How To Integrate Cengage to Brightspace
This article will help instructors to link Cengage to specific course content or activities in the Brightspace environment.
Audience
Faculty
Environment
PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android, etc.
Prerequisites (if applicable)
Faculty need to have a Cengage account to connect
Instructions
Linking Cengage to Brightspace
The integration in Brightspace can be found in the Content Tool.
In your Brightspace course site, click on the Content Tool in the course navigation bar.
Create a new Unit or Lesson, or locate the Unit or Lesson in which you would like to place the Cengage content.
Click the Add Existing button.
Select Add Cengage Content
If this is the first time using the Cengage integration in the course, you will be asked to login to Cengage.
Choose Cengage integration you would like (Homework platform, Cengage Infuse, eBook)
Search for textbook and choose Link To Course
Choose one of the course creation options and fill out the settings to finish linking the book to your Brightspace course offering
Adding Cengage Content
Once you have completed setting up your Cengage course you can select specific content to add to the Brightspace site. Cengage content and Cengage assessments can be added to your Brightspace course site. Assessments grades will be passed to the Brightspace gradebook.
In your Brightspace course site, click on the Content Tool in the course navigation bar.
Create a new Unit or Lesson, or locate the Unit or Lesson in which you would like to place the Cengage content.
Click the Add Existing button.
Select Add Cengage Content
Gradebook Items
Please note that gradebook items generated by integrations are automatically included in final grades for gradebooks with a weighted grade scheme. Gradebooks that are not setup with a weighted scheme may find that grades from external learning tools are excluded from final grade calculations. To check the status and/or include the grades passed from the integration in to the final grade calculations:
Click on Grades in the Brightspace course site navigation bar.
Navigate to the gradebook column created by the integration.
Click the drop down menu in the column and select Edit.
Scroll down and uncheck the box next to Exclude from Final Grade Calculation
Unchecking the box will ensure that the grade for that column is included in the final grade calculations. This process should be repeated for each integration created gradebook item for which the grade should be included in the final grade calculation.
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