Cengage: Adding Courseware with Follett Willo 1.3 to Moodle – Follett Higher Education

Part One: Adding the Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 Tool

Step 1.

Navigate to your course in Moodle, then open the Content Section where you want the Publisher Course Materials link to appear.

Step 2.

Make sure Edit Mode is turned on in the upper-right corner of your course.

Step 3.

In your chosen Content Section, click the + icon and select Add an activity or resource.

Step 4.

From the Activities and Resources menu, select Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3.

If the tool isn’t listed, it may be named Willo or Follett-Willo by your LMS Administrator.
You can also look under External Learning Tools in the Activity Chooser.

Select Follett Willo Digital Delivery in Moodle

Note: If you still can’t find the tool, see Adding the Follett Willo Tool Manually below.

⚙️ Adding the Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 Tool Manually

Use this only if the tool does not appear in the activity chooser.

Click to expand manual setup instructions

Click Add an activity or resource → select External Learning Tools.

Activity Name: Follett Willo Digital Delivery (or your publisher title).
Preconfigured Tool:Automatic, based on Tool URL
Tool URL:
- USA: https://app2.willolabs.com/onelink/
- Canada: https://ca2.willolabs.com/onelink/

Moodle external tool configuration screen

Click Save and return to course.

Click the new Follett Willo Digital Delivery link to continue pairing.

Important: If this link is for instructors only, adjust Visibility in Moodle accordingly.

Step 5.

Click Select Content to proceed.

Part Two: Pairing the Courseware

Step 6.

Click Continue in a new window.

Step 7.

The Select Course to Pair screen appears. If you teach multiple courses, locate the correct one and click Pair Course.

Note: If your course doesn’t appear or details look incorrect, follow the steps in Missing Course Pairing below.

⚠️ Missing Course Pairing?

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

Click to expand manual pairing steps

Click Missing Course or Pair My Course Manually.

Search for your course materials from the sidebar:
- Search Course or Material to Pair: enter course code or instructor name, then click Search.
- Add a Product Token: enter token → click Verify.
  Need a product token? Email facultysetup@follett.com.

Click Confirm → select term → click Continue → then Initialize Pairing.

✅ When you see Course Paired Successfully, return to Part Three.

Part Three: Adding Publisher/Product Links

Step 8.

Select Continue to Publisher on the right to proceed to Cengage.

Note: You’ll return to this screen later to add your Follett Access Support link(s).

Step 9.

Log into your Cengage instructor account using your Cengage credentials.

Note: If your institution uses SSO (Single Sign-On), you may be redirected to your campus login page.

Step 10.

Select your Cengage Platform:

Online Learning Platform + eBook — choose this if you assign full courseware.
eBook Only — choose this if you’re only using the digital textbook.
Cengage Infuse — choose this for Cengage Infuse + eBook.

Select Cengage platform options in Moodle

Step 11.

Use the search box to locate the textbook being used for your course and select your adopted Cengage product.

Step 12.

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

Step 13.

Choose how you’d like to set up your course and select the option that fits, then click Continue:

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 14.

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

Step 15.

Your Cengage product is now paired with your Moodle course. Choose one of the following deployment options:

Add Course Link — deploys one link that opens the full course.
Select Content — deploys individual assignment or chapter-level links.

Cengage add course link options in Canvas

Note: You can return to the Cengage Content Selector anytime to add more links.

Step 16.

Click the Cengage link added to your Moodle Content Module area to initialize course pairing.

After pairing is initialized, proceed to Step 17 to add the Follett Access Support link and the optional Instructor Self-Service link.

Step 17.

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

In your course, click + → External Tool and select the Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 tool.

Select Follett Willo Digital Delivery in Canvas

From the Add Course Links screen, check the link(s), then click Add Links.

Note: Hide Instructor Self-Service from students. It’s for instructor use only and routes to the Course Management page.

Adding Cengage Activity Links to Your Moodle Course

These steps show how to add individual assignment or chapter links that take students directly into specific sections of your Cengage course.

Open the Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link you previously added in your course.
Click Continue to Publisher to launch your Cengage dashboard.

In Cengage, click Select Content to view available items.

Check the boxes for the eBook chapters or activities you’d like to add, then click Continue.

Select Cengage Deep Link items in Canvas

Note: Some activities support grade sync. Select the gradebook checkbox to automatically create graded columns in Moodle.

When you see Link Selection Complete, your activity links have been added. Click Close window to return to Moodle.

✅ Your Cengage activity links are now added to your Moodle course!

Additional Support

If you have any questions or would like further assistance, please Submit a request, or reach out to your Cengage Publisher Representative.
For more information, check out Cengage’s Instructor Guide HERE.