Great River Learning: Adding Courseware with Follett Willo 1.3 to Canvas

In this article, you will find the steps to connect your Great River Learning course materials to your Canvas course using the Follett Willo Digital Delivery LTI 1.3 Tool.

Step 1

Navigate to your course in Canvas and click Modules.

Step 2

Click the blue + Module button on the right-hand side.

Step 3

Name the module Course Resources (or a similar title), then click the blue Add Module button.

Step 4

In the newly created module, click + to add an item.

Step 5

Select External Tool from the dropdown menu, then click the Follett Willo Digital Delivery 1.3 link.

Step 6

Click the Continue in a new window button.

Step 7

The Select Course to Pair screen will appear. If you teach more than one course, choose the correct one and click Pair Course.

⚠️ Note: If you don’t see your course or the pairing is incorrect, use the Missing Course Pairing section below.

 

Step 8.

Select Continue to Publisher on the right to proceed to Great River Learning.

Note: We’ll revisit this page later in the process to add the Follett Access Support link(s).

 

 

Step 9.

You will now be redirected to your Great River Learning instructor account.

If prompted, log in and choose the appropriate course section to pair by selecting Select next to the course name, then click Confirm.

Next, choose the gradebook you wish to associate with your LMS (as shown below).

 

 

Step 10.

Select content to deep link to and then click Submit. 

 

Click Close window and navigate back to your Canvas course. 

Step 11.

 

The link(s) will now appear in your Canvas Course Module area. Click the Great River Learning link added to initialize the course pairing.

• This step is necessary to ensure student access.

 

 

 

Your Great River Learning Course is now paired to your Canvas course!

 

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Adding the Follett Access Support Links:

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

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

 

 

• 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.

Grade Sync:

Grade sync is supported for Great River Learning and does not require any additional setup beyond returning the deep links to the LMS.

Troubleshooting Common Errors:

If the following message appears, the incorrect option may have been selected during the course pairing process. In this case, contact your Great River Learning representative for assistance.

This LMS Course Has Not Been Paired Yet

Additional Support