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Added Wrong Cengage Product or Course in LMS
When you add Cengage content to your LMS, you select a product, then create or copy a course using that product. If you accidentally select the wrong product, or copy the wrong course, you can easily change your selections in the Cengage tool.
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Wrong Name Error
When uploading a project file, a Wrong Name error displays and you are not able to submit your project.
Cengage Course is not in Your LMS
After selecting Link to an existing course or section in your LMS, your Cengage course does not display as an option.
Copy Section Schedule to Other Sections
You can copy the assignment schedule from one section into other sections in the same course.
Cengage Listed Twice in LMS Content Market
When integrating a Cengage course with your LMS, you see two versions of the Cengage tool listed in your LMS.
Wrong Format Error
When uploading a project file, a Wrong Format error displays and you are not able to submit your project.
Wrong Application Error
When uploading a project file, a Wrong Application error displays and you are not able to submit your project.
LMS Troubleshooting
Sometimes problems can occur with Cengage and your Learning Management System.
Purchased With the Wrong Account
When you purchase access for Cengage and sign in you see a message that you have not purchased access yet.
Add Students to a Class
Students can be added to a class in one of two ways. Teachers can add students manually, or students can register themselves using a class access code.
Create a Single-Section Course
Before you can assign MindTap activities to your students, you must create a course.
Can't Copy Section Schedule
When you try to copy a section schedule to an existing section in the same course, the section you want to copy to is not available.
Modifying Gradebook Section Settings
Modifying Gradebook's Section Settings changes the default display for all sections. You can choose:
Delete a Course or Section
You can hide or delete a course, section, or course master. You can delete a course or section from your Instructor Center.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
Navigate eBook in Cengage Read
Navigate through pages after opening an eBook in the Cengage Read app.
Create and Edit Notes in Cengage Read
Take notes in Cengage Read to analyze important concepts or for test preparation.
"This assignment is already assigned to the same student who is inactive in another class" Message
If you've added a student to an assignment already and then they've switched sections, you'll need to relink the assignment from their new section to them.
(LTI Advantage) Create a New LMS-Integrated CNOWv2 Course
If you have not created the CNOWv2 course you want to integrate with LMS, create it from LMS.
Change the Section End Date in MindTap
Change the end date of your MindTap section. Then, you can change assignment dates.
Class Aggregate Reports
Class Aggregate reports give you an overview of your students' performance. There are several different ways to organize your Class Aggregate reports.
Links to Cengage Courses or Activities Don't Work
When you click a link to a Cengage course or activity from your LMS, the link doesn't open a new browser window with the course or learning activity.
(LTI Advantage) Copy a MindTap Course to a New LMS Course
Copy an existing MindTap course to a new LMS course. You can copy your own MindTap course or another instructor's course.
Edit Section Information
If needed, you can change the section name, dates, and meeting times.
(LTI Advantage) Integrate an Existing MindTap Course with LMS
If you already created the MindTap course you want to integrate with LMS — and no students are enrolled — integrate your existing course.
(Not Available for US) Create Sections from a Course Master
You can create multiple course sections from a course master. Each section will use the course master content and settings.
(LTI 1.0) Other LMS
If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.
Find Instructor Resources
Cengage products often include resources you can use to supplement your online classes. Open the Instructor Companion Site to see what instructor resources are available for your product. View the product details in your library to see what instructor resources are available for your product.
Remove a Section
You can remove a course section from your and your students' views by sending it to the Trash.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
View Linked Courses in the Instructor Center Check if Your Course is LMS-Integrated
You can see which of your courses and course sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center. You can see if your MindTap sections are linked to an LMS in the Instructor Center.
(LTI 1.0) Copy a CNOWv2 Course to a New LMS Course
If your LTI 1.0 LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI 1.0 compliant LMS. Copy an existing CNOWv2 course to a new LMS course. You can copy your own CNOWv2 course or another instructor's course.
Find and Use PowerPoint Presentations
Many Cengage products are accompanied by PowerPoint presentations created by subject matter experts. These presentations are available for download in your product's Companion Site. These presentations are available for download on your product details page.
(LTI 1.0) Integrate an Existing MindTap Course With LMS
If your LTI 1.0 LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI 1.0 compliant LMS. If you already created the MindTap course you want to integrate with LMS — and no students are enrolled — integrate your existing course.
Class Insights Analytics for a Class Section
Use Class Insights to see an overview of what assigned textbook topics your class understands and what topics need more work.
Linked to Wrong WebAssign Account
After purchasing Cengage Unlimited or course access, you are still asked to purchase access in WebAssign. The account listed in WebAssign does not match the account you used to purchase access. After purchasing course access, you are still asked to purchase access in WebAssign. The account listed in WebAssign does not match the account you used to purchase access.
Change the Instructor for a Section
You can change the instructor for a course section after the section is created.
Delete Your Added Course Materials
Permanently remove links you added to your course materials.
