At a Glance

In this guide for teaching teams, you will learn how to use MIT Sloan’s Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) Canvas integration to add HBP content (e.g. cases, simulations, etc.) to your Canvas course.

There are two ways to do this, depending on your needs:

  1. Add a link to the HBP content directly to the Modules area.
  2. Create a Canvas assignment and embed the HBP content in it.

Tip: Choose Option 1 if you only need your students to interact with the content during class time. Choose Option 2 if you want assign the HBP content as homework. Assignments with due dates are added to the student calendar.

IMPORTANT: When your course content is copied to a new Canvas site, all existing links to HBP content become invalid and must be recreated. This includes links to cases, articles, books, and simulations. Follow the steps on this page to re-add your HBP content and generate new links.

Option 1: Add a link to the HBP content directly to a Canvas course module

  1. From the Modules area of your Canvas course, navigate to the module you want to add the HBP content to and click the Add (+) button.
    Click Plus button to add content to module
  2. From the Add drop-down menu, select External Tool and scroll down to click HBP Catalog Tool. HBP’s tool will launch in a pop-up window.
    Select Add External Tool and Click HBP Catalog Tool
  3. Click Search Full Catalog. This will launch HBP’s website in a new browser window.
  4. Search HBP’s website for the content you need. Copy the content’s Product # to your clipboard.
    Copy Product Number
  5. Navigate back to Canvas, paste the Product Number [1], and click Submit [2].
    Paste Product Number and Click Submit
  6. Scroll down and select the Load in a new tab checkbox [1] and click Add Item [2].
    • IMPORTANT: You must select the Load in a new tab checkbox in order for the content to work properly for students.
  7. Note that the HBP content is added to the bottom of the module. Drag to its appropriate position in the module and click the Publish icon (green checkmark) to publish the content when you’re ready.
    HBP Content Added to Module; Click publish when ready

Tip: Student View works well with native tools in Canvas (e.g., Assignments, Modules, Pages, Quizzes, and Grades), but it does NOT work with Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) content. If you try to use Student View with HBP content, you’ll see an error message. If the content loads when you click it outside of Student View, your students should be able to access it as well.

Option 2: Create a Canvas assignment and embed the HBP content in it

  1. Follow the appropriate steps in How to Create a Canvas Assignment.
  2. In the Rich Content Editor (RCE), click the Plug icon [1] and select Harvard Business Publishing Catalog – Rich Text [2].
    Click the Plug icon and select Harvard Business Publishing Catalog- Rich Text
  3. Click Search Full Catalog. This will launch HBP’s website in a new browser window.
  4. Search HBP’s website for the content you need. Copy the content’s Product # to your clipboard.
    Copy Product Number
  5. Navigate back to Canvas, paste the Product Number [1], and click Submit [2].
    Paste Product Number and Click Submit
  6. Fill in remaining assignment details by following the instructions in How do I add or edit details in an assignment?
  7. Click the Save & Publish button to publish your assignment.

Tip: Student View works well with native tools in Canvas (e.g., Assignments, Modules, Pages, Quizzes, and Grades), but it does NOT work with Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) content. If you try to use Student View with HBP content, you’ll see an error message. If the content loads when you click it outside of Student View, your students should be able to access it as well.

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