In this article, you will find the steps to connect your adopted Course Resources to your Blackboard course using the Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 LTI Tool.
Pick Your Blackboard View
▶ Blackboard Learn — click to expand steps
Part One — Adding the Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 Tool (Learn)
Step 1.
Navigate into your Blackboard Learn course.
Step 2.
Click an existing Content Area on the left course menu (or create a new one). In this example, a new Content Area named Ebook and Courseware was created.
Example: a new Content Area named “Ebook and Courseware.”
Step 3.
Inside the Content Area, click Build Content and select Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 from the dropdown list.
Step 3a — Don’t see Follett Willo 1.3? Click for manual add steps.
- In your Content Area, open Build Content → choose Web Link.
- Enter a Name (e.g., Follett Willo Digital Delivery).
- Paste the correct URL:
- USA:
https://app2.willolabs.com/onelink/ - Canada:
https://ca2.willolabs.com/onelink/
- USA:
- Check “This link is to a Tool Provider.”
- (Recommended) Hide this link from students — instructor-facing only.
- Click Submit to create the link.
When the link is created, click it to continue to Step 4 (Pairing).
Part Two — Pairing the Courseware (Learn)
Step 4.
Click Continue in a new window.
Step 5.
The Select Course to Pair screen appears. If you teach multiple courses, you may see several listed. Find the correct course and click Pair Course.
Note: If your course is missing or the information appears incorrect, skip to Missing Course Pairing below.
Missing Course Pairing?
Click here if your course did not appear in Step 5 and follow the instructions below:
- Click Missing Course or Pair My Course Manually.
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Missing Course sidebar opens. Search for your course materials in one of two ways:
- Search Course or Material to Pair: Enter course code or instructor name, then click Search.
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Add a Product Token: Enter a product token and click Verify.
Need a Product Token? Email facultysetup@follett.com.
- Click Confirm, select the term, click Continue, then click Initialize Pairing.
Step 6.
The next screen appears with Course Paired Successfully.
NOTE: The Course Support link is available to both students and faculty and routes students to the Follett Access Helpdesk.
NOTE: The Instructor Self Service link is for instructors and should be hidden from students.
Part Three — Adding Product/Publisher Links to Your Course (Learn)
Step 7.
Click Continue to Publisher to launch to Vista Higher Learning.
Step 8.
Enter your VHL USERNAME and PASSWORD and click LOG IN to link your VHL Account.
Note: This step will only need to be completed once. If you've previously linked accounts, you will not need to do so again and can skip to the next step.
Step 9.
On the Course Connector page, select the VHL course section you want to link to Blackboard and click LINK THIS SECTION.
Note: If the course section you need isn’t available, open a new browser window and go to the VHLCentral login page, sign in and create your course section. Once you've created it, return to the VHL Course Connector page, click Refresh, and the new section should appear, ready to select and link.
Step 10.
Select LINK TO CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS to add a link to the student dashboard, LINK TO SPECIFIC ACTIVITY or LINK TO SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT to add links to specific assignments, or LINK TO VHLCENTRAL HOME to add a link to the vhlcentral page to the Blackboard course.
Note: Links can only be added one at a time.
Step 11.
Click Close window.
Step 12.
The VHL Central Home and/or additional publisher links will appear in your Blackboard content area you chose to add them to.
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.
Step 2.
Select Edit Settings.
Step 3.
Update grade sync status to Enabled, choose with grade data to sync, and then click SAVE.
Your course material links are now paired with your Blackboard course!
▶ Blackboard Ultra — click to expand steps
Part One — Adding the Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 Tool (Ultra)
Step 1.
Navigate to your Blackboard Ultra course.
Step 2.
On the left panel, under Books & Tools, click View course & institution tools.
Step 3.
From the Institution tools list, click Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3.
Step 3a. (If needed)
If you don’t see the tool, click Browse all course tools at the bottom of the menu.
Step 3b. (If needed)
From the full list, select Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3.
Don’t see Follett Willo 1.3? Click below.
Note: If you are unable to find the Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link in your Blackboard course, follow the directions below to add the tool manually.
Click to expand steps.
- Navigate to your Blackboard course homepage.
- Click any + symbol on the course homepage to open Create.
From your course homepage, click a plus (+) icon to open Create.
- Click Teaching Tools with LTI Connection.
Select Teaching Tools with LTI Connection.
- In Name, enter something clear, e.g., Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3.
- In URL, paste the correct Configuration URL:
- USA:
https://app2.willolabs.com/onelink/ - Canada:
https://ca2.willolabs.com/onelink/
- USA:
- Keep the item hidden from students (instructor-facing tool).
- Check Open in a new window.
Recommended: keep hidden from students and enable “Open in a new window.”
- If you’ve entered a Name, kept it hidden from students, pasted the correct URL, and checked Open in a new window, click Save.
- Now click the Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link you added on your Blackboard homepage to proceed.
When the link is created, click it to continue to Step 4 (Pairing).
Part Two — Pairing the Courseware (Ultra)
Step 4.
Click Continue in a new window.
Step 5.
The Select Course to Pair screen appears. If you teach multiple courses, you may see several listed. Find the correct course and click Pair Course.
Note: If your course is missing or the information appears incorrect, skip to Missing Course Pairing below.
Missing Course Pairing?
Click here if your course did not appear in Step 5 and follow the instructions below:
- Click Missing Course or Pair My Course Manually.
-
Missing Course sidebar opens. Search for your course materials in one of two ways:
- Search Course or Material to Pair: Enter course code or instructor name, then click Search.
-
Add a Product Token: Enter a product token and click Verify.
Need a Product Token? Email facultysetup@follett.com.
- Click Confirm, select the term, click Continue, then click Initialize Pairing.
Step 6.
The next screen appears with Course Paired Successfully.
NOTE: The Course Support link is available to both students and faculty and routes students to the Follett Access Helpdesk.
NOTE: The Instructor Self Service link is for instructors and should be hidden from students.
Part Three — Adding Product/Publisher Links to Your Course (Learn)
Step 8.
Click Continue to Publisher to launch to Vista Higher Learning.
Step 9.
Enter your VHL USERNAME and PASSWORD and click LOG IN to link your VHL Account to Blackboard.
Note: This step will only need to be completed once. If you've previously linked accounts, you will not need to do so again and can skip to the next step.
Step 10.
On the Course Connector page, select the VHL course section you want to link to Blackboard and click LINK THIS SECTION.
Note: If the course section you need isn’t available, open a new browser window and go to the VHLCentral login page, sign in and create your course section. Once you've created it, return to the VHL Course Connector page, click Refresh, and the new section should appear, ready to select and link.
Step 11.
Select LINK TO CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS to add a link to the student dashboard, LINK TO SPECIFIC ACTIVITY or LINK TO SPECIFIC ASSESSMENT to add links to specific assignments, or LINK TO VHLCENTRAL HOME to add a link to the vhlcentral page to the Blackboard course.
Note: Links can only be added one at a time.
Step 12.
The VHL Central Home and/or additional publisher links will appear in your Blackboard content area you chose to add them to.
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.
Step 2.
Select Edit Settings.
Step 3.
Update grade sync status to Enabled, choose with grade data to sync, and then click SAVE.
Your course material links are now paired with your Blackboard course!
Additional Support
If you have any questions or need further assistance, please Submit a Request or reach out to your Publisher Representative.