Copy Section to Another Course
If needed, you can copy a section from one course into another course. The section being copied is not changed.
Add a Section to a Course
When you add a new section to an existing course, the schedule of assignments and other settings are copied from the current section.
Product in My Library Cannot be Found
When you click Create Course in My Library , you see an error message that your product cannot be found.
Restore a Section from the Trash
You can restore a course section from the Trash.
Class Analysis Page
You can monitor the class performance on each assignment using the Class Analysis page.
Copy a Section
Create a new section by copying an existing one using the same textbook and content version. You can copy up to 5 sections at once.
Sign in to Cengage Read
Sign in to your Cengage account to access your eBooks on Cengage Read.
Create a Multisection Course
Create a course with multiple sections. First create and set up a single-section course, then copy your initial section to create your multisection course. Use this process in place of the previous course master workflow.
Open Class Insights
You can open Class Insights analytics from your My Classes or ClassView pages. In Class Insights , you can navigate to detailed analytics for a specific textbook topic or student.
Export Class Aggregate Reports
Export your Class Aggregate reports to share your course analytics or save them on your computer.
Create a Section
If you have multiple sections of the same course, you can reflect that in CNOWv2. You can assign different instructors to your course sections. Sections can include assignments from the parent course, as well as additional assignments.
Video Tutorial: Use Class Insights
In this video tutorial, you will learn how to use Class Insights.
Create a New LTI Advantage LMS-Integrated CNOWv2 Course
If you have not created the CNOWv2 course you want to integrate with LTI Advantage LMS, create it from LTI Advantage LMS.
Open eBooks in Cengage Read
Download an eBook to read it in Cengage Read.
Create Multi-Section Course
After you create your initial course and section, you can add more sections to your course.
Deactivating a Section
You may need to deactivate a section if, for example, a course is no longer offered or an instructor has left your institution. To deactivate a section, use the following procedure:
Class Insights Status Icons
Status icons provide a thumbnail view of your students' understanding of the topic, based on class performance on assignment questions covering the topic from the assignment with the latest due date.
Edit Scores for Assignments Added to GradeBook
You can edit scores that you added for assignments your students completed outside of WebAssign.
Editing Section Instructors
Edit the instructors for your section using the following procedure:
Editing Section Students
Edit the students for your section using the following procedure:
View Class Aggregate Reports
View Class Aggregate reports in CNOWv2 to better understand how your students are performing.
Adjust Class Insights Settings
You can adjust the thresholds for Class Insights status icons and for flagging questions. You can also specify a different set of thresholds for a particular assignment category, for example, to set a higher standard for tests than for homework.
Copy a MindTap Course to a New LTI Advantage LMS Course
Copy an existing MindTap course to a new LTI Advantage LMS course. You can copy your own MindTap course or another instructor's course.
Communicating to a Section
Send an e-mail to your entire section using the following procedure:
(LTI Advantage) Other LMS
If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.
Schedule a Project
Assign a project to your class.
Scores Page for a Class
The Scores page for a class is a snapshot of your students' progress on assignments right now.
(LTI 1.0) Create a New LMS-Integrated CNOWv2 Course
Before you begin, your LMS administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in your LMS, and you must have received an email from Cengage containing a Cengage Course URL. Create a link to the Cengage tool. You only have to do this once. Navigate to your external tools. Third party content like Cengage is listed as an external tool or app in your LMS. Click the Cengage link. This might be named Cengage or MindLinks. If you are not sure, ask your LMS admin. In the URL field, paste the Cengage...
Copy a MindTap Course to a New LTI Advantage LMS Course
If your LTI Advantage LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI Advantage compliant LMS. Copy an existing MindTap course to a new LTI Advantage LMS course. You can copy your own MindTap course or another instructor's course.
Cengage Read System Requirements
These are the system requirements necessary to install and use Cengage Read.
Review Your Student's Work in Class Insights
With Class Insights, you can review your student's work for a specific topic rather than assignment by assignment. You can use this to identify what kind of problems need more study.
Integrate an Existing MindTap Course With LTI Advantage LMS
If your LTI Advantage LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI Advantage compliant LMS. If you already created the MindTap course you want to integrate with LTI Advantage LMS — and no students are enrolled — integrate your existing course.
Class Insights Topic
Each listed topic is the title of a textbook section for which you assigned work in WebAssign.
Change Background Color in Cengage Read
Change the background color of the Cengage Read app to reduce eye strain or adjust for color blindness.
Class Insights Analytics for a Textbook Topic
Use Class Insights analytics for a specific topic to see which assignments and questions your students might be struggling with. You can also identify students who might need extra help with the topic.
Add a Class
To add a class, please follow these steps:
Project Errors
When you submit a project for grading, SAM might warn about one or more problems with the submitted project file.
Create and Edit Highlights in Cengage Read
Highlight text in Cengage Read to remember certain content and for test preparation.
Access Study Tools in Cengage Read
Use notes, highlights, or bookmarks in Cengage Read to study or prepare for tests.
