Set up the MyLab and Mastering integration - Moodle

  1. Add the MyLab and Mastering link if you don't see it.
  2. Pair your Moodle course with a MyLab or Mastering course.
  3. Add assignment or course tool links.
  4. Get students started.
  5. Sync grades.

Not sure which integration you're using? This topic covers the MyLab and Mastering integration (LTI 1.1). The link for this integration is usually named MyLab and Mastering. The link for the Access Pearson integration (LTI 1.3) is named Access Pearson. Check the Launch Type in Diagnostics or contact your LMS administrator if you're unsure which integration was set up for you. The Launch Type for the MyLab and Mastering integration is Standard integration LTI 1.1.

Step 1: Add the MyLab and Mastering link

If you don't see the link, add it to your Moodle course.

  1. If your course will belong to a course group (copied from a template or a coordinator course), set up the template before creating student-use copies.
  2. Open your Moodle course.
  3. Turn Edit mode on and then open the block drawer just below. (If you're using an older Moodle version, select Add a Block At the bottom of the left navigation and skip to step 5.)

    Moodle course home page.

  4. Select Add a Block.

    Add a block option.

  5. Select Pearson MyLab & Mastering (Block).

    Add a block list.

  6. Select MyLab & Mastering Tools from the left navigation or under the applicable topic section.

    MyLab & Mastering Tools links.

  7. Agree to any authorization requests.

    Next, pair your courses.

If you don't see the link you want, contact your system administrator. Provide the administration guide for the MyLab and Mastering integration.

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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.

Watch how to link accounts and pair courses (1:48)

Link your accounts

If you're a section instructor or teaching assistant, see Register as a section instructor or TA.

  1. Select the MyLab and Mastering or Access Pearson link. (Add the link if you don't see it.)
  2. Select Open Pearson.

    Screenshot of the Open Pearson button

    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.

  3. 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.

    Choose your product options

  4. Agree to any authorization requests and accept cookies.
  5. If prompted, select Get Started to link your accounts.

    Screenshot of the Pearson Home page for a validated instructor

    If prompted, select Authorize to automatically migrate your Pearson assignment links from LTI 1.1 to LTI 1.3. Without authorizing LTI 1.1, your links won't migrate and you'll get a Socket_RP_84 error message.

    Sample Canvas message:

    Canvas authorization message

    Sample D2L Brightspace message:

    D2L authorization message

    For Pearson Seamless, go to step 6 to link accounts.

  6. 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.

    Link your accounts page

  7. Select Continue.

    Link accounts confirmation

  8. If prompted, select Get Started on the Pearson Home page to pair your courses.

    Screenshot of the Pearson Home page for a validated instructor

    Select Get Started and follow the prompts to enter details about your role. Wait for a confirmation email.

    Screenshot of the validation message

    Tips

    If you see a blank white page, you might need to temporarily disable the AdBlock and similar browser extensions. 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.

    Screenshot of message saying you need an educator account

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 from a Pearson product outside your LMS course. However, you can pair copies of these existing MyLab or Mastering courses.

Mastering platform update: Transitioning your course to Access Pearson (LTI 1.3) and pairing it with a new edition? Most assignment and course tool links automatically migrate to LTI 1.3. To ensure this works when pairing a new edition of a Mastering platform update course, copy your previous paired course. Go to Diagnostics for your previous course and note the course ID. When you pair the new LMS course, enter the course ID you noted under Copy an existing course. Links to eText sections, Scheduled Reading, and Adaptive Followups in a new edition aren't included in the course copy or the link migration. You'll need to manually add these links to your LMS course.

  1. To create or copy a MyLab or Mastering course, choose an option. Depending on your setup, you'll see different options.

    If available, search the catalog for new course materials.

    Choose from catalog

    Then select the course materials you want.

    Screenshot of the Select Course Materials page

    Using an ad blocker? Your 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.)

    Copy a previous course

    Then select the course materials you want.

    Screenshot of the Select Course Materials page

    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.

    Mastering platform update: If you're transitioning to Access Pearson and copying a new edition with the Mastering platform update, select No, create another course. To ensure assignment and course tool links automatically migrate to LTI 1.3, go to Diagnostics for your previous course and copy the course ID. When you pair your new course, enter the course ID under Copy an existing course.

    Screenshot of the "Your course is a copy" page

    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.

    Enter a course ID

    Then select the course materials you want.

    Screenshot of the Select Course Materials page

    Need to find the course ID? Sign in to mlm.pearson.com. Locate your existing course and note the course ID, which is your last name plus 5 digits. Ensure the course has been set to allow copies.

    Select the course materials provided to you such as from the bookstore.

    Select or copy a course page

    For Access Pearson Codeless or Pearson Seamless, select the suggested course or enter a course ID to copy an existing course. You can't pair a new course or a course you created outside the LMS such as from the MyLab and Mastering website. However, you can make a copy.

