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Instructor Guide for MindTap Integration in Canvas

Contents

Introduction 2

Audience 2

Objectives 2

Add the Cengage Integration Tool 3

Course Navigation Link 3

Module Link 7

Create a MindTap Course Level Link 11

Deep Linking to Specific Learning Activities in MindTap 17

Add Content links from a MindTap course 17

Add a Cengage Technical Support Link into an Integrated Course 22

Summary 25

Instructor Guide for MindTap Integration with Canvas

Cengage Learning For Instructors

Introduction

Cengage Learning now provides integration with your Canvas course. This enables instructors to add Cengage Learning MindTap content to their courses, synchronize scores, and eliminate multiple logins for students.

Audience

This document supports instructors who teach at institutions that use the Canvas Learning

Management System.

Objectives

This guide introduces instructors to procedures needed to access Cengage Learning’s Integration

Services within Canvas courses.

This guide includes the following topics:

Enable the Cengage integration in a Canvas course.

Add deep links to Cengage content into a Canvas course.

Select Activities to synchronize scores with the Canvas Gradebook.

Add Cengage Technical Support link to a Canvas course.

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Add the Cengage Integration Tool

Instructors access and manage Cengage Learning content by adding the Cengage Learning Tool into

their course.

You can add the Cengage link to your course in one of two ways. One option is to add a tool link to the

course navigation. The second option is to add an external tool link within a module. Cengage

recommends adding the link to the course Navigation menu to make it more accessible. The link

functions the same way whether you add it to the navigation menu or in a module.

Course Navigation Link

Complete the following steps to add the Cengage Tool to the Canvas course navigation.

IMPORTANT: If you add the course navigation link you do not need to add the module link mentioned

in the Module Link section.

NOTE: The Cengage Tool link is accessible to teachers or instructors and is not visible to students.

SStteepp AAccttiioonn

1 Click Courses from the Canvas home page.

Result: A list of Canvas courses display.

2 Select a Canvas course.

Result: The Canvas course home page displays.




3 Click Settings.

Result: The Course Details page displays.

4 Click the Navigation tab.

Result: The Navigation tab displays.

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5 Drag and drop the Cengage Tool from the hidden section to the course navigation section.

Result: The Cengage integration link is added to the Navigation menu.




6 Click Save.

Rsesult: The Cengage tool link displays in the left Navigation menu.

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Module Link

You can add the Cengage Tool link to a module within your Canvas course.

IMPORTANT: If you already added a Cengage link on the navigation menu, proceed to Create a MindTap Course Level Link.


1 Click Modules on the Canvas course page.

Result: The Add Modules page displays.

2 Click Add Item.

Result: The Add item page displays.




3 Click the drop down from the Add to Cengage box.

Result: A list of item options display.

4 Select External Tool from the drop down.

Result: A list of external tools displays.

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5 Click Cengage Learning.

NOTE: Your Canvas administrator may use a different name for the Cengage Learning Tool.

Result: The Cengage Learning tool is selected.




6 Click Add Item.

Result: The Cengage link displays in the module.

NOTE: Do not publish the Cengage link. It is only accessible to instructors.

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Create a MindTap Course Level Link

To add a Cengage Learning MindTap course to your Canvas course, complete the following steps.


1 Click the Cengage link on the Navigation menu.

Result: The Cengage Learning screen displays.

2 Login to create an Access Token.

NOTE: This is a one-time process required for all of the Cengage integration enabled courses.

Click Login.

Result: The LMS Integration Log In page displays.




3 Link you Canvas account with your Cengage Learning account.

Login in using your credentials.

NOTE: This is a one-time process required for all of the Cengage integration enabled courses.

Enter your Cengage Learning Faculty Account Username and Password.

Click Login.

Result: The Select Content Source page displays providing a list of courses available to your institution.

4 Select the product to use in your course.

NOTE: If you do not see your adopted course, please contact your Cengage Learning Consultant.

Result: The Create Course in MindTap page displays.

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5 The first time you connect to a product from each Canvas course, a prompt displays to create a course.

There are three options for creating a course:

Create a new MindTap course: Start a new course without any customizations.

Copy from my existing course: Use this option to copy from one of your existing courses that contain assignments or customizations.

