Cengage: Adding Courseware with Follett Willo 1.3 to Brightspace/D2L

Part One: Add the Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 Tool

Step 1.

Navigate to your course in Brightspace/D2L, then click Content at the top left.

Step 2.

Click Add a Module and name it Course Resources (or a similar title). Then open that module.

Step 3.

Inside the module, click Existing Activities → Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3.

If the tool isn’t listed, your LMS Admin may have renamed it Willo or Follett Willo. You can also find it under External Learning Tools.

Part Two: Pair the Courseware

Step 4.

Click Continue in a New Window to launch the Willo pairing process.

Step 5.

On the Select Course to Pair screen, choose the correct course and click Pair Course.

Note: If your course is missing or shows incorrect details, see Missing Course Pairing below.

⚠️ Missing Course Pairing?

If your course didn’t appear on the pairing screen, follow these steps.

🔽 Click to expand manual pairing steps

If your course doesn’t appear during the Willo setup process, or if expected materials are missing, you can manually locate and pair your course using the Missing Course feature. Follow the steps below to complete pairing and ensure your materials launch correctly.

▶ Step 5.1: Select “Missing Course” or “Pair My Course Manually”

If your course is not listed on the screen, click:

• Missing Course
• Pair My Course Manually

▶ Step 5.2: Search for Your Course or Add a Product Token

When the sidebar opens, you have two options:

• Search Course: Enter course code, ISBN, author, or instructor and click Search.
• Add Product Token: Enter token from Follett and click Verify.
  Need a token? Email facultysetup@follett.com.

▶ Step 5.3: Confirm Course, Select Term, and Initialize Pairing

After locating the correct course or verifying the token:

• Click Confirm
• Select the correct Term
• Click Continue
• Click Initialize Pairing

▶ Final Step: Add Links or Continue to Publisher

You will now see two options: Add Links or Continue to Publisher. Choose based on your publisher.

Use “Continue to Publisher” for:

• Cengage
• Vista Higher Learning (VHL)
• Sage Vantage
• Great River Learning
• JoVE
• Jones & Bartlett
• W.W. Norton 1.3

For all other publishers:

1. Select the product links you want to add
2. Click Add Links to push them into your LMS

Once links appear in your course, click them to launch and complete the setup on the publisher’s site.

 

 

 

Still need help?
Contact Follett Willo Support and Submit a Request.

Part Three: Adding Cengage Product / Publisher Links

Step 6.

When the Add Course Links screen appears with a “Course Paired Successfully” message, click Continue to Publisher to proceed to Cengage.

Step 7.

Log into your Cengage account using your credentials.

Step 8.

Select your Cengage Platform:

• Online Learning Platform + eBook — for full courseware
• eBook Only — for digital textbook only
• Cengage Infuse — for Cengage Infuse + eBook

Step 9.

Select your adopted Cengage product. If none is listed, search for it, select, and click Continue.

Step 10.

For instant, codeless access, select Inclusive Access and click Continue.

Step 11.

Choose how to set up your course:

• Create a new course
• Copy your existing course (same product required)
• Copy another instructor’s course using a Course Key
• Link to an existing course (only if it has no student enrollments)

Step 12.

Enter course details such as Course Name, Time Zone, and Start/End Dates, then click Finish.

Step 13.

Your Cengage product is now paired with your Brightspace / D2L course. Choose one of the following:

• Add Course Link — deploys one link for full course access.
• Select Content — deploys individual assignments or chapter-level links.

Step 14.

Click the Cengage link in Brightspace / D2L to initialize course pairing.

Step 15.

Add the Follett Access Support and (optional) Instructor Self-Service links:

• In your module, click Existing Activities → Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3.
• Check the desired link(s), then click Push Links.

Note: Some activities support gradebook sync. Select the gradebook checkbox to automatically create graded columns in Brightspace / D2L.