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Cengage Blackboard Learn 9.1
Administrator’s Guide
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PublicationDate:July2019
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Contents About the Partner Cloud ......................................................................................................... 5
Glossary ............................................................................................................................... 5Configuring the Partner Cloud Building Block ........................................................................ 6Before you begin ..................................................................................................................... 6Configuring Cengage Integration ........................................................................................... 7Instructor Cengage Integration Usage ................................................................................ 11Accessing Cengage Items and Tools .................................................................................... 13Information Transmission Summary .................................................................................... 15Cookies and Privacy Information ......................................................................................... 18Partner Cloud Support .......................................................................................................... 18
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About the Partner Cloud LeveragingthelargerBlackboardCloudinfrastructure,thePartnerCloudallowsinstitutionstoaccessstate-of-the-art,highqualityeducationalcontentfrommultiplesvendorswithintheBlackboardLearnplatformthroughasingleBuildingBlock.
ThePartnerCloudBuildingBlockoffersasingleregistrationandactivationprocessforcontentpartnerintegrations.WiththisBuildingBlock,systemadministratorswillhaveaccesstothefullcontentinventoryavailablethroughthePartnerCloudandcanefficientlycontrolandmanagewhatcommercialcontentisvisiblethroughBlackboardLearn.Thisnewdistributionvehicleeliminatesthecumbersomeprocessofmanagingoldandnewversionsofbuildingblockswhilealsoprovidingcustomerswithaccesstonewfeaturesandproductimprovementsmorequickly.
Inmovingtothisstreamlinedtechnology,BlackboardwillcontinuetoincorporatebestpracticesanddeployconsistentandnativeBlackboardLearnworkflowsforallpartnerintegrations,including:
• Singlesign-onprovidesinstructorsandstudentswiththeconvenienceofoneloginforallcourseresources.
• GradebookrefreshensuresallassignmentgradesappearintheBlackboardGradeCenter,savinginstructors’time.
• Compliancewithstudentdataprivacylaws,suchastheFamilyEducationalRightsandPrivacyAct(FERPA),ensuressensitivestudentinformationremainsprotectedandsecure.
Glossary
Thefollowingtablesummarizessomeimportantconceptsusedinthisdocument:
Term Description
ContentArea AcontentareaisacontentstructurewithinaCoursethatisoftenlinkedtofromtheCoursemenuandorganizescoursefolders,items,andothermaterialsintologicalgroupings.
BuildingBlock ABuildingBlockisanapplicationmodulethatextendsthefunctionalityoftheBlackboardLearnplatform.
SystemAdminPanel
ThisisthetabvisibleonlytosystemadministratorsthatcontainsacollectionoflinkstotoolstargetedtotheadministrationoftheBlackboardLearnplatform.
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Configuring the Partner Cloud Building Block ForthelatestdetailsonthePartnerCloudBuildingBlockincludingthelatestfeatureupdates,configurationsteps,supportedversionsandalltechnicalconsiderations,pleasereferencethelatestPartnerCloudBuildingBlockAdminGuideandReleaseNotesonBehindtheBlackboard.
Before you begin
1. EnabletheCloudConnectionforCloudServices.2. UpdateorinstallthePartnerCloudBuildingBlock.
Iftheblockisalreadyinstalledonyourinstitution’sinstanceofBlackboardLearn,updateittothemostrecentversionsupportedbyCengage.AsofJuly2019,themostrecentversionisRelease3700.5.0-rel.14+eacb9cf.Thefollowingversionsarealsosupported.UsingasupportedversionoftheblockensuresthatyourCengageforBlackboardintegrationhasthemostrecentfeatures.
3. EnsuretheBlackboardLearnenvironmentcancommunicatewithexternalCloudServicesthroughfirewallorsecuritysoftware.ThisincludestestordevelopmentenvironmentsthataccesstheBlackboardCloud.
4. EnableCengageinthePartnerCloudBuildingBlock.ForHelponBlackboardCloudconfigurationandtesting,see:https://help.blackboard.com/en-us/Learn/9.1_2014_04/Administrator/060_Application_Management_and_Support/System_Management/Cloud_Management/020_Cloud_FAQ
Ifyourinstitutionusesablockthatisn’tsupportedbyCengage,youwon’tbeabletoaccesstheintegration.
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Configuring Cengage Integration ThefollowingstepscanbetakentoconfigureCengage:
1. FromtheAdministratorPanel,locatetheCloudManagementmoduleandselectthePartnerCloudSettingsoption.
2. LocatetheConfigureandActivatePartnersAvailablethroughthePartnerCloudsectionandCengage.SelectSettingsinthecontextualmenu.ThiswilldirectyoutothePartner-SpecificSettingpage.
