Set up Access Pearson Codeless

Updated 16 Feb 2024

Set up your LMS course for an Access Pearson Codeless integration (LTI 1.3) for Barnes & Noble, Follett-Willo, or VitalSource.

Your LMS admin usually adds Access Pearson Codeless through a bookstore to your course.

Not sure which integration you're using? This topic covers the Access Pearson Codeless integration (LTI 1.3) for Barnes & Noble, Follett-Willo, and VitalSource. 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 Access Pearson Codeless integration is Channel partner integration LTI 1.3.

Step 1: Prepare your course

Make sure your course is ready for students.

Hide the Revel and eText link

The Revel and eText link for LTI 1.1 could confuse students. If it's in the LMS course navigation, hide the link from students and don't use the link to add or copy Revel or eText content to your LMS course. This helps avoid issues with student access and purchase.

Optional: Access Pearson integration

If you want to set up your LMS course early or copy an LMS course with assignment or course tool links, you can add the Access Pearson (LTI 1.3) integration to your course. The assignment or course tool links work in copied or imported Access Pearson (LTI 1.3) content. They might also work for Revel or eText (LTI 1.1) content for most LMSs.

Before students access the Revel or eText content, ask the bookstore to transition your LMS course to Access Pearson Codeless. That way, they'll access Revel and eText through the Barnes & Noble, Follett-Willo, or VitalSource link in your LMS course instead of the old link. This helps avoid issues with student access and purchase. It also enables students to best understand their current opt status, see the opt deadline date, and, if supported, change the opt status.

How to identify your integration: Check the Launch Type in Diagnostics if you're unsure which integration you're using. The Launch Type for the Access Pearson Codeless integration is Channel partner integration LTI 1.3. The Launch Type for the Access Pearson integration is Standard integration LTI 1.3.

Open the Pearson Home page

  1. Open your LMS course.
  2. Select the Course Materials link to access Barnes & Noble. The name and location of the link depends on the course setup.
  3. Select Launch Courseware.

    Launch courseware link

  1. Open your LMS course.

  2. Add Follett-Willo to your course. Select your LMS for instructions:

    From a content area, select Build Content and then Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3.

    Build Content list

    1. From your Blackboard course, select View course & institution tools under Books & Tools.

      View course & institution tools link

    2. Select Browse all course tools under Can't find what you need. You might need to scroll to find the link.

      Browse all course tools link

    3. Select Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3.
    1. Select the + button in a module.

      Plus button in a module

    2. From the Add list, select External Tool and then Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3.

      Plus button for adding an external tool

    From a module, select Existing Activities and then Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3.

    Existing Activities list

    1. Select Turn Editing On.
    2. From a topic, select + Add an Activity or Resource.

      Add Activity or Resource option

    3. Select the External tool tile.

      External tool tile

    4. From the Preconfigured tool list, select Follett-Willo Digital Delivery 1.3. Then choose Select Content.

      Preconfigured tool list

    Check back for Sakai and Schoology.

  3. Depending on your course setup, do one of the following:
    • If you see the Course Pairing page, choose Select to use the suggested course materials and then Review Details. Otherwise, select Search Course Materials or I have a Product Token.
    • If you don't see the Course Pairing page, go to step 7.

    Course Pairing page

  4. Look over the details for the course materials and then select Confirm Selection.

    Review Selected Course Materials page

  5. Select Course Management to add links to your LMS course.

    Course management button

  6. Select Add Product Links.

    Add Product Links button

  7. Depending on your course setup, do one of the following:
    • If you see the Add Links To My Course page, select the check boxes for the Integration Support and Pearson Course Materials links. Then select Return link(s) to LMS.
    • If you don't see the Add Links To My Course page, select Continue in a new window and go to step 9.

    Course Management page

  8. Select Close Window.

    Close window button

  9. Select Pearson Course Materials.

    Pearson Course Materials link

  1. Open your LMS course.
  2. Select the Course Materials link to access VitalSource. The name and location of the link depends on the course setup.
  3. Select Launch Courseware.

