Set up the Access Pearson integration - Blackboard Ultra
Transitioning your course from MyLab and Mastering (LTI 1.1) to the Access Pearson (LTI 1.3) integration? See Transition your course for how to prepare.
To set up Access Pearson:
- Add the Access Pearson link if you don't see it.
- Pair your Blackboard course with a MyLab or Mastering course.
- Add assignment, course tool, or eText links.
- Get students started.
- Sync grades.
You have the Blackboard Ultra course view if you see Books & Tools in your course's left (base) navigation.
Not sure which integration you're using? This topic covers the Access Pearson integration (LTI 1.3). The link for this integration is usually named Access Pearson. The link for the MyLab and Mastering integration ( LTI 1.1) is usually named MyLab and Mastering. Check Diagnostics or contact your LMS administrator if you're unsure which integration was set up for you. The Launch Type for the Access Pearson integration is Standard integration LTI 1.3.
Step 1: Add the Access Pearson link
If you don't see the link, add it to your Blackboard course.
You don't need to add the MyLab and Mastering link if you're using a Access Pearson Codeless integration. However, you might need to remove any standard integration settings from your course before your system admin adds the link. Otherwise, there could be issues with student access or purchase.
- If your Blackboard course will belong to a course group (copied from a template or a coordinator course), set up the template before creating student-use copies.
- Open your Blackboard course.
- If prompted, choose the Ultra course view. Your selection is permanent and can't be undone.
- If you're transitioning your course from the MyLab and Mastering (LTI 1.1) integration to the Access Pearson (LTI 1.3) integration, you'll need to prepare your course. See Transition your course for instructions.
- Under Books & Tools, select View course & institution tools.
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Under Available Tools, select Access Pearson.
If you don't see the tool you want, contact your system administrator. Provide the administration guide for the Pearson integration.
- Agree to any authorization requests.
Next, pair your courses.
Step 2: Link accounts and pair courses
To open MyLab and Mastering from your LMS course, link your accounts once. Then pair your courses and set up assignments in your MyLab or Mastering course.
Link your accounts
If you're a section instructor or teaching assistant, see Register as a section instructor or TA.
- Select the MyLab and Mastering or Access Pearson link. (Add the link if you don't see it.)
- If prompted, select Open Pearson.See another page telling you how to re-open your content?
If the Pearson Home page isn't already open in another tab, return to your LMS course navigation and select the MyLab and Mastering or Access Pearson link again.
- Agree to any authorization requests.
- Select Get Started to link your accounts.
Transitioning from LTI 1.1 to 1.3? If prompted, select Authorize to automatically migrate your Pearson assignment links from LTI 1.1 to LTI 1.3. Otherwise, your links won't migrate and you'll get a Socket_RP_84 error message. Sample authorization messages:
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- Enter the username and password from your existing Pearson instructor account and select Link accounts. If you don't have an account, select Create an account and follow the prompts. You can only link one LMS account to one Pearson account.
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Select Continue.
Prompted to choose your product?If you're asked to choose your product, select MyLab | Mastering. (For Revel, eText, or Live Response, go to Revel and Pearson eText for your LMS Help.) Your selection is permanent and can't be undone.
- Select Get Started on the Pearson Home page to pair your courses.Not yet a validated instructor?
Select Get Started and follow the prompts to enter details about your role. Wait for a confirmation email.
Tips
If you see a blank white page, you might need to temporarily disable the AdBlock browser extension. See your browser Help for instructions.
If you have a valid Pearson account and get the message, "Account Upgrade Needed," contact Pearson Support. Your account is active but needs a subscription to the MyLab and Mastering course.
If you get the message, "To create courses you need a MyLab and Mastering educator account," contact Pearson Support for assistance.
Next, pair your courses.
Pair your courses
Start from your LMS course to pair it with a new or copy of a MyLab or Mastering course. You can't pair MyLab or Mastering courses you created outside your LMS course such as from the MyLab and Mastering website. However, you can pair copies of these existing MyLab or Mastering courses.
