In this article, you will find the steps to connect your Great River Learning courseware to Blackboard Learn or Blackboard Ultra views using the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool with your campus program.
Configuration steps will differ between Learn and Ultra views in Blackboard. To confirm the view of Blackboard that you'll be using, review the images below and make use of the quick-links to navigate to the appropriate instructions related to Blackboard Learn or Blackboard Ultra configuration:
| Blackboard Learn | Blackboard Ultra |
Blackboard Learn:
- Part One: Adding the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 Tool
- Part Two: Pairing the Courseware
- Part Three: Adding Great River Learning Link(s) to Your Course
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Part One: Adding the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 Tool
Step 1.
Navigate into your Blackboard Learn course.
Step 2.
Click into a Content Area on the left-menu of your Blackboard course (or you may choose to create a brand new Content Area). Content Areas are menu items listed on the left-menu of your course. In the example below, a new content area has been created and has been titled, "Ebook and Courseware":
Step 3.
Click into the Content Area created or selected, click Build Content, and click Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 from the list of tools that appear from the drop-down.
- Note: If you are unable to find the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link in your Blackboard course, follow the directions below in Step 3a to add the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool manually.
If you are able to click on the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool described in Step 3 above, skip to Step 4 of this article.
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Adding the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 Tool Manually:
Step 3a. (If needed.)
If you do not see the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool listed from the drop-down menu mentioned above, you can configure the tool manually. To do this, from the selected content area, hover over Build Content and click Web Link.
Next, provide a Name for the tool in the Name field (you can title this as Follett-Willo Digital Delivery or something similar) and copy the appropriate URL into the URL field:
For USA: https://app2.willolabs.com/onelink/
For Canada: https://ca2.willolabs.com/onelink/
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Very Important: Place a check-mark in the "This link is to a Tool Provider" box, as shown below |
If you've (1) entered a Name for the Link, (2) entered the appropriate URL, and (3) have placed a check-mark in the "This link is to a Tool Provider box," you can now click Submit to add the link within your content area of Blackboard.
- Note: Hide this Follett-Willo Digital Delivery link from student view. This is an instructor-facing tool only.
Now click on the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link that you've manually added into your Content Area, and proceed to Step 4 below.
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Part Two: Pairing the Courseware
Step 4.
Click the Continue in a new window button.
Step 5.
The Course Pairing Screen should appear. If you teach more than one course, you may see multiple courses to choose from.
Click the green Select button for the correct course. Then click Review Details.
- Note: If you do not see a course listed, or if the course information is incorrect, please skip to the Product Token section below.
Step 6.
The Review Selected Course Materials screen will appear. Review the course information and ensure it appears correctly. If the course information is correct, select the Confirm Selection button.
NOTE: If the materials listed appear to be incorrect, or if there is a discrepancy with the materials, do not proceed. Contact ACCESSsuccess@follett.com to report the discrepancy.
Step 7.
The next screen will display that the course was paired successfully. Click the Course Management button and skip ahead to Step 8.
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Using a Product Token
NOTE: This step is only necessary if your course materials do not auto-populate in Step 5.
To use your Product Token:
- Click the I have a Product Token button
- Enter the six-digit Product Token code
- Then click Verify.
*If you do not have a Product Token code, email Facultysupport@follett.com
Look over the product and course details and verify that the details are correct. If everything looks good, proceed by clicking Course Management.
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Part Three: Adding Great River Learning Link(s) to Your Course
Step 8.
Select Add Product Links.
Select the Course Support and Great River Learning links, and then click on the Return link(s) to LMS button to push the links to your Blackboard course.
NOTE: The Course Support link is available for students and faculty. Faculty should encourage students to use this link to open a ticket with our helpdesk if they have any issues accessing the course materials.
Step 9.
Click Close window.
Step 10.
The content links that you selected will now appear in the content area (menu item) that you had been working in.
Step 11.
Click on the Great River Learning link you added to your content area. You will be prompted to select your academic term from the dropdown menu and click Submit.
Step 12.
You will now be taken over to your Great River Learning Instructor Account. If prompted, log in and select the course section to pair to by clicking the Select button beside the name of the course and then confirming the choice.
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Deeplink To Materials
- From your Blackboard course, you can build additional content in your course by interacting with the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool once. From the Course Management Screen, Select Add Publisher Links.
- Then click on the Continue to Great River Learning button.
- Select content to deeplink to and then click Submit > Close Window. The links will be added to the content area that you had been working from.
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Grade Sync
Grade sync is supported for Great River Learning and does not require any additional setup beyond returning the deep links to the LMS.
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Troubleshooting Common Errors
If an instructor sees the following message, they may have incorrectly selected the wrong option after course pairing to Willo. You may need to contact your Great River Learning representative to assist.
This LMS Course Has Not Been Paired Yet
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What Does a Student See?
Click HERE to view step-by-step instructions your students will follow to access their course materials in Blackboard.
For more Student Support information click HERE.
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Additional Support:
If you have any questions or would like further assistance, please Submit a request, or reach out to your Great River Learning for assistance.