Change Text Font and Size in Cengage Read
Adjust the font and size of text in the Cengage Read app.
Class Performance
View and track your class' performance on assignments, practice, and tests in the Course Gradebook.
Can't View Data for Archived Section
You can't view student responses, question scores, or log data, or you can't change section dates, GradeBook settings, or scores, for a section that ended more than six years ago.
Create and Edit Bookmarks in Cengage Read
Save bookmarks in Cengage Read to return to content you want to review again later and for test preparation.
Cengage Bulk Rostering
If your school district uses Cengage bulk rostering services or a Single Sign-On (SSO) system, your district technology coordinator works with Cengage to enroll students in your course. To add or remove a student from your NGLSync course, contact your district technology coordinator.
Integrate WebAssign With Your LMS Course
Your LMS administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in LMS. With this integration: You and your students access your WebAssign courses from LMS. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both LMS and WebAssign. This is especially important if you integrate more than one WebAssign section from the same LMS course. Create your course in LMS. Choose one of the following: In your WebAssign course, assign the activities you want to use. Related...
Add eBook to Favorites in Cengage Read
Add eBooks under Favorites for quick access from the Cengage Read homepage.
Can't Find Cengage Content in Blackboard
When setting up your Cengage course in Blackboard, you cannot find Cengage content under Content (Blackboard Original) or Institution Tools (Blackboard Ultra).
Cengage Grace Period
During the grace period: Your students can complete their coursework in Cengage. At the publisher's discretion, they might also have access to the eBook for your class, if one is available. Each time your students access your class, they will be reminded to purchase access or enter their access code. No payment method is required. After the grace period, all of your students' work is still available to you. To continue using Cengage, your students must either purchase access online or enter a...
Create a Cognero Class
You must create a Cognero class before you can assign content to your students.
Password Protect Activities
Password protect activities to prevent students from accessing them before you distribute the password. You can set a different password for each activity, or use batch editing to set the same password for multiple activities.
Change Assignment Behaviors for a Section
If needed, you can change some WebAssign assignment behaviors in your class settings. This lets you use the same assignments for different classes with different behaviors in each class. For example, you might give partial credit for correctly specifying units in a physics survey course, but not give partial credit for units in an introductory course for physics majors.
Cengage Read Mobile App
Download the Cengage Read app to read Cengage eBooks on your iOS or Android device.
View a Class Key
There might be instances where you need to locate a class key after you create your course.
Edit Course or Section
You can change most details of a course or section after creating it.
Integrate Explore With Your LMS LTI Advantage Course
Your LMS administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in LMS. With this integration: You and your students access your Explore courses from LMS. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both LMS and Explore. This is especially important if you integrate more than one Explore section from the same LMS course. General Procedure Create your course in LMS. Choose one of the following: In your Explore course, assign the activities you want to use....
Class Insights Attempted Questions
The bar graph in the Attempted Questions column reflects the selected performance measure.
Class Insights Flagged Questions
A question is flagged if one or more of its parts are answered incorrectly by many of your students. If needed, you can adjust the flagging threshold.
Copy a Cengage Infuse Course
After your course is set up how you want, you can copy it to create other sections.
Class Insights
Class Insights gives you an analytical view of your students' performance on the textbook topics for which you've assigned work.
About Class Meeting Times
When you create a new course section, specifying class meeting times lets you schedule assignments based on the meeting times.
Schedule an Assignment Based on Class Schedule
You can schedule assignments to be due a specified amount of time before or after one of the class meetings for a week — for example, to make an in-class assignment due 10 minutes before the end of Wednesday's class.
Class Insights Analytics for a Student
With multiple submissions, online homework lets your students retry a problem until they figure out how to solve it. However, this means that homework scores often don't indicate how well your students understand the material. A better predictor of your students' test performance is performance on the first attempt for each question part. Class Insights uses this criterion to rate your student's proficiency on the assigned textbook topics. On the first attempt, your student earned at least 90%...
Class Not Available
A class you enrolled in is not listed on your sidebar or WebAssign home page.
Where is the Class Management screen?
To access the Class Management screen as a teacher, first login at BigIdeasMath.com. Click on your name in the top-right corner of the page, and click Class Management .
Transfer a Student Between Sections in a Course
Transfer a student from one section to another in the same course. If an assignment is present in both sections, any work that the student has completed on the assignment in the original section automatically transfers to that assignment in the new section. If the student entered an access code for the class, the code is transferred to the new section.
Add Sections
To add a new section, use the following procedure:
Switch Sections
To access other Assignments in different sections, simply change the section by following the procedure below:
(MindTap LMS) December 2024
Based on feedback from instructors, Cengage has improved the process for integrating Cengage content into your LMS classes. You start the integration in your LMS just as always, but the new Cengage workflow takes you step by step through selecting your content, your students' purchase options, your course settings, and creating, copying, or linking your course.
