Below are instructions for connecting WebWork within Blackboard. This process will allow students to access WebWork directly through Blackboard, there is no need for them to have a WebWork account or password.
When using this method, students must go through Blackboard every time they use WebWork. When a student first clicks this link it will create their WebWork account in your course.
Note: The WebWork link does NOT work for TAs and Instructors – they must enter WebWork directly using the WebWork login screen.
WebWork: https://math.webwork.rochester.edu/webwork2
About WebWork: https://web.math.rochester.edu/people/faculty/apizer/TeachingTools99Talk/TT99_handout.html
How To Set Up a WebWork Integration with Blackboard
(1) Add the Link to your Course
On the Content page, click the + where you want the link to WebWork to appear.
Choose Create.
From the menu, choose “Teaching tools with LTI connection”.
Provide a name for this link, such as “WebWork link” and add the URL for your WebWork site as the Configuration URL.
For example, for MTH 142, spring 2025 I would enter
math.webwork.rochester.edu/webwork2/spring25mth142
(2) Make your Blackboard Course Available
Finally, you need to make your Blackboard course “available” or “open”. You can do this by clicking the three dots to the right of the course and choosing “Open course”.
Note: Students will be automatically assigned to any homework sets which are “visible” when they first click the WebWork link to join the course. So if you don’t want students to be assigned to a WebWork set, then make the set invisible.