This guide walks you through how to create a course in Macmillan Achieve and link it to your Learning Management System (LMS). Whether you're starting from scratch or using a pre-built course, this process will help you set up your course content, configure assignment settings, and prepare everything for LMS integration.
🔸 You can watch the video for a walkthrough of the integration process, or follow the detailed step-by-step instructions provided below.
- Requirements
- Macmillan Achieve Integration – Video Walkthrough
- Step-by-Step Instructions
- Related Articles
- Need Help?
⚙️ Requirements
Before you start, make sure you have the following:
- An active Macmillan Achieve instructor account
- Access to sample course content
If you don’t have an instructor account or course content assigned in Achieve, please contact your Macmillan representative or visit www.macmillanlearning.com.
Macmillan Achieve Integration – Video Walkthrough
Step-by-Step Instructions
Macmillan Achieve Setup
Create an Achieve course
- Go to achieve.macmillanlearning.com and log in to your Achieve instructor account.
- After logging in, you’ll be taken to the My Course List page.
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You can either copy an existing course or create a new one. In this guide,
we’ll create a new course from scratch by clicking
Create A New Course in the
top
right corner
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On the Course Templates page, click
Select Template to begin creating
a new course.
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Note: If this is your first time creating a course and you don’t see any templates, or if you need a different/new template, click Contact your local representative in the top-right corner.
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On the Course Sections page, select
I am teaching one individual course, then click
Next.
- Fill in all required course information, including Course Name, Course Code, and Institution.
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Set LMS Integration to
Yes, then choose
VitalSource from the dropdown
menu. Click Next: Create Course.
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Once the course is created, you’ll see the
Integrate With VitalSource
screen.
Click Take Me To My Course
to
proceed.
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On the Welcome page, choose whether to start with a
pre-built course or
build a course from scratch.
This
guide uses a pre-built course.
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Review the topics included in the pre-built course:
- Drag and drop or use the arrow keys to reorder topics.
- To hide a topic, click the minus (–) symbol next to it.
- To restore a hidden topic, click the plus (+) symbol in the Hidden section at the bottom.
- To reset all changes, click Reset Order.
- After confirming your selections, click Continue to Pre-Built Course at the bottom of the page to finalize your course setup.
Set Up Assignments
Once your Achieve course has been created, the next step is to configure the assignments.
- On the Course Content page, check the box next to the content you want to edit.
- After selecting content, a new menu will appear. Click the calendar icon labeled Assign/Edit.
- Go to the Assessment Grading Settings tab and choose your preferred grading option. You can select a pre-built template, such as Homework, or create your own.
- Navigate back to the Dates, Points, and Gradebook Categories tab to set due dates, visibility settings, and point values.
- Once your settings are complete, click the Save button in the top-right corner.
- Your course is now ready to be linked to your LMS course!
Canvas Setup
Link your Achieve Course in Canvas
- Log in to your Canvas account and go to your Dashboard.
- Click on the course you want to integrate with Macmillan Achieve.
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In the course navigation menu on
the
left, locate and click the
VitalSource LTI tool,
often named
Course Materials.
*Although we recommend naming this tool “Course Materials,” your LMS administrator or bookstore may have chosen a different name. If you’re unable to locate the correct VitalSource LTI tool, contact your LMS administrator or bookstore manager for assistance. -
After clicking the
VitalSource LTI tool,
you should see the content that is
paired
with the selected course. Click the
Launch Courseware
button.
- If this is your first time launching courseware, sign in with your Macmillan Achieve faculty account.
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After logging in, click the
Connect with Achieve
link under the
Course Tools
section.
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Locate the Achieve course you created
earlier and click the
Associate
button next to it.
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Confirm by clicking
Yes, Associate This Course.
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Once the courses are linked, you’ll
notice
new menu options in the LTI tool.
Create Achieve Deep Links
- In your Canvas course, click Modules in the left-hand navigation menu.
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At the top right of the Modules page,
click the
+ Module
button to create a new module.
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Enter a name for your module and
click
Add Module.
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Once the module has been created,
you’ll
see a new menu next to the module
name.
Click the
+ (plus)
symbol to the right of the module
name
to add an item.
- In the Add Item menu, open the dropdown and select External Tool. After selecting this option, a list of all available tools will load.
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Identify the
VitalSource LTI tool
(the name may vary depending on how
your
LMS admin labeled it) and click it.
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Note: If you’re unsure which tool to select, contact your LMS administrator or bookstore manager for assistance.
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- After clicking the tool, you should see the course materials linked to your course.
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Click
Open Publisher Tool
to launch the
Achieve deep link selector.
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In the deep link selector, browse
the
content in your Achieve course and
select
the items you’d like to deploy.
- Once you’ve selected the desired content, scroll to the bottom and click Deploy Selected Content.
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The selected content will now appear
under the module you created in Canvas.
Related Articles
- Create a Macmillan Achieve instructor account
- Get access to a sample course content
- Macmillan Partner Integration
Need Help?
Contact our team of experts at success@vitalsource.com. Please include “PI Course Setup” at the beginning of your email subject line to help us route your request quickly.