Student Joined Wrong Course
Cause Most likely, when your student joined their course, they entered the wrong course key and joined a self-study course instead of your course. Resolution Students enrolled in a self-study course will see the option to Switch to teacher-led course on their Courses tab and account page. Give students your course key so they can transfer into your course. Student work does not transfer to the new course. Students must re-do any activities they have already completed to receive credit in your...
View Assignment Scores for Your Class
You can get an overall idea about how your class is doing by reviewing assignment scores for your class. You can spot assignments on which many of your students performed poorly, or identify students who are struggling.
View Total Enrollment and Class Average
Use the following procedure to view total enrollment and class average:
Class Insights Bar Graphs and Statistics
Each assignment, question, and question part on the Details page displays a horizontal stacked bar graph showing its performance data.
Set Up LMS Integration (Old)
Integrate WebAssign in your LMS class so you and your students can access your WebAssign assignments from your LMS.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
Add a link to the Cengage student dashboard in the same way that you add links to your eBook. The student dashboard link is listed at the bottom of the list of chapters.
Add a Link to Technical Support
Add a Cengage technical support link in the same way that you add links to your eBook. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of chapters.
Accessibility in Cengage Read
Use accessibility features to read eBooks aloud, change text font and size, and display alternative text.
Create a New LTI Advantage LMS-Integrated CNOWv2 Course
If you do not know where to find the Cengage tool, try searching the LMS help system or ask your administrator. Open your LTI Advantage LMS course. Follow the steps for your LMS to access the Cengage tool. Click the Cengage tool. If the tool is not available, contact your administrator. If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your LTI Advantage LMS and Cengage accounts. If you don't have a Cengage instructor account, click Create Account . On the Integrate with Cengage...
Study section
This article is for Visible Biology subscribers who want to learn more about different studying tools in Visible Biology. These include Flashcards, Quizzes, and Lab Activities.
Managing the Class Roster
This article explains to instructors and administrators how to use the features in Courseware's Manage Class Roster page.
Contact Cengage Representative
Your Cengage representative can support you in implementing your course or learning tools.
Display Alternative Text in Cengage Read
Visually impaired users can enable alternative text to understand images that are difficult to see.
Read the eBook Aloud in Cengage Read
You can make the eBook read text and alternative text out loud to support audio learning. This also makes content accessible if you are visually impaired. You can listen to the eBook in your preferred language or speed.
Enable Automatic Extensions for Your Class
You can set up an automatic extension policy for your class, for example, to always allow students a single extension per assignment with a 30% penalty. You can grant extensions manually even if you turn on automatic extensions.
Signed out of Moodle While Using Cengage Tool
You are signed out of Moodle when you try to add Cengage activity links while using Google Chrome.
Create a TA Account
Create a student Cengage account for yourself and contact Cengage Support Services to convert it to a Teaching Assistant (TA) account. A TA account has an instructor dashboard, and can view the course they're added to as an instructor. TA accounts may have limited abilities to view and affect the gradebook based on settings customized by the instructor.
Complete an In-Class Activity
Your teacher may assign you an activity to be completed during your class session. Depending on your teacher's preference, your score could be recorded in the gradebook.
Scroll Through the eBook in Cengage Read
Scroll vertically or horizontally through the pages of your eBook.
(LTI Advantage) Copy a WebAssign Course to a New LMS Course
Copy an existing WebAssign course to a new LMS course. You can copy your own WebAssign course or another instructor's course.
Disable Extension Requests for Your Class
You can turn off both automatic and manual extension requests for your class. You can grant extensions manually even if you turn off extension requests.
Create a Cengage Course in NGLSync
If your district uses Cengage bulk rostering services or a Single Sign-On (SSO) experience, your courses will be created and managed for you. Only teachers whose districts use self-enrollment or Google Classroom should create their own courses. If you don't know if you should create a course in NGLSync, contact your technology coordinator. Click Create Course . Select Start from scratch and click Continue . Select a product and click Continue . You can scroll through the products purchased by...
Integrate an Existing MindTap Course with LTI Advantage LMS
If you already created the MindTap course you want to integrate with LTI Advantage LMS — and no students are enrolled — integrate your existing course.
Transfer Students Between Sections
To transfer a student, they must be enrolled in the new section and their grades transferred to that section's gradebook. If needed, students should contact support to have their payment applied to the new section.
Cengage is Not Responding
If is not responding or working correctly, you can check its status at techcheck.cengage.com.
Questions or Assignments Not Shown in Class Insights
Some assignments or assignment questions might not be shown in Class Insights.
Is there a limit to the number of students per class?
No, there is currently no limit to the number of students per class. Schools do purchase a certain number of student licenses, and although we use soft-licensing, you should stay within the amount of licenses that were purchased.
Create an Account (US Higher Education)
Create a Cengage account to access your products and set up your course. If you use a learning management system (LMS) like Schoology or Canvas, you can access and create your Cengage account in your LMS.
