Engage - Ordering eTexts/publisher Digital Learning Tools (DLTs) with the Order Tool

Note: Only Instructors and Course Coordinators (curricular representatives) may order digital content for courses they have access to. Students cannot access the Order Tool. For more information on roles (also called profiles) in the Order Tool, please review this document.

• Instructors: After you are designated as Instructor on Record for your course, you will be added automatically (within 24-48 hours).
• Course Coordinators: Coordinators can order content on behalf of instructors. Try logging into the Order Tool with your NetID and Password. If your account has not been created automatically, please contact the DoIT Help Desk to request one.

Placing an eText/DLT Order

Before ordering eTexts/DLTs, it’s important to understand ordering periods. Please review this information before beginning the order process.

1. During the Ordering Period, log into the Order Tool with your NetID and Password.
2. Select Place an Order from the Navigation Menu. You will see ordering periods listed with available course offerings.
   
3. Filter the course list to locate your course
4. When you have found your course, here is how you can place an order.

Note: You can search ISBN, by title, or by author. Typically, ISBN is easiest. If you're having trouble finding your eText/DLT, you can use the filters to show only eText, only DLT, or only a specific publisher. If you still cannot find the correct materials, you can submit a Content Request. These requests will be reviewed by Unizin and the materials added to the Order Tool's catalog. It should be noted that, depending on when submitted, they may not be available by the time the order period closes.

After you've placed your order, nothing more needs to be done. The eText attribute will be added to your course in the Course Search and Enroll app before enrollment begins. You do not need to enter anything additionally into Faculty Center.

Ordering for Crosslisted Courses

If your course is crosslisted, you must place an order for both sections. For example, if you’re teaching Finance 300, which is crosslisted with Econ 300, you will need to place an order for both Finance and Econ 300. 

Ordering for Multiple Courses/Sections

At this time, it is not possible to order for multiple sections at once in the Order Tool. Orders must be completed for each section.

How to Handle New Sections/Dropped Sections

If you are teaching a course that is using Engage and a new section is added after you've placed your order, you will need to order your eText/DLT for the new section. If the ordering period has passed, please contact the DoIT Help Desk to have a case sent to the Engage Team to get that ordered.

If a section is dropped, you do not need to do anything - the order will cancel automatically.

Modifying your Order

The order tool provides several options for modifying your order, once you’ve placed it:

• If you’d like to select more course sections after placing your order, see Add sections to a placed order
• To make changes after placing an order, you may Edit a placed order or Cancel an order.
• View your order history to locate previous orders
• If there is an item you’d like to use that isn’t available on the catalog, submit a content request

Next Steps for Instructors

For next steps (such as creating your syllabus or setting up your course) please review the documents below:

Course Setup

• To add the Engage eText tool to Canvas, see Engage - Adding the Engage eText tool to your Canvas course and other preparation for instructors using Engage
• If you are using a publisher Digital Learning Tool (DLT), see Engage - Set-Up/Preparation for Instructors using a publisher Digital Learning Tool (DLT)

Creating your Syllabus

• If using Engage eText, consider this language: Engage - Sample language for syllabi and Canvas courses using an Engage eText
• For publisher DLT users, consider this when crafting your syllabus: Engage - Sample language for syllabi and Canvas courses using a publisher Digital Learning Tool (DLT)

Interacting with students

• Annotations
  • To add annotations to the text for students to review, see Adding Annotations
• Q&A
  • Engage eTexts allow students to ask questions, and instructors to respond. For more information, see Asking Questions, Viewing Answers, Adding Notes

General

• To see more help documents for instructors, see Help for Instructors
• For help documents to share with your students, see Help for Students
• For recommendations on how to use Engage, see Engage - Best Practices for Instructors