Eachpartnerlistedmayhave1ormorethefollowingoptionsinthecontextualmenu:
• SettingstoaccesstheCengageconfigurationpage.Onceconfiguredthroughthesettingspage,CengagecanbemadeavailablethroughtheContentandToolscolumnwithinthissection.TheCengagecontentcanthenbeaddedandaccessedwithinaBlackboardLearncourse.
• MigrationToolThemigrationtoolallowsinstitutionstoenhancetheintegrationofthePartnerproductswithBlackboard'sPartnerCloudintegrationbyprovidingtheabilitytomigrateexistingPartnerstandaloneBuildingBlockcontentovertothePartnerCloudframework.
3. UnderSetupCengageIntegrationontheConfigureCengagepage,validatetheApplicationIdispresent.
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ProceedbyspecifyinghowthespecificCengagelinksarelaunchedwiththefollowingoptions:
4. TheoptiontoopentheCengagelinksinnewwindowdeterminesiftheCengagecontentwillalwaysopenintheBlackboardLearnwindoworanewwindow.TheCengageintegrationcurrentlyonlysupportslaunchinglinksinanewwindow.Therefore,theoptionwilldefaulttoYesandappearasnon-editable.
5. TheShareUserInformationoptionspecifieshowinformationshouldbesharedbetweentheBlackboardLearnandCengageservers.
YesindicatesthatBlackboardLearnuserinformationwillbesharedwithCengage.Thisincludestheuserfirstname,lastnameandemailaddress.
NoindicatesuserinformationwillnotbesharedwithCengage.
UserChoiceindicatesthateachindividualuserwillbepromptedtodecidehowtheirinformationshouldbesentupontheirfirstlaunchofanyCengagelink.
DefaultfromBuildingBlockindicatesthatthePartnerCloudBuildingBlockoptionwillbeused.Thisisthedefault.
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6. TheDoyouwanttoenablethefollowingdetailswithCengageoptionspecifieshowuser,course,grade,andmembershipinformationshouldbesharedbetweentheBlackboardLearnandpartnerservers.
UserFieldstoSendindicatesthatselectedBlackboardLearnuserinformationwillbesharedwithCengage.
AllowGradeServiceAccessindicatesCengagewillprovidegradeinformationtocourse.
AllowMembershipServiceAccessindicatesthattheCengageintegrationhastheabilitytoviewcoursemembershipinformation.
7. SelectSubmittosaveallchanges.
8. Uponsubmission,theregistrationprocesswilloccurandtheRegistrationStatusatthetopoftheCengageConfigurationpagewillbeupdatedtoindicateeitherasuccessfulorfailedregistration.
9. Uponasuccessfulregistration,theCengageintegrationrequiresyoutoregisteryoursitebyclickingtheRegisterwithToolProviderbuttonlocatedundertheSetupCengageIntegrationsection.
10. LocatetheConfigureandActivatePartnersAvailablethroughtheCloudsectionandCengage.WithinthecolumnContentandTools,thepartnercanbemadeavailablebytogglingtheoptiontoON.
11. ClickSubmit.
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RemovingAccesstoCengage1. FromtheAdministratorPanel,locatetheCloudManagementmoduleandselectthePartnerCloud
Settingsoption.
2. LocatetheConfigureandActivatePartnersAvailablethroughthePartnerCloudsectionandCengage.WithintheContentandToolscolumn,theoptioncanbetoggledbetweenONandOFFforavailability.SelectingOFFwilldisablethepartnerintegration.
3. ClickSubmit.
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Instructor Cengage Integration Usage OncethePartnerCloudBuildingBlockisavailableandpartnersconfigured,instructorswillhavetheabilitytoaddpartnercontentwithinacourse.
1. Usingthecoursemenu,instructorsshouldnavigatetoacontentareainwhichtheywishtoaddapartnercontentitem.
2. InstructorsshouldselectthePartnerContentoptionandclickonContentMarket.
3. TheContentMarketpagewilllaunchallowingtheinstructortopicktheappropriatepartnercontent.FortheCengageintegration,selecttheblueCENGAGEiconandthenselecttheCengageimage.
AssociatedPartnerswilldisplaypartnersalreadyassociatedtothecourse.
