This guide is designed to assist faculty in ensuring that digital materials are properly set up and accessible for all students, with an emphasis on those enrolled in the NTC Undergrad Bundle.
Four Weeks Before Classes Begin
Faculty are recommended to verify the following aspects of the process.
Course Materials Link Installation
Confirm that the Barnes & Noble College course materials link is installed in Canvas. This link enables students to access their digital course materials. If the Canvas Administrator has not installed the link, faculty should follow the steps outlined in the Canvas External Tool Configuration section below.
Courseware Setup and Pairing
Ensure that digital courseware products have been properly set up and paired with the course. For assistance, faculty should contact their publisher representative.
Canvas External Tool Configuration
Courses utilizing digital courseware must include a Course Materials link in Canvas to provide students with access. If this link has not been added by the Canvas Administrator, faculty can follow these steps to configure it.
Merged courses may cause access issues for students. Faculty planning to merge courses within Canvas should notify the appropriate support team.
Steps to Set Up the “Course Materials” Link
- Log into Canvas using instructor credentials and navigate to the relevant course.
- Select Settings from the left-hand navigation menu. If Settings is not visible, ensure the instructor role is active for the course.
- Click the Navigation tab and scroll down to the hidden items at the bottom of the list.
- Locate Course Materials in the list.
- Click and drag Course Materials into the active navigation links section.
- If Purchase Course Materials is currently active, drag it down to the hidden items to avoid student confusion for this course.
