with LMS — and no students are enrolled — integrate your existing course.

Grade Sync Problems

Student grades in Explore do not sync to your LMS, or sync very slowly.

Add Links in LMS to Explore Activities and Resources

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. After setting up your Explore course, create links from LMS to activities or other content in Explore. Linked graded activities are included in the LMS gradebook unless you choose to exclude them. Linked graded activities are included in the LMS gradebook.

Copy Your Explore-Integrated Course in LMS

Copy an Explore-integrated LMS course to copy all content and course settings in both LMS and Explore at the same time.

Copy Your Explore-Integrated Course in LMS

Copy an Explore-integrated LMS course to copy all content and course settings in both LMS and Explore at the same time.

Links to Explore Courses or Activities Don't Work

When you click a link to an Explore course or activity from your LMS, the link doesn't open a new browser window with the course or learning activity.

Create a New LTI Advantage LMS-Integrated Explore Course

If you have not created the Explore course you want to integrate with LTI Advantage LMS, create it from LTI Advantage LMS.

Add Links in LMS to Explore Activities and Resources

If your LTI 1.0 LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI 1.0 compliant LMS. After setting up your Explore course, create links from LMS to activities or other content in Explore.

Copy Your Explore-Integrated Course in LTI Advantage LMS

Copy an Explore-integrated LTI Advantage LMS course to copy all content and course settings in both LTI Advantage LMS and Explore at the same time.

Create a New LMS-Integrated Explore Course

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. Create a link to the Cengage tool. You only have to do this once. Navigate to your external tools. Third party content like Cengage is listed as an external tool or app in your LMS. Click the Cengage link. This might be named Cengage or MindLinks. If you are not sure, ask your LMS admin. In the URL field, paste the Cengage...

Copy an Explore Course to a New LMS Course

Copy an existing Explore course to a new LMS course. You can copy your own Explore course or another instructor's course.

Add Links in LTI Advantage LMS to Explore Activities and Resources

If your LTI Advantage LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI Advantage compliant LMS. After setting up your Explore course, create links from LTI Advantage LMS to activities or other content in Explore. Linked graded activities are included in the LTI Advantage LMS gradebook.

Create a New LTI Advantage LMS-Integrated Explore Course

If you do not know where to find the Cengage tool, try searching the LMS help system or ask your administrator. Open your LTI Advantage LMS course. Follow the steps for your LMS to access the Cengage tool. Click the Cengage tool. If the tool is not available, contact your administrator. If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your LTI Advantage LMS and Cengage accounts. On the Integrate with Cengage page, click Select Platform . On the Select Title page, select the...

Copy an Explore Course to a New LTI Advantage LMS Course

Copy an existing Explore course to a new LTI Advantage LMS course. You can copy your own Explore course or another instructor's course.

LMS Troubleshooting

Sometimes problems can occur with Explore and your Learning Management System.

Integrate Explore With Your LMS Course

Your LMS administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in LMS. With this integration: You and your students access your Explore courses from LMS. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both LMS and Explore. This is especially important if you integrate more than one Explore section from the same LMS course. How do I know if I'm using this integration? Your Cengage tool will be in a different location depending on which integration you are...

View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated

You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your Explore sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.

View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated

You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your Explore sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.

View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated

You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your Explore sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.

View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated

You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your Explore sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.

View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated

You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your Explore sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.

View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated

You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your Explore sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.

View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated

You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your Explore sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.

View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated

You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your Explore sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.

View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated

You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your Explore sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.

View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated

You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your Explore sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.

Integrate Explore With Your LMS Course

Your LMS administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in LMS. With this integration: You and your students access your Explore courses from LMS. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both LMS and Explore. This is especially important if you integrate more than one Explore section from the same LMS course. Create your course in LMS. Choose one of the following: In your Explore course, assign the activities you want to use. Related information...

Integrate Explore With Your LMS LTI Advantage Course

Your LMS administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in LMS. With this integration: You and your students access your Explore courses from LMS. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both LMS and Explore. This is especially important if you integrate more than one Explore section from the same LMS course. How do I know if I'm using LTI Advantage? Your Cengage tool will be in a different location depending on which integration you are using....

Integrate Explore With Your LTI Advantage LMS Course

Your LTI Advantage LMS administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in LTI Advantage LMS. With this integration: You and your students access your Explore courses from LTI Advantage LMS. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both LTI Advantage LMS and Explore. This is especially important if you integrate more than one Explore section from the same LTI Advantage LMS course. Create your course in LTI Advantage LMS. Choose one of the following:...

Integrate Explore With Your LTI Advantage LMS LTI Advantage Course

Your LTI Advantage LMS administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in LTI Advantage LMS. With this integration: You and your students access your Explore courses from LTI Advantage LMS. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both LTI Advantage LMS and Explore. This is especially important if you integrate more than one Explore section from the same LTI Advantage LMS course. General Procedure Create your course in LTI Advantage LMS. Choose one...

