Opting Out Of E-Textbooks in BlueQuill Courses

Audience: Franklin University Students using e-textbooks for their courses.
Disclaimer: The results and functionality of the following article only apply to the audience listed above. 

Please read carefully as this process has recently changed.

• To see the similar process for opting out of e-textbooks or e-textbooks with courseware within Canvas courses, please click here.

Topics

There is a difference between E-Textbooks and E-Textbooks with Courseware. Why does it matter?

When to Opt Out

How to Opt Out Most E-Textbooks in BlueQuill

How to Opt Out of E-Textbooks with Courseware in BlueQuill

E-Textbooks and E-Textbooks with Courseware

There are 2 categories of e-textbooks used at Franklin University. Often, both kinds are just referred to as e-textbooks. However, a more accurate description lies below:

Traditional E-Textbooks: Traditional e-textbooks are a digital copy of reading materials that are either required or recommended for the course.

Many traditional e-textbook are offered through VitalSource.

E-Textbooks with Courseware: What is sometimes referred to as an e-textbook is actually an e-textbook with courseware. E-Textbooks with courseware have 2 purposes; reading material and assignments. Assignments as part of the courseware may be homework, practice work, labs, study guides, training materials, quizzes, or more. However both portions of the e-textbook with courseware (reading material and assignments) are completed outside of BlueQuill, and are both part of the same e-textbook platform. Please be aware that opting out of an e-textbook with courseware will remove your ability to complete class assignments. You will be prompted to purchase access once the publisher has discontinued your original access after opting out. 

Many e-textbooks with Courseware are offered through the Pearson and McGraw-Hill platforms. 

When to Opt Out

• Students are opted into e-textbooks and e-textbooks with courseware by default at the beginning of the course.
• Students have 14 days after the course start date to opt out and to opt back in of e-textbooks and e-textbooks with courseware as needed.
• After the 14 days are up, students have 1 more week (14-21 days after the course start date) to opt back in ONE more time, but you cannot opt back out during this time period.

How to Opt out of Most e-Textbooks in BlueQuill

1. Log into BlueQuill at my.franklin.edu and open your course.

2. Find and open the e-textbook object in the top section of the course. The e-textbook object often lists an Author's name and year at the object title. For example, "Smith (2019)".

3. Click the Open button in the object to be taken to your course Vital Source book.

4. Within the Vital Source platform, you will see the following option to opt-out of the e-textbook. 

How to Opt out of E-Textbooks with Courseware in BlueQuill

1. Log into BlueQuill at my.franklin.edu and open your course.

2. Next to the e-textbook object in the top section of the course, you will see an object called About Your Courseware. The e-textbook object often lists an Author's name and year at the object title. For example, "Smith (2019)".

3. Within the About Your Courseware object, Click the Open button to be taken to a page where you can opt out of the e-textbook with courseware.

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