How to Create a Class
Click Manage from your navigation bar and select Classes . Click the Create New Class button. Enter a class name and select a grade level, then click the Save button. You can continue by adding a course and students to this class or navigate back to your Classes page to view all classes. Related information Adding a Course End of Year Procedures
Set Answer Format Tip Display for a Section
By default, answer format tips are displayed to tell your students what kind of answer is expected, such as Enter a number or Enter a mathematical expression, when they navigate to many kinds of answer boxes. You can turn off answer format tips for your course sections if you want.
Link to Your Cengage Textbook From LTI Advantage LMS
If your LTI Advantage LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI Advantage compliant LMS. Link to the eBook from your LTI Advantage LMS course for easy access for you and your students.
Courses and Sections
Create and manage higher education MindTap courses and sections in the Instructor Center. Create and manage K–12 MindTap courses and sections in NGLSync .
Copy Your CNOWv2-Integrated Course in LMS
Copy a CNOWv2-integrated LMS course to copy all content and course settings in both LMS and CNOWv2 at the same time.
LMS Integrated SAM Guide
SAM and Keyboarding in SAM integrate with both partner and non-partner Learning Management Systems (LMS) through Cengage Learning MindLinks (Web service).
Import GradeBook Settings from Another Section
You can import GradeBook settings from another class. After importing the settings, you can change them if needed.
How to Add A Student to A Class
Click Manage › Students . Search for a student from the list in the search bar and then select the student. If the student is not yet in the system, click Create New Student and fill out the required information. Select Add to Class to add a student to a specific class.. Select the box next to the class name and select Add to Class . Related information Reset Student Passwords
Record Class Attendance with GradeBook
One way to improve student attendance is to record attendance in your GradeBook.
Copy Assignments to Other Sections a Few at a Time
Some instructors prefer to copy a few assignments at a time from a previous or template section to the sections they are teaching for the current term.
Add Textbooks
Add one or more textbooks to your section. Students cannot open a textbook unless it is added to their section.
Edit Sections
You can edit the sections or accommodations for multiple users using the following procedure:
Create a New Course
Create a new single section course in WebAssign. After you create the course, you can schedule assignments and add more sections if needed.
Integrate CNOWv2 With Your LMS Course
Your LMS administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in LMS. With this integration: You and your students access your CNOWv2 courses from LMS. You can sync students' individual activity scores to LMS. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both LMS and CNOWv2. This is especially important if you integrate more than one CNOWv2 section from the same LMS course. How do I know if I'm using this integration? Your Cengage tool will be in a...
Courses and Sections
You can create and manage your own courses and sections in CNOWv2.
Editing a User's Sections
Edit a user's sections using the following procedure:
View Gradebook: Entire Class
Click on the circle (top right corner) with your initials, then click Gradebook . Select Class to generate Gradebook report. View the report for courses assigned to the class. The report can be filtered by status and a specific student can be searched for using the search bar. Not Scored: for courses that have been completed by the student but contain graded content that needs to be evaluated by a teacher. Overall Score: for courses that have been completed by the student and have been fully...
Integrate WebAssign With Your Brightspace Course
If your institution uses the old WebAssign - Brightspace integration, see Set Up LMS Integration (Old) . Your Brightspace administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in Brightspace. With this integration: You and your students access your WebAssign courses from Brightspace. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both Brightspace and WebAssign. This is especially important if you integrate more than one WebAssign section from the same...
Integrate WebAssign With Your Blackboard Course
If your institution uses the old WebAssign - Blackboard integration, see Set Up LMS Integration (Old) . Your Blackboard administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in Blackboard. With this integration: You and your students access your WebAssign courses from Blackboard. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both Blackboard and WebAssign. This is especially important if you integrate more than one WebAssign section from the same Blackboard...
Integrate WebAssign With Your Moodle Course
If your institution uses the old WebAssign - Moodle integration, see Set Up LMS Integration (Old) . Your Moodle administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in Moodle. With this integration: You and your students access your WebAssign courses from Moodle. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both Moodle and WebAssign. This is especially important if you integrate more than one WebAssign section from the same Moodle course. General Procedure...
Add Expandable Sections to Multi-Part Questions
Because multi-part and multi-mode questions can be long, you can use the <accordion> and <part> tags to subdivide your question into sections that your students can individually expand or collapse. This lets your students work through the question in whatever order they choose. Each expandable section can include one or more question parts or instructional content.
View the Cengage Tool
View the Cengage tool as an instructor in Canvas to verify that it is configured correctly.
View the Cengage Tool
View the Cengage tool as an instructor in Canvas to verify that it is configured correctly.
Integrate WebAssign With Your Canvas LTI Advantage Course
If your institution uses the old WebAssign - Canvas integration, see Set Up LMS Integration (Old) . Your Canvas administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in Canvas. With this integration: You and your students access your WebAssign courses from Canvas. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both Canvas and WebAssign. This is especially important if you integrate more than one WebAssign section from the same Canvas course. How do I know if...