Integrate Explore With Your LMS LTI Advantage Course

Your LMS administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in LMS. With this integration: You and your students access your Explore courses from LMS. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both LMS and Explore. This is especially important if you integrate more than one Explore section from the same LMS course. General Procedure Create your course in LMS. Choose one of the following: In your Explore course, assign the activities you want to use....

Can't Find Cengage Content in Blackboard

When setting up your Explore course in Blackboard, you cannot find Cengage content under Content (Blackboard Original) or Institution Tools (Blackboard Ultra).

Integrate Explore with your LMS

Integrate your Explore course with your learning management system.

Integrate an Existing WebAssign Course With Blackboard

If you already created the WebAssign course you want to integrate with Blackboard — and no students are enrolled — integrate your existing course.

Integrate an Existing WebAssign Course With Canvas

If you already created the WebAssign course you want to integrate with Canvas — and no students are enrolled — integrate your existing course.

Integrate an Existing WebAssign Course With Moodle

If you already created the WebAssign course you want to integrate with Moodle — and no students are enrolled — integrate your existing course.

Integrate an Existing WebAssign Course With Schoology

If you already created the WebAssign course you want to integrate with Schoology — and no students are enrolled — integrate your existing course.

Integrate an Existing WebAssign Course With Sakai

If you already created the WebAssign course you want to integrate with Sakai — and no students are enrolled — integrate your existing course.

Create a New LMS-Integrated Explore Course

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. This task is different depending on the version of Google Classroom your school uses. To see which version your school uses, open the assignment editor and look for the Add-ons panel. If your assignment has Add-ons , your school uses Google Workspace for Education Plus. If your assignment does not have Add-ons , your school...

Integrate an Existing WebAssign Course With Google Classroom

If you already created the WebAssign course you want to integrate with Google Classroom — and no students are enrolled — integrate your existing course.

General Error Message Displays

A General Error message displays and the action you were attempting is not successful.

Course Creation Error

An error message displays when you try to create a course.

Copy an Explore Course to a New Schoology Course

Copy an existing Explore course to a new Schoology course. You can copy your own Explore course or another instructor's course.

Create a New Schoology-Integrated Explore Course

Open your Schoology course. If you do not have a default grade category in your Schoology course, create one. A default grade category is required to sync grades between Schoology and Explore. Click Grade Setup . In Categories , click Add . Enter information for your category and click Create . To use this category for Explore assignments, click . On the Materials tab, click Add Materials › Cengage LMS Integration . If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your Schoology...

Link to Explore Activities and Resources

After setting up your Explore course, create links from LMS to activities or other content in Explore. Linked graded activities are included in the LMS gradebook unless you choose to exclude them.Linked graded activities are included in the LMS gradebook.

Integrate Explore With Your Canvas Course

Your Canvas administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in Canvas. With this integration: You and your students access your Explore courses from Canvas. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both Canvas and Explore. This is especially important if you integrate more than one Explore section from the same Canvas course. How do I know if I'm using this integration? Your Cengage tool will be in a different location depending on which...

Integrate Explore With Your Canvas LTI Advantage Course

Your Canvas administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in Canvas. With this integration: You and your students access your Explore courses from Canvas. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both Canvas and Explore. This is especially important if you integrate more than one Explore section from the same Canvas course. How do I know if I'm using LTI Advantage? Your Cengage tool will be in a different location depending on which integration...

Create a New Google Classroom-Integrated Explore Course

This task is different depending on the version of Google Classroom your school uses. To see which version your school uses, open the assignment editor and look for the Add-ons panel. If your assignment has Add-ons , your school uses Google Workspace for Education Plus. If your assignment does not have Add-ons , your school uses Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals/Standard. Open the Cengage integration tool. If your school uses Google Workspace for Education Plus: This integration...

Link to Explore Activities and Resources

After setting up your Explore course, create links from LMS to activities or other content in Explore.

Integrate Explore With Your Blackboard Course

Your Blackboard administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in Blackboard. With this integration: You and your students access your Explore courses from Blackboard. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both Blackboard and Explore. This is especially important if you integrate more than one Explore section from the same Blackboard course. Create your course in Blackboard. Choose one of the following: Create a New Blackboard-Integrated...

Integrate Explore With Your Brightspace Course

Your Brightspace administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in Brightspace. With this integration: You and your students access your Explore courses from Brightspace. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both Brightspace and Explore. This is especially important if you integrate more than one Explore section from the same Brightspace course. General Procedure Create your course in Brightspace. Choose one of the following: Create a New...

Integrate Explore With Your Google Classroom Course

Your Google Classroom administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in Google Classroom. With this integration: You and your students access your Explore courses from Google Classroom. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both Google Classroom and Explore. This is especially important if you integrate more than one Explore section from the same Google Classroom course. Google Classroom Versions How you add Explore content to your Google...

Integrate Explore With Your Schoology Course

Your Schoology administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in Schoology. With this integration: You and your students access your Explore courses from Schoology. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both Schoology and Explore. This is especially important if you integrate more than one Explore section from the same Schoology course. Create your course in Schoology. Choose one of the following: Create a New Schoology-Integrated Explore...