    Launch courseware link

Don't see your Barnes & Noble, Follett-Willo, or VitalSource link or the right Pearson content? Contact your bookstore. For Follett-Willo, contact their support.

Step 2: Link accounts

If you're also using a MyLab or Mastering course, register for it first to enter the same username and password.

  1. Start from your LMS course. For Barnes & Noble, Follett-Willo, or VitalSource, select the Course Materials, Access Courseware, or Launch Courseware link. Don't see the link?
  2. Select Open Pearson.

    Open Pearson button

    If the Pearson Home page isn't already open in another tab, return to your LMS course navigation and select the link to access Pearson.

    Screenshot of the instructions to open your content

  3. Agree to any authorization requests.
  4. If prompted, 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. You can only link one LMS account to one Pearson account.

    Accept cookies or delete browser cached files if needed. Or check out Troubleshooting.

    Link accounts

    Select Continue.

    Screenshot of the Account linked confirmation

  5. Add or copy Revel or eText content to your course.

Section instructors: Multiple instructors can use the same Pearson content in an LMS course. The first instructor adds Pearson content to an LMS course and enrolls any other instructors. Other instructors open the Pearson content and, if applicable, link a Pearson account with an LMS instructor account. An access code or other payment isn't required. No changes need to be made to designate the other instructor within Pearson.

Teaching assistants: Some LMSs don't support the teaching assistant role. To retain their privileges, TAs should access a Revel course through My courses instead of the LMS course.

Close the browser window or tab. A message says your Pearson account isn't linked. Go back to your LMS course and open Pearson.

Step 3: Add or copy Revel or eText content to your course

From your LMS, add or copy Revel or eText content to your course. You can't do this for Revel or eText content you created outside your LMS course such as from the Revel website. However, you can add copies of this content.

  1. Confirm there are no unsupported characters in the section title, names, and settings of your LMS course: \ / " * < > + = | , % ! & : ? -. Names can't exceed 128 characters.
  2. For Barnes & Noble, Follett-Willo, or VitalSource, select the Course Materials, Access Courseware, or Launch Courseware link. Don't see the link?
  3. Choose any available option to add or copy Revel or eText content.
    • Add new or copied content by selecting Set it up.

      Set it up button

    • Copy content you used in the past under Use your previous content.

      Sample of Use your previous content

    • Copy another instructor’s content. Enter the copy code provided to you and select Find.

      Screenshot of option for another instructor's content

    After copying your content, select Notifications from the Options menu for a report on upgrade results.

    Notifications in Options menu

    You'll see the report under Notifications. Select Close icon for notifications to return to your grade sync settings.

    Upgrade notifications

  4. Use the default or enter a display name between 4 and 40 characters long.

    Display name box

  5. Select the availability start and end dates.

    Availability dates boxes

  6. Under Share content, choose whether to let other instructors copy your content using a code.

    Share content toggle

  7. Select Continue and wait for the confirmation message.

    Continue button

    1. Select Return to Course.

      Return to Course button

    2. You'll see a confirmation message and then might need to return to Blackboard and select Revel and eText or Access Pearson again.

    3. For the Revel and eText integration, select Submit to add the link to the destination folder. For the Access Pearson integration, enter a link name. We recommend Access Pearson.

      Sample Link Information page or Submit the Pearson link

    4. Make your course available to students.

  8. Select the content image or Open from the Options menu to open your Pearson content.

    Open in Options menu

Next, set up assignments.

Set up assignments

  1. From your LMS course, for Barnes & Noble, Follett-Willo, RedShelf, or VitalSource, select the Course Materials, Access Courseware, or Launch Courseware link. Don't see the link?
  2. Create and publish assignments with due dates. Manage due dates only from your Revel and eText content, not your LMS course. See Revel Help for how to create assignments, assign due dates, and publish.

    Make sure assignment names don't exceed 128 characters. Avoid unsupported characters in names and settings: \ / " * < > + = | , % ! & : ? -

  3. Return to your LMS course.

Learn more

You can edit the display name or availability dates after you add or copy content. Select Edit name from the Options menu.