Project Report Descriptions
The following table provides a brief description and list of fields for available Project Reports. Some reports enable you to select the student identifier to display.
Instructor Steps for Reuse
Sign in to the Instructor Center at login.cengage.com/ssoinstructor/mydashboard.htm faculty.cengage.com . Click My Library . Click My Courses . Select the textbook or product for your course. Click Manage Courses . If you do not see Manage Courses , select the textbook or product for your course. Click Create Course . Click Create Course Masters & Sections . In the Instructor Resource Center, navigate to your course, course master, or section. Select the textbook or product for your course....
Remove Textbooks From Your Library
You can remove a textbook or other product that you are not using from your Instructor Center.
Integrate WebAssign With Your Schoology Course
Your Schoology administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in Schoology. With this integration: You and your students access your WebAssign courses from Schoology. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both Schoology and WebAssign. This is especially important if you integrate more than one WebAssign section from the same Schoology course. Single-Section Courses Create your course in Schoology. Choose one of the following: Create a New...
Set Question Name Display for a Section
You can show or hide question names in your assignments. The question names used for textbook questions provide little information and never anything about the answer. If you have created your own questions, you might want to change this to display the question names for all questions. Or, you might want to hide question names for all questions.
Set Units Partial Credit for a Section
Some numerical questions require your students to specify units in their response — for example, 1.609 km instead of 1.609. To reward your students for demonstrating a partial understanding of the question, you can configure your assignments to award partial credit for numerically incorrect responses that specify compatible units.
Integrate WebAssign With Your LTI Advantage LMS Course
Your LTI Advantage LMS administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in LTI Advantage LMS. With this integration: You and your students access your WebAssign courses from LTI Advantage LMS. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both LTI Advantage LMS and WebAssign. This is especially important if you integrate more than one WebAssign section from the same LTI Advantage LMS course. Create your course in LTI Advantage LMS. Choose one of the...
Integrate MindTap With Your LMS LTI Advantage Course
Your LMS administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in LMS. With this integration: You and your students access your MindTap courses from LMS. You can sync students' individual activity scores to LMS. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both LMS and MindTap. This is especially important if you integrate more than one MindTap section from the same LMS course. How do I know if I'm using LTI Advantage? Your Cengage tool will be in a...
Integrate WebAssign With Your LTI Advantage LMS LTI Advantage Course
Your LTI Advantage LMS administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in LTI Advantage LMS. With this integration: You and your students access your WebAssign courses from LTI Advantage LMS. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both LTI Advantage LMS and WebAssign. This is especially important if you integrate more than one WebAssign section from the same LTI Advantage LMS course. General Procedure Create your course in LTI Advantage LMS....
Assign an In-Class Activity
Video Tutorial: Assign an In-Class Activity In the Class Content tab, select your program from the program dropdown menu. Select the lesson you want. You can choose Publisher Lessons , or My Lessons , if you have created a custom lesson. If you know which activity you want to assign, scroll to that activity and click the slide. If you are presenting a lesson, the activities that can be assigned will display in the tool bar. Click to launch the activity. From the Course selection dropdown menu,...
Sections Report Descriptions
The following table provides a brief description and list of fields for available SAM Sections Reports. Some reports enable you to select the student identifier to display.
Integrate WebAssign With Your Sakai Course
Your Sakai administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in Sakai. With this integration: You and your students access your WebAssign courses from Sakai. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both Sakai and WebAssign. This is especially important if you integrate more than one WebAssign section from the same Sakai course. Create your course in Sakai. Choose one of the following: Create a New Sakai-Integrated WebAssign Course Copy a WebAssign...
Add Teachers to a Class
This feature is not available for all courses. If you cannot edit your course, contact your district's technology coordinator. If your course is linked with Google Classroom, add a teacher in your Google Classroom roster and this change will sync to your NGLSync course roster. If changes you make in Google Classroom do not appear in NGLSync after a few minutes, refresh your Google Classroom roster . Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu and click Manage Teachers ....
Remove Teachers from a Class
This feature is not available for all courses. If you cannot edit your course, contact your district's technology coordinator. If your course is linked with Google Classroom, remove a teacher in your Google Classroom roster. This change will sync to your NGLSync course roster. If changes you make in Google Classroom do not appear in NGLSync after a few minutes, refresh your Google Classroom roster . Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu and click Manage Teachers ....
Password Protect Aplia Activities
Set a password to be sure your students cannot access Aplia activities ahead of time. Students will not be able to begin working on the activity until you share the password.
Create a Course Using a Template
Cengage template courses contain ready-to-use assignments for the selected textbook. You can modify the course by adding your own assignments later.
Set Symbolic Formatting Help Display for a Section
You can show or hide the symbolic formatting help icon in your assignments.
Enable Manual Extensions for Your Class
You can allow your students to request manual extensions from their assignments in WebAssign. You must approve and set the terms for each granted extension.