Copy from another instructor’s course: Enter a Course Key from another instructor’s course or course designer to get a copy of their course.

Select Create a new MindTap Course.

Result: The Create Course in MindTap screen displays.

6 Fill in the following fields:

Course Name – The MindTap course name.

Course Start Date – The date students can access the course.

NOTE: The Course Start Date is the first date students can access the course and defines the course grace period.

Course End Date – The date the course ends.

Time Zone – The time zone that the course is held.




7 Click Continue.

Result: The Link to MindTap Course screen displays.

8 Click Continue.

Result: The Import Completed page displays

9 Click Continue.

Result: The Canvas course home page displays.

10 Click Modules from the Navigation menu.

Result: The Module page displays.

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11 Click the MindTap course link.

Result: The MindTap course link displays.

12 Click the course link.

Result: The Service Agreement page displays.

13 Accept the service agreement.

Result: The MindTap course cover page displays.




14 Click the Enter button to open the MindTap course.

Result: The MindTap course displays.

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Deep Linking to Specific Learning Activities in MindTap

Deep Linking is adding links into a Canvas course that take students to a specific MindTap Activity.

Adding deep links directly to a Canvas course enables students to click a link to navigate to the Activity

within MindTap, instead of needing to navigate to it within the MindTap course. If you want the scores

of a graded activity to synchronize to your Canvas gradebook, add a deep link to the activity into your

course.

Add Content links from a MindTap course

Add links to specific content items from the Cengage course using the following procedure:


1 Launch the Cengage link from the Navigation menu.

Result: The Select Content Source screen displays.

2 Click the Linked tab.

Result: The Select Content screen displays.

3 Select the course from the Select Content Source page.

Result: The Select Content page displays.




4 The Content Selector replicates the MindTap Learning Path.

Click the horizontal triangle to the left of the content folders to expand the objects.

Result: The folders expand to display content.

5 Click the check box next to the content to add.

Result: The content selected for import displays in blue.

NOTE: Each item that includes ADD TO GRADEBOOK automatically creates an Assignment in the Canvas course and an associated gradebook column. If you want to link the Assignment but not have it synchronized to the Canvas Gradebook, deselect ADD TO GRADEBOOK.

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6 Click the Confirm Selections button at the top or bottom of the screen.

Result: The Confirm Your Selections screen displays listing all the items selected from the Select Content page.

7 Click Save.

Result: The Canvas course home page displays. The items import as links and graded Assignment display in the Canvas gradebook with an associated gradebook column.




8 Click on Modules in the Navigation menu.

Result: Links to graded Assignments and non-graded activities display in a published module.

9 If you want to move a link to another module:

Place the cursor to left of the link and click and drag the link from a module to another module.

Result: The link moves and displays in another module.

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10 Click the Publish icon.

IMPORTANT: Publish any content that needs to be visible to students.

Result: The link is published and the content is available to students.

11 Click Assignments in the Navigation menu.

Result: All graded Assignments display.

12 Click Grades in the Navigation menu.

Result: A gradebook column displays for all the graded assignments.



Add a Cengage Technical Support Link into an Integrated Course

The Cengage Technical Support Link enables instructors and students to create new support cases that

will route directly to a dedicated Cengage LMS Technical Support group.

Follow the steps below to add the Cengage Technical Support Link to Canvas:


1 Launch the Cengage link from the Navigation menu.

Result: The Select Content Source screen displays.

2 Click the Linked tab.

Result: The Select Content Source page displays.

3 Select the course.

Result: The Select Content page displays.

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4 Select the Cengage Technical Support link.

Result: The Cengage Technical link displays in blue.

5 Click Confirm Selections.

Result: The Confirm Your Selections screen displays.




6 Click Save.

Result: The Canvas home page displays.

7 Click Modules from the Navigation menu.

Result: The module displays with the Cengage Technical Support Link.

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Summary

Cengage Learning’s LMS Integration with Canvas provides instructors and students seamless access to MindTap using their Canvas login credentials. Links added in a Canvas course enable students to navigate directly to a learning activity in the MindTap Learning Path. Instructors can select which graded activities they would like synchronized with their Canvas gradebook.

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