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4. AfterselectingCengage(blue&whiteCengageicon),instructorswillbemaybepromptedintwodifferentways:
NOTE:IfBlackboardCloudProfilesareenabled,andtheinstructorhasnotyetsetuptheirprofile,theywillbepromptedtocompletethesetupbeforecontinuing.InformationonconfiguringProfilescanbefoundontheBlackboardHelpsite:http://help.blackboard.com/en-us/Learn/9.1_2014_04/Instructor/030_Navigation/Profiles
a. UponthefirstlaunchtoapartnersystemfromtheselectedBlackboardLearncourse,theinstructorwillbepromptedtolink Blackboard and Cengage accounts, select and add Cengage content, and specify its content details.Registrationswillvarybypartner.NOTE:aprivacypagemayalsoappearfortheinstructor.ThisisbasedontheCengageconfiguration.
b. Aftertheauthentication/registrationprocessiscomplete,subsequentvisitstoaddpartnercontentwilltaketheinstructordirectlytoCengageintegrationtoselectcontenttoaddtothecourseandthentheCengageConfirmationPagetospecifywheretoplacetheCengagelinkintheBlackboardcourse:
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Accessing Cengage Items and Tools InstructorswillalsohavetheabilitytoaccessthePartnertoolswithinacourse.Toolsarelistedalphabetically.
1. SelectTools.SelectContentMarketTools.
2. SelecttheappropriatepartneroptionunderAssociatedPartners.FortheCengageintegration,clickCengageunderAssociatedPartners.
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3. Partner-specifictoolsaredisplayed:
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Information Transmission Summary
Category SenttoCengage ReceivedfromCengage
UserInformation BbprofileID
UserIMScontextrole
Optional:Firstname,lastname,andemailaddresstoenhancetheuserexperience.Thesearenotsentbydefault.Theuserortheinstitution’ssystemadministratormustchoosetosendthisinformation.ThisinformationissentwhenauserclicksonlinkstoCengage.TheSSLstatusoftheselinksmatchesexactlythatofthepagewherethelinkwasplaced.PleasenotethatnotallCengagesitessupportSSLthroughout;thebrowsingexperiencemaydroptoplainHTTPatsomepointswhilevisitingCengage.
AccountIDoftheassociatedCengageaccount
ThisinformationisalwaystransmittedtoBlackboardsecuredwithOAuthandisonlyavailabletothestudentandthecourseinstructor.WhetherthisinformationispresentedoverSSLisdictatedbythelocalconfigurationofBlackboardLearn.
CourseInformation Encryptedversionofthecontextid(externalcoursekey)Cengagedoesnothavetheabilitytodecrypttheseidentifiers.
Optional:CourseIDandcoursenametoenhancethestudentexperience.
ThisinformationissentwhenauserclicksonlinkstoCengage.TheSSLstatusoftheselinksmatchesexactlythatofthepagewherethelinkwasplaced.
SectionID,sectionstatusanddomainIDoftheassociatedCengagesection.
ThisinformationisalwaystransmittedtoBlackboardsecuredwithOAuthandisonlyavailabletostudentsandinstructorsenrolledinthecourse.WhetherthisinformationispresentedoverSSLisdictatedbythelocalconfigurationofBlackboardLearn.
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Category SenttoCengage ReceivedfromCengage
EnrollmentInformation
None CengageuserID,courseID,masterclassID,classstatus,IMScontextrole
ThisinformationisalwaystransmittedtoBlackboardsecuredwithOAuthandisonlyavailabletothestudentandthecourseinstructor.WhetherthisinformationispresentedoverSSLisdictatedbythelocalconfigurationofBlackboardLearn.
CengageContent(assignments,chapters,etc.)
ResourceID(uniqueidentifierforCengageresourceinBlackboard)
Metadataaboutavailablecontent(title,duedate,etc.)
ThisinformationisalwaystransmittedtoBlackboardsecuredwithOAuthandisonlyavailabletostudentsandinstructorsenrolledinthecourse.WhetherthisinformationispresentedoverSSLisdictatedbythelocalconfigurationofBlackboardLearn.
Scores None ScoreinformationisalwayspulledintoBlackboardLearnfromCengagesecuredwithOAuth.Evenifthegradenotifications(push)optionisselected,onlyamessagewithnouser,courseorscoreinformationispushedtothelocalBlackboardLearninstancetopullgradesfromCengage.Theinformationtransmittedonlyusestheencryptedidentifiersforuserandcourseandcannotbedirectlytracedbacktoanindividualstudentevenifintercepted.Thisinformationisonlyvisibleinthegradecenter.Whetherthis
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Category SenttoCengage ReceivedfromCengage
informationispresentedoverSSLisdictatedbythelocalconfigurationofBlackboardLearn.
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Cookies and Privacy Information For more information about Blackboard Learn, visit the Blackboard Privacy Center at http://www.blackboard.com/privacy/.
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Partner Cloud Support WhenenteringaBehindtheBlackboardticketforissuesfoundwiththeintegration,itisimportanttodesignatetheIssueTopicasBuildingBlocks/Extensions,theFunctionalAreaasPartnerCloudandtheCategoryasthespecificpartnerintegration.
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