How to Pair your Brightspace Course with a McGraw Hill Connect Section

Go to your Brightspace course, then:

1. Navigate to the Content page.
2. Create a new Module or click into an existing Module. Note: A link will not be added to the Brightspace course at this time, so it doesn't matter which module you do these steps in.
3. Click on Add Existing Activities, then select McGraw Hill Connect LTI from the list.
4. Click on Pair with a Connect Section. You may be asked to login into McGraw Hill Connect at this step.
5. Click Pair with existing Connect Course.
6. Select the course from your list of courses, then select the section (if necessary).
7. Pairing should now be complete. You should now be able to deploy assignments from Connect to Brightspace.

How to add a McGraw Hill Connect eBook link for students in Brightspace

The easiest way for students to access their Connect eBook from Brightspace is to assign a Reading Assignment link. Note: students can also go to the eBook from any Assignment link in the course.

To Add a reading Assignment link:

1. Go to your Brightspace course page. Navigate to Content. Go to the module that you want to add the link to Click on Add Existing Activity. Select McGraw Hill Connect LTI.
2. Click on Go to my Connect Section (This is assuming that you have already paired your course. If not review process above.).
3. In your Connect course, Click on Assignments then click on Add Assignment.
4. Select Reading Assignment, then select any Chapter (the link will go directly to the chapter selected, so choose one that makes sense for your course).
5. Click Continue.
6. You do not need to enter a start or due date, but a start date will be automatically added once the assignment is deployed in Brightspace. You can remove this from Brightspace later on. Click Assign.
7. Select the assignment from the list of assignments then click the 3 dots on the right side of the Add Assignment button. Select Deploy to Brightspace.
8. On the next page, click Deploy.
9. You will be redirected to Brightspace where the assignment will deploy.
10. You can now edit the name by clicking on the down arrow next to the title and selecting Edit Properties in Place, then click on the title and rename it (ex. Link to eBook) then hit Enter on your keyboard. You can also remove the start date at this point.
11. Once you’ve made all your changes, refresh the page. You should now be able to see the link to the eBook for students.

Students will be able to navigate to other chapters within the eBook from this link.

Student Resources

Student Registration Demo

Troubleshooting Links from McGraw Hill:

• How to take a Connect assignment from Brightspace
• Connect in Brightspace - Resources for Students
• Connect Tips and FAQs
• McGraw Hill Connect Tech Support

Transitioning from Mylab and Mastering (LTI 1.1) to the Access Pearson (LTI 1.3) integration

The Pearson integration into Brightspace has recently been upgraded to Access Pearson (LTI 1.3). You will need to transition both Active and/or copied courses.

• How to transition active courses
• How to transition copies of previously paired courses

How to pair your Brightspace course with your Pearson course

Pairing your Pearson MyLab course will let you deploy Assignments to Brightspace, transfer grades, and allow students to have a quick link to the MyLab course page where they can access their eText.

Add Link to Brightspace

To add a Pearson course link to your Brightspace course, go to:

1. Your Brightspace course and navigate to the Content page.
2. Create a new Module or select the one you want to add the Pearson Course link to.
3. Select Add Existing Activities, then select External Learning Tools.
4. From the list select Pearson Advantage. This will place a link into your course.

Pair Course

1. Click on the newly added Pearson link. Agree to any authorization requests, then click on Get Started to link you accounts.

Note: If prompted, select Authorize to automatically migrate your Pearson assignment links from LTI 1.1 to 1.3. Otherwise, your links won’t migrate and you’ll get an error message.