General Error Message Displays
A General Error message displays and the action you were attempting is not successful.
Share Your Course With Students
Give students your class key so they can create an NGLSync account and enroll in your WebAssign course at nglsync.cengage.com/register .
Adding a Course
If you have not created a class, this must be done before adding a course. For directions on creating a class, see How to Create a Class . Click Manage › Classes in the top right hand corner. Find the class you want to add a course to, click the box next to that class, then click Allocate Course . Find the course you want to add to this class, click the circle next to the course, then click Allocate Course in the top right. When you have successfully added the course to the selected class, you...
(LTI 1.0) Copy an Explore Course to a New LMS Course
If your LTI Advantage LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI Advantage compliant LMS.If your LTI 1.0 LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI 1.0 compliant LMS. Copy an existing Explore course to a new LMS course. You can copy your own Explore course or another instructor's course.
Link to Your Cengage Textbook From LMS
If your LTI Advantage LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI Advantage compliant LMS. Link to the eBook from your LMS course for easy access for you and your students.
September 30: Cengage eReader Redesign
The redesigned Cengage eReader, coming September 30, delivers a modern, responsive, and accessible reading experience across all devices. This update introduces performance enhancements, improved usability, and expanded accessibility features to support learning anytime, anywhere.
Add Cengage Infuse Content in Blackboard
Add Cengage Infuse reading assignments, concept checks, and end-of-chapter quizzes to your Blackboard course.
Add Cengage Infuse Content in Canvas
Add Cengage Infuse reading assignments, concept checks, and end-of-chapter quizzes to your Canvas course.
Add Cengage Infuse Content in Brightspace
Add Cengage Infuse reading assignments, concept checks, and end-of-chapter quizzes to your Brightspace course.
Copy Your CNOWv2-Integrated Course in LMS
Copy a CNOWv2-integrated LMS course to copy all content and course settings in both LMS and CNOWv2 at the same time.
Copy a Scheduled Assignment to Other Sections
After scheduling an assignment, you can schedule it the same way to other sections of the course by copying it to the other sections.
Count Responses With Syntax Errors As Submissions for a Section
Responses with syntax errors are always counted as submissions when assignment or question submission is required. Syntax Errors Syntax errors can occur in responses to numerical, symbolic, and algebraic questions, and often include the following kinds of incorrect notation. Question Mode Problem Incorrect Notation Correct Notation Any Incorrect grouping operator. 4{x+3} 4(x+3) Any Missing operand. 50* 50*3 Any Too many consecutive operators. x++++2 x+2 Any Unrecognized symbol. .00 4&6 4.00 4+6...
Add Cengage Infuse Content in Moodle
Add Cengage Infuse reading assignments, concept checks, and end-of-chapter quizzes to your Moodle course.
Add Cengage Infuse Content in Sakai
Add Cengage Infuse reading assignments, concept checks, and end-of-chapter quizzes to your Sakai course.
(LTI Advantage) Create a New LMS-Integrated CNOWv2 Course
If you have not created the CNOWv2 course you want to integrate with LMS, create it from LMS.
Add Books to Classes
Your classes will need books added before they can be used with students.
Session Data is Invalid
The Live Virtual Machine Labs activity displays a Session Data is Invalid warning.
(LTI 1.0) Create a New Moodle-Integrated CNOWv2 Course
Open your Moodle course. Click › Turn editing on . Click Add an activity or resource . Select the Cengage tool and click Add . The Cengage tool is created and named by your Moodle administrator. If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your Moodle and Cengage accounts. If you don't have a Cengage instructor account, click Create Account . On the Integrate with Cengage page, click Select Platform . On the Select Title page, select the textbook or product to use in your...
Integration With Learning Management Systems
WebAssign can be integrated with several learning management systems (LMS). This lets you use the LMS and WebAssign together to teach your class.
Link to Your Cengage Textbook from LMS
Link to the eBook from your LMS course for easy access for you and your students.
Copy Your CNOWv2-Integrated Course in LTI Advantage LMS
Copy a CNOWv2-integrated LTI Advantage LMS course to copy all content and course settings in both LTI Advantage LMS and CNOWv2 at the same time.
Share Your Course Key
You can allow other instructors to copy your courses, course masters, or sections by sharing the course key with them. You can allow other instructors to copy your course sections by sharing the course key with them.
End Virtual Classroom Session
If you are the moderator, you have the option to end the meeting.
Add a Link to Student Dashboard
Add a link to the Cengage student dashboard in the same way that you add links to your eBook. The student dashboard link is listed at the bottom of the list of chapters.
Add a Link to Technical Support
Add a Cengage technical support link in the same way that you add links to your eBook. The technical support link is listed at the bottom of the list of chapters.
How Assignment Dates Are Recalculated for Different Sections
When you copy scheduled assignments to other sections or courses, the assignment dates are automatically recalculated to match the class meeting schedule of the new course sections.
