Instructor: This video training will walk you through
linking an existing MindTap course
to your Blackboard course.
Whether you are starting from a blank course template
or plan to integrate MindTap into a course
you have developed over the years,
the process for setting up Cengage integration is the same.
To get started, navigate to any content page in Blackboard
where you'd like to add your MindTap course level link.
From the Partner Content menu, select Content Market.
On the associated partner's page, locate Cengage
and then click on the image to launch
the Content Source page.
The first time you connect to Cengage tools,
you'll be prompted to link your Cengage faculty account
to your Blackboard account.
If you do not have an account,
you can request one from this page.
This page includes content that has been adopted
by your institution.
You can search by author, title or any keywords.
Once you have located your adopted title,
click on it to select it.
On the Create Course page, you'll see
that there are four options.
The first three options are for users
that will be creating a new course.
The last option allows you to link an existing course
from your instructor resource center.
When you select this option, you are presented
with a list of courses on your instructor dashboard page
that match the title you selected.
Please note, you cannot select a course in which students
have already enrolled.
Choose the course you want to link,
and then click Continue.
You'll receive a confirmation that you are about to add
a link to your MindTap course in Blackboard.
Click Continue.
You'll now receive a message indicating
that your link has been imported
and then be redirected to Blackboard
to select the location in which you want the link to appear.
Click Submit.
Your MindTap course level link
is now available in Blackboard.
You can easily click and drag your link
to the desired location on your content page.
We also recommend editing the link name
to make it clear to students that this is where
they will access and register for MindTap.
Both you and your students will access MindTap
using this link.
Please note, when you first created the course
in your Cengage instructor dashboard,
it provided you with student registration instructions.
Once you've linked your course in Blackboard,
these registration instructions are no longer valid,
so it is important that you do not share these instructions
with your students.
Your students must now register
for your MindTap course in Blackboard.
You can find a wealth of resources to help your students
by visiting our training site at
cengage.com/training/mindtap.
Filters allow you to narrow the available resources.
Select MindTap and then on the left,
filter the choices by selecting Student under Role,
Start Strong under Topic,
and Blackboard under LMS Resources.
Using these filters brings you to a page
that offers your students user guides,
PowerPoint slides and two student registration videos,
one for courses where students are purchasing MindTap access
through an access code and another
for courses where students have already paid for MindTap
or a course fee or site license.
If you are not sure which video you need,
please contact your Cengage Learning Consultant.
We strongly recommend that you post the video
that your students will need in your Blackboard course
in a place where they can watch it before registering
for MindTap.
If your students watch this video, they should
have no problem registering and accessing
your LMS integrated MindTap course.
That's it, your course is now ready
for students to enroll.
Please refer to additional videos if you want
to further customize your course to include
direct links to individual MindTap activities
and set up grade synchronization.
Thank you for completing this video training for MindTap.
For additional help or resources, please visit
our training and support sites,
or join the Higher Ed Community to engage with your peers.