Edit name and dates in the Options menu

Step 4: Add assignment or course tool links

Select your LMS for instructions:

Blackboard Original

Blackboard Ultra

Canvas

D2L Brightspace

Moodle

Sakai

Schoology

Step 5: Get students started

Check out these resources and share them with your students:

Step 6: Set up grade sync

After students get started, sync the overall score or grades for published assignments for all students. This happens one-way from Revel to your LMS course. (Grade sync doesn't apply to eText.)

To prepare for grade sync, open Revel from your LMS course and choose sync settings. Then return to your LMS course and choose sync settings from the Pearson Home page.

Watch a video of these instructions

Prepare for grade sync from your Revel content

  1. Open your LMS course.
  2. For Barnes & Noble, Follett-Willo, RedShelf, or VitalSource, select the Course Materials, Access Courseware, or Launch Courseware link. Don't see the link?
  3. Open your Revel content from the Pearson Home page.
  4. Next, choose any settings for scores, assignments, and assessments in your Revel content. See Revel Instructor Help for instructions.

Set up grade sync from your LMS course

  1. From your LMS course, select the Revel and eText or Access Pearson link. For Barnes & Noble, Follett-Willo, RedShelf, or VitalSource, select the Course Materials, Access Courseware, or Launch Courseware link. Don't see the link?
  2. Select an available Sync type on the Pearson Home page.

    Sync type options

    Sync an overall (total) score column over 100 points possible for each student in the LMS gradebook. (Overall score is the only Sync type available for Revel content with assignment weighting and the Revel and eText integration for Moodle.)

    If you switch the Sync type from Assignments to Overall score, the overall score replaces any assignment grades in the LMS gradebook. You might need to select Sync now tor resolve any grade sync issues after switching the sync type.

    Sync grades for published assignments. (The Assignments option for Sync type isn't available for some Pearson products and integrations, including the Revel and eText integration for Moodle.)

    At least one student must start an assignment to sync grades. All assignments are selected by default. Select View to choose only the assignments with grades you want to sync. Then save your changes. You might need to set up the assignments with their own due dates in your Revel content. Pearson grades for assignments are sent to your LMS as raw points and can't sync as percentages. You can change grades to percentages from your LMS gradebook.

    Sample assignment selection

  3. For Sync method, choose whether to automatically sync the overall score or grades for selected assignments.

    Sync method options

Manual sync

Manually sync all overall scores or existing grades anytime using Sync now. We recommend you do a manual sync to make your LMS gradebook current or when you're creating grade reports. A manual sync may resolve grade sync issues after deleting assignments from your LMS course or switching the sync type between overall score and assignments.

You can do a manual sync after you select a sync type and, if applicable, specific assignments to sync. A manual sync usually takes around 5 to 15 minutes. After the confirmation message, updates are immediately available in your LMS gradebook. Any edits you make to Revel grades and column names in the LMS gradebook might be overwritten to match grades from Revel. To fix this, make your changes to the Revel gradebook and then do a manual sync.

Sync now button

To see the most recent syncs using Sync now, select Manual sync activity link next to Grade sync settings. For example:

Sample recent sync table

Grade sync FAQs

You'll usually see grades from a manual sync immediately after the confirmation message. Grades automatically sync as they become available. If a student just opened or completed an assignment and immediately looks at the LMS gradebook, those columns might have a zero or not match until the next sync. Zeroes sync immediately when an assignment is overdue. If the due date is extended, zeroes still sync to the LMS gradebook. When a student completes work for an assignment with a zero grade, the zero is updated in the next grade sync.

For automatic grade sync, make sure the sync type, any assignments, and sync method are set. Assignments must be published.

Select Sync now to manually sync grades. This often resolves grade sync issues. If not, check troubleshooting.

Next to the Assignments option, select View to choose only the assignments with grades you want to sync. You might need to set up the assignments with their own due dates in your Revel content.