For more information, check out the Great River Learning Instructor Guides HERE.
Blackboard Ultra
- Part One: Adding the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 Tool
- Part Two: Pairing the Courseware
- Part Three: Adding Great River Learning Link(s) to Your Course
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Part One: Adding the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 Tool
Step 1.
Navigate into your Blackboard Ultra course.
Step 2.
Click View course & institution tools located under the Books & Tools heading on the left-menu of your Blackboard Ultra course.
Step 2a.
A list of institution tools will appear on the right-menu. Click on Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3.
If you were able to select the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool from this menu, skip to Step 4 of this article.
Step 2b. (If Needed.)
If you do not see the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool listed from the right-menu, click on the option to Browse all course tools located at the bottom of this menu.
Step 2c. (If Needed.)
From the list of all institution tools, find and click on Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 from the list presented to you.
- Note: If you are unable to find the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link in your Blackboard course, follow the directions below in Step 3 to add the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool manually.
Now click on the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link that you've manually added into your Content Area, and proceed to Step 4 below.
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Adding the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 Tool Manually:
Step 3. (If needed.)
If you do not see the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool listed, you can configure the tool manually. To do this, you'll configure a Teaching Tools with LTI Connection link within your course.
Navigate to your Blackboard course homepage.
Click any + symbol from your course homepage to Create.
Then click on Teaching Tools with LTI Connection.
Next, provide a Name for the tool in the Name field (you can title this as Follett-Willo Digital Delivery or something similar) and copy the appropriate URL into the URL field:
For USA: https://app2.willolabs.com/onelink/
For Canada: https://ca2.willolabs.com/onelink/
- Note: The Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool should remain hidden from students. This is an instructor facing tool. Also make sure to place a check-mark in the box to allow the item to Open in a New Window.
If you've (1) entered a Name for the Link, (2) left the link hidden from student view, (3) entered the appropriate Configuration URL, and (4) have placed a check-mark in the "Open in a new window" box, you can now click Save to add the link within your Blackboard course.
Now click on the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link that you've manually added onto your Blackboard homepage, and proceed to Step 4 below.
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Part Two: Pairing the Courseware
Step 4.
Click the Continue in a new window button.
Step 5.
The Course Pairing Screen should appear. If you teach more than one course, you may see multiple courses to choose from.
Click the green Select button for the correct course. Then click Review Details.
- Note: If you do not see a course listed, or if the course information is incorrect, please skip to the Product Token section below.
Step 6.
The Review Selected Course Materials screen will appear. Review the course information and ensure it appears correctly. If the course information is correct, select the Confirm Selection button.
NOTE: If the materials listed appear to be incorrect, or if there is a discrepancy with the materials, do not proceed. Contact ACCESSsuccess@follett.com to report the discrepancy.
Step 7.
The next screen will display that the course was paired successfully. Click the Course Management button and skip ahead to Step 8.
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Using a Product Token
NOTE: This step is only necessary if your course materials do not auto-populate in Step 5.
To use your Product Token:
- Click the I have a Product Token button
- Enter the six-digit Product Token code
- Then click Verify.
*If you do not have a Product Token code, email Facultysupport@follett.com
Look over the product and course details and verify that the details are correct. If everything looks good, proceed by clicking Course Management.
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Part Three: Adding Great River Learning Link(s) to Your Course
Step 8.
Select Add Product Links.
Select the Course Support and Great River Learning links, and then click on the Return link(s) to LMS button to push the links to your Blackboard course.
NOTE: The Course Support link is available for students and faculty. Faculty should encourage students to use this link to open a ticket with our helpdesk if they have any issues accessing the course materials.
Step 9.
Click Close window.
Step 10.
The content links that you selected will now appear on your course homepage.
Note: If you already have content on your course homepage, you'll locate these newly deployed links at the bottom of your course homepage.
Step 10.
Click on the Great River Learning link you added to your Blackboard course. You will be prompted to select your academic term from the dropdown menu and click Submit.
Step 11.
You will now be taken over to your Great River Learning Instructor Account. If prompted, log in and select the course section to pair to by clicking the Select button beside the name of the course and then confirming the choice.
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Deeplink To Materials
- From your Blackboard course, you can build additional content in your course by interacting with the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool once. From the Course Management Screen, Select Add Publisher Links.
- Then click on the Continue to Great River Learning button.
- Select content to deeplink to and then click Submit > Close Window. The links will be added to your course homepage.
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Grade Sync
Grade sync is supported for Great River Learning and does not require any additional setup beyond returning the deep links to the LMS.
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Troubleshooting Common Errors
If an instructor sees the following message, they may have incorrectly selected the wrong option after course pairing to Willo. You may need to contact your Great River Learning representative to assist.
This LMS Course Has Not Been Paired Yet
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What Does a Student See?
Click HERE to view step-by-step instructions your students will follow to access their course materials in Blackboard.
For more Student Support information click HERE.
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Additional Support:
If you have any questions or would like further assistance, please Submit a request, or reach out to your Great River Learning for assistance.
For more information, check out the Great River Learning Instructor Guides HERE.