    Select or copy a course page

  2. Complete the course details.

    Choose any available course type.

    • Student-use: To enable students to enroll in the course, select Student-use Course.
    • Instructor-use: If you don't intend students to enroll in the course, select Instructor-use Course. 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.

    Course Type

    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.

    Course Name and Course Description

    Select the course start and end dates.

    Course Dates

    • Course2 error: Students who try to register before the start date get a course2 error.
    • Course end dates: 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.

    Allow Copy

    Screenshot of the course details page

  3. Select Create course. You'll see a confirmation message.

    Screenshot of confirmation with course details

  4. Wait for an email confirming your course has been created. This might take up to 3 hours.
  5. Close the browser tab, and return to your LMS course

Next, set up assignments.

Set up assignments

You need to create assignments and add due dates before you can add assignment links and set up grade sync.

  1. From your LMS course, select the MyLab and Mastering or Access Pearson link. Don't see the link?
  2. Select Open MyLab & Mastering.

    Screenshot of the Open MyLab & Mastering button

  3. 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 \ / " * < > + = | , % ! &

    Using the Mastering platform update? Learn about differences in how assignments are handled.

  4. Return to your LMS course.

Next, add assignment or tool links or get students started.

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Step 3: Add assignment or course tool links

Optionally, you can add links that students use to open MyLab or Mastering course tools, such as Course Home or Homework, from your Moodle course. Assignment links or course tool aren't available for the MyLab and Mastering integration for Moodle.

Prerequisites: First pair your MyLab or Mastering and Moodle courses.

  1. Open your Moodle course and select Turn editing on.

    Turn editing on button

  2. Go to the area where you want to add links and select Add an activity or resource.

    Add an activity or resource link

  3. Select Pearson MyLab & Mastering or the name your admin chose.

    Pearson MyLab & Mastering icon

  4.  Select a course tool link from the Available links list.

    Available links list

  5. Scroll down and select Save and return to course.

    Save and return to course button

    You'll see the link in the area where you added it. For MyLab courses, select the link and then Open Pearson to open the link in a new browser tab or window.

    Sample link in the Topic 2 area

  6. To add more links, repeat the previous steps.

Next, get students started.

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Step 4: Get students started

Learn how to get students started with your MyLab or Mastering course.

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, students might need to purchase access. Options include pre-purchased access code or credit card. If available, they can also use Apple Pay or PayPal. Temporary access without payment for a limited time is an option for some courses but isn't supported for Access Pearson Codeless integrations. Students may need to acquire an access code through code reveal to register for your MyLab or Mastering course.

Access Pearson Codeless: To give students the option to access your MyLab or Mastering course from a bookstore without a Pearson access code, enable Access Pearson Codeless. For instructions, see Step 6. If the bookstore link isn't available yet, have students select Access Pearson from your LMS course to open their MyLab or Mastering course. Then advise students to select temporary access as the access option when they register. This gives students access to the course without payment until the bookstore link is available for them to manage their opt status.

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. Like instructors, students can download diagnostics for Pearson support.

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 for all LMSs except Canvas.

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 links in a getting started section of your Moodle course. See Moodle Help for how to add links.

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Step 5: Sync grades

Sync grades one-way from your MyLab or Mastering course to your Moodle course. Learn how grade sync works.

  1. Access the Pearson Home page and select Open Pearson.
  2. Select Open MyLab & Mastering.
  3. 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.

    See Mastering Help for grade sync considerations.

    Using the Mastering platform update? Learn about differences in how assignments and grade settings are handled.

    See MyLab Help for how to set up grade sync from your MyLab course and choose how to sync scores.

    See 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 Moodle course

Prerequisite: To avoid problems opening your MyLab or Mastering course and syncing grades, make sure names and settings in your Moodle course don't have UTF-8 and these special characters: \ / " * < > + = | , % ! &

Watch how to sync grades

  1. In your Moodle course, turn Edit mode on.
  2. Select a week or topic section and then scroll up until you see tabbed options. (If you're using an older Moodle version, select Grades from the left navigation and skip to step 4.)

    General area

  3. Select the Grades tab and then Import from the Grader report list.

    Import option in the Grader report list

  4. From the Grader report list, select Sync Pearson MyLab & Mastering Grades.

    Sync grades option for import

  5. To sync grades anytime, select Sync MyLab & Mastering Grades. (Automatic grade sync isn't supported.)

    Sync grades button

    You'll see a confirmation.

    Sync confirmation with totals for what synced

    Individual assignments to sync: All MyLab and Mastering assignments are set to sync with your Moodle gradebook, but you can turn off the sync option for individual assignments in your MyLab or Mastering course.

See also: Get diagnostics

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Updated 10 Sep 2024