- To create or copy a MyLab or Mastering course, choose one of the options available to you:
Search the catalog for new course materials.
Pearson SeamlessAfter you find and select content, you'll see options to copy another instructor's content or any content you've used previously. You can't pair or associate content you created outside your LMS course such as from the MyLab and Mastering or Revel website. However, you can add copies of this content.
Ad blockerYour browser may have an ad blocking extension, such as AdBlock Plus or uBlock Origin. Temporarily disable the extension for this site. See your browser Help for instructions. Then open Pearson and resume pairing your courses.
Copy a previous course you’ve taught with. (Learn what's included in the copy.)
See a banner saying, "Your course is a copy?"You might be offered the option to copy a paired course. Select Yes, copy this course to copy the course and its assignment or course tool links.
If you select Yes, copy this course, you can't rename the MyLab or Mastering course or change due dates for assignments from the Enter Course Details page that appears later (see steps 4 and 5 below). Instead, after you finish pairing your courses, go to https://mlm.pearson.com/ to edit the course name and dates. See My Courses Help for instructions. If you select No, create another course, use the same course ID as the original to copy the assignment or course tool links and avoid duplicate grades.
- Enter a course ID to copy another instructor's course. For a member section in a course group, enter the course ID of the MyLab coordinator course.
- Select the course materials provided to you.
- If you searched the catalog, select your course materials.
- If prompted for course details, choose a course type:
If you want students to enroll in the course, select Student-use Course.
If you don't intend students to enroll in the course, select Instructor-use only. For managing multiple sections for a MyLab course, consider using a MyLab coordinator course in a course group. For MyLab IT courses paired with your LMS, you must copy an existing coordinator course.
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Enter the course name and description. Use something specific for the name like your term and class section. This helps you quickly identify the course later.
- Select the course dates.
Students who try to register before the start date get a course2 error.
Students can no longer open the Pearson course on the course end date (Eastern Time, US). Set a date after the last re-take opportunity for the final exam.
- Select whether to allow other instructors to copy your course using your course ID. You can change this setting later.
- Select Create course. You'll see a confirmation message.
- Wait for email confirmation your course is created. This might take up to 3 hours.
- Close the browser tab, and return to your LMS course
Next, set up assignments.
Set up assignments
- From your LMS course, select the MyLab and Mastering or Access Pearson link. Don't see the link?
- Select Open MyLab & Mastering.
- Make sure assignments are set up in your MyLab or Mastering course. Assign due dates in your Mastering course. Manage due dates only from your MyLab or Mastering course, not your LMS course.
To successfully sync grades and open assignments, make sure assignment names are fewer than 128 characters. Avoid UTF-8 or these characters \ / " * < > + = | , % ! &
- Return to your LMS course.
Open MyLab and Mastering or Access Pearson tools. Add links, including any assignment or course tool links to your course. Select Submit.
Choose the folder containing the links, and then select Submit.
Repeat these steps anytime to update links.
Next, add assignment or tool links or get students started.
Step 3: Add assignment, course tool, or eText links
Optionally, you can add links that students use to open MyLab or Mastering assignments, course tools, such as Grades, or eText (also called eTextbook) from your Blackboard course. Learn how assignment, course tool, or eText links function.
Prerequisites: First pair your MyLab or Mastering and Blackboard courses and set up assignments in your MyLab or Mastering course.
In most cases, assignment links will automatically be available in the copied LMS course after pairing. You'll have the option to see a status or list of links. Instructor course tool links aren't supported by the Access Pearson integration and aren't copied. You need to manually delete any instructor course tool links from your course. See Transition your course for details.
- From your Blackboard course, select View course & institution tools under Books & Tools.
- Select Browse all course tools under Can't find what you need. You might need to scroll to find the link.
- Select Pearson Links or the name your admin chose under Institution tools.
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From the Add links from list, choose whether to see assignments, course tools, or eText. Then scroll to see all the links or search for a specific link. Choose a column heading to sort.
- Select one or more links and repeat for any option in Add links from.Adding eText links?
