Most publishers will include training for faculty when a new book is adopted. The lead instructor will coordinate training for all faculty who will be using the digital resources.
There are other tools that have been integrated with Canvas. Please review the following guides for details.
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TurnItIn (Plagiarism Detection)
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Design Tools (Includes tools for adding themes to pages, uploading and editing images, and template and module builder)
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Library Databases-There are several library databases that have been integrated with the rich content editor in Canvas. See the following guide for details.
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Studio - Video creation and sharing platform
In some cases instructors must activate the publisher's menu item in the course menu to setup the course with the publisher content. Please note you must have a publisher teacher account and selected content from the publisher site before you can link to content in Canvas. When students access your publisher content in Canvas, they will authenticated via their Canvas account and may NOT need to create accounts via the publisher website. This may vary depending on publisher. If a code is required, publisher screen will display this information once the student is authenticated to view content. Please make sure to give students instructions on what is required.
If you are using Cengage integration with MindTap, please view the following tutorials.
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Moving to a New Term - Instructors will copy content as they normally will but will also need to copy content on the Cengage side as well. This video tutorial describes the process.
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Mindtap Canvas Resources - A collection of guides and video tutorials on using Mindtap with Canvas.
Information System and Services support staff will have limited access to the content available in publisher links so if you have issue with content it is recommended to contact the publisher support for help.