Add Cengage Infuse Content in Canvas LTI Advantage
Add Cengage Infuse reading assignments, concept checks, and end-of-chapter quizzes to your Canvas course.
(LTI 1.0) Create a New Schoology-Integrated CNOWv2 Course
Open your Schoology course. If you do not have a default grade category in your Schoology course, create one. A default grade category is required to sync grades between Schoology and CNOWv2. Click Grade Setup . In Categories , click Add . Enter information for your category and click Create . To use this category for CNOWv2 assignments, click . On the Materials tab, click Add Materials › Cengage LMS Integration . If prompted, sign in to your Cengage instructor account to link your Schoology...
(LTI Advantage) Integrate an Existing MindTap Course with LMS
If you already created the MindTap course you want to integrate with LMS — and no students are enrolled — integrate your existing course.
Other LMS
If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.
Can't Transfer Student Between Sections
You can't transfer a student between sections, or some of the student's work is not transferred.
Other LMS
If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.
Other LMS
If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.
Other LMS
If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.
Other LMS
If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.
Other LMS
If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.
Other LMS
If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.
Cengage Infuse on iPad
Most Cengage Infuse features are available on iPad, but some features require a desktop or laptop computer.
Project incident rejection Error
When submitting a project file, a Project incident rejection error displays and you are not able to submit your project.
Link to Your Cengage Textbook From LMS LTI Advantage
Link to the eBook from your LMS course for easy access for you and your students.
Unschedule an Assignment From the Schedule Page
If you accidentally schedule the wrong assignment, you can unschedule it without leaving the Schedule page. You can also unschedule the assignment from all sections.
Link to Your Cengage Textbook From LTI Advantage LMS LTI Advantage
Link to the eBook from your LTI Advantage LMS course for easy access for you and your students.
Receiving Ask Your Teacher Messages and Extension Requests for All Sections
Course coordinators often see notifications in WebAssign for Ask Your Teacher messages and extension requests for sections they created but are not teaching.
Link to Your Cengage Textbook from LTI Advantage LMS
Link to the eBook from your LTI Advantage LMS course for easy access for you and your students.
Copy a Course
You can copy an existing course or section to create a new course. After you create the course, you can change the assignment schedule and add more sections if needed.
Project Incident Report
Project incident reports identify project file submissions that might contain non-original work. To begin a SAM project assignment, students download a start file that has unique embedded identifiers. When a student submits a completed project file, it should have the same identifiers as the start file. If the identifiers do not match, it is logged as an incident.
Integrate MindTap With Your Canvas Course
Your Canvas administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in Canvas. With this integration: You and your students access your MindTap courses from Canvas. You can sync students' individual activity scores to Canvas. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both Canvas and MindTap. This is especially important if you integrate more than one MindTap section from the same Canvas course. How do I know if I'm using this integration? Your Cengage tool...
Integrate MindTap With Your Google Classroom Course
Your Google Classroom administrator must have set up the Cengage tool in Google Classroom. With this integration: You and your students access your MindTap courses from Google Classroom. You can sync students' individual activity scores to Google Classroom. To help your students, use clear and consistent naming for your courses and sections in both Google Classroom and MindTap. This is especially important if you integrate more than one MindTap section from the same Google Classroom course....
(LTI Advantage) Other LMS
If your LMS is not specified, there are general LMS integration resources available.
Create Account
Create your account to start teaching with Cengage. If you use a learning management system (LMS) like Schoology or Canvas, you can access and create your Cengage account in your LMS.
Classes
This section contains all the procedures you need to use SAM Sections.
Schedule Cengage Infuse Assignments
Use your LMS to set availability and due dates for Cengage Infuse assignments.
Manually Link to Your Cengage Textbook
For K–12 schools or other course management systems, use the Cengage eBook ISBN to manually add a link to the eBook.
Course Creation Error
An error message displays when you try to create a course.
Schedule Assignments for Multisection Courses
Generally, when you schedule assignments for multisection courses, you first schedule the assignments you want to a single section and then add new sections to your course. Each new section copies the original section.
Transfer a Student Between Courses
Transfer a student from their current course section to a section in a different course. If either course section is integrated with an LMS, ask customer support for help with the transfer.
Using cross sections and diagnostic images
Video Transcript The Views section includes cross sections. These are a series of sliced 3D models from various regions. Use the content box to navigate through the slices and identify their location. Use one finger to rotate, two to pinch open or close, or select the flip feature to change between inferior and superior views. Select any structure to access additional information. Open the Images tray to compare 3D models to diagnostic images, and cadaver scans. Turn pins on to identify key...
Using cross sections and diagnostic images
Video Transcript The Views section includes cross sections. These are a series of sliced 3D models from various regions. Use the content box to navigate through the slices and identify their location. Use one finger to rotate, two to pinch open or close, or select the flip feature to change between inferior and superior views. Select any structure to access additional information. Open the Images tray to compare 3D models to diagnostic images, and cadaver scans. Turn pins on to identify key...