Select a Chapter to see its associated links.
- Select Add links at the bottom of the page.
You'll see the new links under Course Content. Select a link and then Open Pearson to open the link in a new browser tab or window.
Next, get students started.
Step 4: Get students started
After you pair your LMS course with a MyLab or Mastering course, it’s simple for your students to open MyLab and Mastering. They need to link their LMS and Pearson accounts. They might be prompted for a username and password or to create an account. Depending on the course setup, we might automatically create a new account for them if it's their first time opening a Pearson product from your LMS. The username is the institution email address. We recommend students create the optional password to use the account to access other Pearson products, including mobile apps. Students can create the password later on from Forgot username or password or by selecting the link in their account confirmation email.
Depending on the course setup, they might need to purchase access. Options include pre-purchased access code, credit card, or PayPal. Temporary access without payment is available for a limited time for some courses but isn't supported for Access Pearson Codeless integrations.
Barnes & Noble, Follett Willo, RedShelf, or VitalSource: If a student is incorrectly prompted to purchase access, remove the Pearson integration settings.
For the second half of a multi-semester course, students might be prompted to link their LMS and Pearson accounts the first time they access the MyLab or Mastering course. Students must use the same Pearson username and password as the first part of the course. Otherwise, they might be prompted for payment again.
You don't need to give students course IDs or invite links. Communicate your course activity expectations and grade weighting with students. Let them know what's required for your course, including purchase options.
To access the student view of the MyLab or Mastering course as an instructor, remove the LMS Student View filter, and then select a student assignment, course tool, or eText link. If you select the Access Pearson link from the Student View, you’ll get error code SOCKET_LS_T_03.
Student resources
Share registration instructions and other resources with your students early, so they can immediately engage with course materials. We suggest copying and pasting these URLs into an email to students before classes start or your syllabus. Another option is to add these URLs as web links in a getting started section of your Blackboard course. See Blackboard Help for how to add links.
- Student Help: https://help.pearsoncmg.com/integration/cg/student/
Step 5: Sync grades
Sync grades one-way from your MyLab or Mastering course to your Blackboard course. Learn how grade sync works.
Calendar: You need to sync grades to see assignment due dates in the Blackboard calendar.
Prepare for grade sync in your MyLab or Mastering course
- Access the Pearson Home page and select Open Pearson.
- Select Open MyLab & Mastering.
- In your MyLab and Mastering course, turn on any grade settings and create assignments that meet the guidelines below. If needed, set availability/due dates and choose grade sync settings.
Guidelines: To avoid problems opening MyLab and Mastering courses and syncing grades, make sure names, including course and assignment names, and settings don't have UTF-8 and these special characters: \ / " * < > + = | , % ! &
Depending on your MyLab and Mastering platform, there are different ways to prepare for grade sync.
MasteringSee Mastering Help for grade sync considerations.
MyLabSee MyLab Help for how to set up grade sync from your MyLab course and choose how to sync scores.
MyLab IT and World LanguagesSee MyLab Help for how to set up grade sync from your MyLab course and choose how to sync scores.
Next, return to your LMS course to set up grade sync.
Set up grade sync from your Blackboard course
Prerequisite: To avoid problems opening your MyLab or Mastering course and syncing grades, make sure names and settings in your LMS course don't have UTF-8 and these special characters: \ / " * < > + = | , % ! &
- Access the Pearson Home page and select Open Pearson.
- Select Grade Sync.
- To automatically sync grades as they become available, select On for Automatic Grade Sync.
This doesn't sync past grades. (If Off is selected, MyLab and Mastering grades only sync to your LMS when you select Sync Grades Now.)
Regardless of whether automatic grade sync is turned on, use Sync Grades Now anytime to manually sync all existing grades, including grades available before you turned auto sync on.
- Make selections in the Items to Sync list. You might need to wait up to 15 minutes after you set up grade sync to see these items.
- Select Sync Grades Now to create links for any assignments and to initially populate the LMS gradebook.
See also: Get diagnostics
Updated 29 Mar 2024