Knights BookPass

In order to ensure your students have access to their digital materials, faculty must provide their adoptions to the bookstore and ensure that their Class course site(s) are visible.

As illustrated above, each Class course site will automatically have the “Knights BookPass” link present within the “Course Home” tab, which will allow students to seamlessly access any eTexts you’ve assigned.

If you wish to relocate your virtual bookshelf link to another location in your course site, with edit mode enabled, use the course index menu on the left hand side of your course site to drag and drop the link to another tab or section of your course. Please review this brief tutorial for a demonstration of these steps.

According to Follett, your book orders will be released on specific dates. About 2 weeks before the start of your course(s), you will receive an automatic email from BryteWave indicating that your course eTexts have been added to the virtual bookshelf link. They will remain accessible on your virtual bookshelf for the remainder of the academic term.

If a course text seems to be missing from your bookshelf, please contact the MSMC Bookstore for more information. You may also wish to double-check the book list emails you are receiving from Follett. Either it is too early to access the text on your virtual bookshelf, or your courseware will be accessible in another way. The book list email will contain the access instructions.

Yes. With edit mode enabled, click the edit menu (⋮) next to the virtual bookshelf link and select “Hide.” This will ensure students do not see it.

First, let’s define “courseware.” Courseware is a term that combines the words “course” with “software.” It is software containing educational content, instruction, and instructional strategies. These are typically separate from eTextbooks, and act as another digital learning platform to deliver instruction outside of your institution’s LMS.

Faculty have two options for giving students access to a courseware product:

• a courseware product link provided by the publisher, which can be distributed in your syllabus
• an integration in your eClass course

Depending on your courseware product, there are benefits to integrating with eClass, including increased accessibility and security. No matter which pathway you choose to provide access to students, those who have opted into Knights BookPass will not have to enter an access code for a courseware product, as that will have been pre-purchased for them.

If you’d like to explore integrating a courseware product in eClass, please review the next FAQ.

If your adoption includes any courseware products, the steps for integrating a courseware product into your eClass (Moodle) course will be included in Follett’s emails. Please refer to these emails first, since they will provide the most accurate information about integrating your courseware into eClass. Generally speaking:

For most courseware products: Follett is streamlining the process of integrating courseware from major textbook publishers. As part of this development, there are new steps for integrating most courseware products. Faculty will go to the “Add an Activity or Resource” menu and select “Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3” from the activity menu. In the settings page for this tool, click “Select Content” to search for your respective courseware product associated with your course. If your course materials do not appear in this list, you might wish to check your emails from Follett for differing integration instructions or consult with the MSMC Bookstore to make corrections to your course text adoptions.

For other courseware products: Some courseware publishers might have their own tool option in the “Add an Activity or Resource” menu. For most cases, you will first need to insert the “Follett-Willo” tool to create a connection to your course materials, and then the publisher-specific tool can be used to create assignment-specific “deep links” within your eClass course modules. In some other cases, faculty might be able to use these tools to directly link to their course content, without needing the “Follett-Willo” tool. For more information, please refer to your support representative with the textbook publisher, or the integration instructions sent by Follett.

If you need any support from Pearson regarding their courseware products, please visit their Instructor Resources Page or send a request for Faculty Support.

If you need any support with any courseware product integration in eClass, please email digitallearning@msmc.edu.

If your instructions prompt you to use BryteWave within the LMS, you can use the “Knights BookPass Virtual Bookshelf” that has been pre-installed into your courses to connect to your materials. This is the same tool as BryteWave, just using a more familiar naming convention for students.

Faculty who may not have previous experience using publisher’s courseware products should speak to a publisher representative. They will be able to provide you with explanations and options for your students.