2. Enter the username and password from your existing Pearson instructor account and select Link accounts. If you don’t have an account, select Create an account and follow the prompts. You can only link one LMS account to one Pearson account.
3. Select Continue.
4. Click Get Started on the Pearson Homepage to pair your courses.
5. To create or copy a MyLab or Mastering course, choose one of the options available to you:
   • Search the catalog for new course materials.
   • Copy a previous course you’ve taught with.
   • Enter a course ID to copy another instructor's course. For a member section in a course group, enter the course ID of the MyLab coordinator course.
   • Select the course materials provided to you.
6. If you searched the catalog, select your course materials.
7. If prompted for course details, choose a course type:
   1. If you want students to enroll in the course, select Student-use Course.
   2. If you don't intend students to enroll in the course, select Instructor-use only. For managing multiple sections for a MyLab course, consider using a MyLab coordinator course in a course group. For MyLab IT courses paired with your LMS, you must copy an existing coordinator course.
8. Enter the course name and description. Use something specific for the name like your term and class section. This helps you quickly identify the course later.
9. Select the course dates.
10. Select whether to allow other instructors to copy your course using your course ID. You can change this setting later.
11. Select Create course. You'll see a confirmation message.
12. Wait for email confirmation your course is created. This might take up to 3 hours.
13. Close the browser tab, and return to your LMS course.

Once you receive a confirmation email from Pearson your Mylab course will be ready to use. Both Instructor and Student can access the MyLab course through the link in Brightspace.

Additional Instructor Resources from Pearson

• Pearson Training and Support (listed by product)
• Pearson Support

Student Resources

How to Register for Pearson MyLab and Mastering

Troubleshooting Links from Pearson:

• Getting Started with MyLab and Mastering in Brightspace
• Pearson Technical Support for Students
• Tips and Tricks (listed by course subject)

How to Pair your Brightspace Course with Crowdmark

First step: To access Crowdmark from your Brightspace course, contact the Software and Application Support Centre (SAS@smu.ca) to request a direct link be added to the Navbar. The Crowdmark link will be added under the Assessments tab. We can also add instructions for students to the Content page of your course, so they know how to access Crowdmark as well.

1. Go to your course page.
2. Click on Assessments > Crowdmark. This will open a new webpage and load Crowdmark.
3. If this is your first time signing into Crowdmark, you may need to select Saint Mary’s University from the drop-down menu.
4. Click Sign in with Brightspace.
5. Type in your @smu.ca email address (or the email you have listed on Banner/Brightspace if it’s different). At this step you may need to confirm you email address and account. Follow the instructions given in Crowdmark.
6. Once you’ve gained access to Crowdmark, click on Import a course. A drop-down menu will appear, listing all the courses you teach. Select the course you wish to add to Crowdmark from the list. Select the This course has sections button if your course has sections (e.g. merged or cross-listed course).
7. Click Import course.
8. Your course is now loaded into Crowdmark!

Enrolling Students into your Crowdmark course

1. In your Crowdmark course, click on Enroll students from Brightspace.
2. Crowdmark will sync with the Brightspace course and access some of your students' details. You will be asked to confirm the students Name, Email, org id. The student role does not need to be mapped so select Nothing (ignore) for that data. Once you have confirmed the different categories click Continue.
3. Review your classlist and click Save.
4. Students are now enrolled on Crowdmark

Crowdmark Student Resources

• Crowdmark Student Resources
• Signing into Crowdmark
• Merging Crowdmark Accounts

Using Courseware in Brightspace through Willo

If you are planning on using publisher courseware that is not currently integrated in Brightspace, you have the option to go through Willo. Willo connects Brightspace to publisher courseware without sharing student information. Students can also use Willo to purchase their eTextbooks keeping revenues internal to the university. If you are interested in using textbooks and courseware (except McGraw Hill Connect or Pearson MyLab), reach out to the SMU Bookstore for more information.

1. Reach out to Don Simpkin Don.simpkin@smu.ca at the SMU Bookstore to get the process started with Willo. Once the book is selected and set up in the system, Don will reach out to SAS to integrate the course with Willo.
2. Once the course is integrated, a Willo rep can help you insert the eText link into your course.
3. The rep from the publisher can then help you with the courseware.

Accessing Willo Textbooks