Upgrade new courses to Access Pearson

Updated 25 Apr 2024

If your institution has installed the Access Pearson (LTI 1.3) tool, the Revel and eText (LTI 1.1) tool is no longer available for adding or copying Pearson content to new LMS courses after the upgrade date. Instead, you'll need to use the Access Pearson (LTI 1.3) tool. The LTI 1.3 tool has the latest improvements, including enhanced grade sync details.

This upgrade applies to the Revel and eText Standard (LTI 1.1) and some Pearson Seamless integrations for Blackboard, Canvas, D2L Brightspace, and Moodle. It doesn't apply to Sakai and Schoology and to CPI Partner and Direct integrations.

Unsure if your institution installed the Access Pearson (LTI 1.3) tool? Check with your LMS administrator.

When to upgrade

If your institution has removed the Revel and eText (LTI 1.1) tool and installed the Access Pearson (LTI 1.3) tool, you need to use the Access Pearson tool now for adding or copying Pearson content to new LMS courses. If your institution has both the LTI 1.1 and LTI 1.3 tools, the upgrade to LTI 1.3 takes place in Summer 2024. Notification messages indicate when to upgrade.

Status message If your institution has both the LTI 1.1 and LTI 1.3 tools installed, look for a status message when you select the Revel and eText link for a course set up using LTI 1.1. This message appears for courses with or without associated Pearson content until the upgrade date and for courses with associated content after the upgrade date. The message doesn't appear for some versions of Blackboard and some Pearson Seamless integrations.

SOCKET_RP_94 error: After the upgrade date, you'll get this error if you try to add or copy Pearson content to a new LMS course with the Revel and eText (LTI 1.1) tool. You might also see this error if you remove the course association from a course set up with LTI 1.1. and then try add or copy Pearson content to it again. Instead, you need to use the Access Pearson (LTI 1.3) tool.

New LMS courses

After the upgrade date, you need to add or copy Pearson content to new LMS courses using the Access Pearson (LTI 1.3) tool. Select your LMS for instructions:

Existing LMS courses

After the upgrade date, you can still:

Access existing LMS courses that were already associated with Pearson content using the Revel and eText integration (LTI 1.1). Grade sync and assignment links work until the end of the course.
Access any existing template LMS courses that were already associated with Pearson content using the Revel and eText integration (LTI 1.1).

After the upgrade date, you might see this message when accessing your course.

Transition an active or copied LTI 1.1 course to LTI 1.3

You can transition an active course with student enrollment or a copied course already associated with Pearson content using the Revel and eText integration (LTI 1.1) to the Access Pearson integration (LTI 1.3) before the transition date. See Transition to Access Pearson (LTI 1.3) for instructions.

Identify your integration

To identify which integration you're using for a course, check the Launch Type in Diagnostics.

The Launch Type for the Revel and eText integration (LTI 1.1) is Standard integration LTI 1.1. The Launch Type for the Access Pearson integration (LTI 1.3) is Standard integration LTI 1.3.