In this article, you will find the steps to connect your adopted VHL materials to your Brightspace course using the Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 LTI Tool.

Part One: Adding the Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 Tool

Step 1.

Navigate to your course in Brightspace/D2L. Click on the Content tab at the top left.

Step 2.

Click Add a Module and name the module Course Resources (or something similar). Then click into that module.

Step 3.

In the newly created module, click Existing Activities to open the menu. Next, locate and click the Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link.

If the tool isn’t listed, your LMS Admin may have named it something similar like Willo or Follett Willo.
You can also look under External Learning Tools within the Existing Activities menu.

Note: If you are unable to find the Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link, follow Step 3a below to add it manually.

If you locate the tool successfully, skip to Step 4.

Step 3a – Only If Needed: Adding the Follett Willo Digital Delivery Tool Manually

Use these steps only if the Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool does not appear in the dropdown menu during Step 3.

Click here for instructions to add the Follett Willo Digital Delivery Tool manually

Click + in the module → choose External Tool.
Enter a Name (e.g., Follett Willo Digital Delivery or Course Resources).
Paste the correct URL:
- USA: https://app2.willolabs.com/lti/launch/onelink/
- Canada: https://ca2.willolabs.com/onelink
Check the box next to Load in a new tab.
Click Add Item.

🔒 Important: Hide this link from students — it is for instructor use only.

Step 5a Screenshot: Add External Tool in Course Materials

Step 5a – Adding the Follett Willo Digital Delivery tool manually.

➡️ Then click the Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link you just added and continue to Step 6.

Part Two: Pairing the Courseware

Step 4.

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

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Step 5.

The Select Course to Pair screen should appear. If you teach multiple courses, you may see several options.

Locate the correct course and click Pair Course.

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Note: If your course does not appear or contains incorrect information, refer to the Missing Course Pairing section below.

⚠️ Missing Course Pairing?

If your course did not appear on the Select Course to Pair screen, expand below and follow these steps.

🔽 Click to expand manual pairing steps

Click the Missing Course link.

Depending on the screen that appears, either click Missing Course or click Pair My Course Manually.

In the sidebar, either:
- Search by course code, course name, or instructor and click Search, or
- Enter a Product Token and click Verify.

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Click Confirm, select the term, click Continue, then click Initialize Pairing.

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✅ When you see Course Paired Successfully, return to the main flow and continue to the next step.

Part Three Adding VHL Product/Publisher Links to Your Course

Step 6.

The next screen appears with Course Paired Successfully. Click Continue to publisher.

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⚠️ Note: The Follett Access Support link is available to both students and faculty and directs students to the Follett Access Helpdesk for access issues and will be revisited in Step 13.

Step 7.

Enter your VHL USERNAME and PASSWORD, then click LOG IN to link your VHL account to Canvas.

Note: This step only needs to be completed once. If you have already linked accounts, skip to the next step.

Step 8.

On the Course Connector page, select the VHL course section and click LINK THIS SECTION.

Note: If the section you need isn’t available, open the VHLCentral website in a new browser window, create your course section, then return here and click Refresh.

Step 9.

Select your preferred link type:

LINK TO VHLCENTRAL HOME – adds a link to the student dashboard.
LINK TO SPECIFIC ACTIVITY or ASSESSMENT – adds a link to a specific activity or assessment.
LINK TO CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS – adds a link to current assignments.

Note: Links can only be added one at a time.

The VHL links have now been added to your content module in Brightspace.

Step 10.

To add the Follett Access Support, click on the + in your content module as you did in Step 4. Find the Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link and return to this screen. Then check the box next to Follett Access Support to push the link to your module in Brightspace.

Step 11.

Direct your students to use the VHL Cental Home or assignment links you added to your Brightspace Module to access their course materials.

Grade Sync

Vista Higher Learning supports grade sync. VHL grade sync functionality only attempts to create grade columns and push grades to the LMS after an assignment's due date has passed. Students in the course must also link the LMS and VHL accounts for their grades to sync. Follow the steps below to configure assignments for sync.

Step 1.

Access the Gradebook in the VHL course, and select LMS Sync.

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Step 2.

Select Edit Settings.

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Step 3.

Update grade sync status to Enabled, choose with grade data to sync, and then click SAVE.

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Your VHL course materials are now paired with your Brightspace course!

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Additional Support

If you have any questions or would like further assistance, please Submit a request, or reach out to your VHL Publisher's Representative. For more information, consult your publisher’s instructor resources or training center.