We previously shared the need to change how publisher content and tools are included in Canvas at UBC, and those changes are now underway.
When you request publisher content or tools through the UBC Bookstore (e.g., materials from Macmillan Achieve, McGraw Hill Connect, Norton Learning Tools, Cengage MindTap, Pearson MyLab/Mastering, WileyPlus), the LT Hub will enable access to the publisher tool in your Canvas course; you can then add the required materials. We will also add a privacy notice informing students that publisher content/tools are being used in the course.
What do instructors need to know about this change?
- You can continue to request publisher content and tools from the UBC Bookstore as usual. Behind the scenes, the LT Hub will enable access to the publisher directly in your Canvas course using each publisher’s Canvas integration, rather than adding them using an intermediary tool (as we used to). The UBC Privacy and Information Security Management (PrISM) team has confirmed that this direct access meets UBC privacy and security requirements.
- You will see a student privacy notice added to any Canvas course with publisher content/tools. We have worked with the UBC PrISM team on wording that properly notifies students about the use of publisher materials and what guidelines students can follow to maximize privacy when interacting with these materials. Please do not remove this notice from your course.
Why is this an interim process?
We plan to streamline the process between now and September 2025. Streamlining will likely mean letting you enable publisher access in Canvas courses yourself and centralizing the student privacy notice, so it does not need to appear in each course.
We will post information about the final process closer to the start of 2025/26 W1. In the meantime, you can contact us at the LT Hub or reach out to the UBC Bookstore with questions.