Setup Access Pearson or Access Pearson Codeless - Blackboard Ultra

To set up Access Pearson or Access Pearson Codeless:

  1. Add the Access Pearson link if you don't see it.
  2. Pair your Blackboard course with a MyLab or Mastering course.
  3. Add assignment, course tool, or eText links.
  4. Get students started.
  5. Sync grades.
  6. If applicable, enable Access Pearson Codeless.

You have the Blackboard Ultra course view if Books & Tools is in your course's left (base) navigation.

Not sure which integration was set up for you? This topic covers Access Pearson, Pearson Seamless, and Access Pearson Codeless for Barnes & Noble, Follett-Willo, RedShelf, and VitalSource. The name and location of the link to access these integrations depend on your course setup. For Access Pearson, the link is usually named Access Pearson. For Access Pearson Codeless, the bookstore link is sometimes named Course Materials and may include your bookstore name. Check the Launch Type in Diagnostics or ask your LMS administrator if you're unsure.

Step 1: Add the Access Pearson link

If Access Pearson has been installed by your institution and you don't see the link, add it to your Blackboard course following the instructions below. If Access Pearson is unavailable and you aren't using a bookstore, contact your Blackboard administrator. Provide the administration guide for Pearson integrations.

Using a billing program like Inclusive Access via a bookstore without Access Pearson? Go to Step 6: Enable Access Pearson Codeless.

  1. 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.
  2. Open your Blackboard course.
  3. If prompted, choose the Ultra course view. Your selection is permanent and can't be undone.
  4. If you're transitioning a Partner Integration or Direct Integration (LTI 1.1) course to Access Pearson (LTI 1.3), you'll need to prepare your course. See Transition your course for instructions.
  5. Under Books & Tools, select View course & institution tools.

  6. Under Available Tools, select Access Pearson.

  7. 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.

 Watch how to link accounts and pair courses (5:10)

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.

  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.

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

  7. Select Continue.

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

    Tips

Next, pair your courses.

Pair your courses

Start from your LMS course to pair it with a new, copied, or existing MyLab or Mastering course.

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

  2. Complete the course details.

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

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.

 Watch how to add assignment links

  1. From your Blackboard course, select View course & institution tools under Books & Tools.
  2. Select Browse all course tools under Can't find what you need. You might need to scroll to find the link.
  3. Select Pearson Links or the name your admin chose under Institution tools.

  4. 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.

  5. Select one or more links and repeat for any option in Add links from.

  6. 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

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

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.

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.

 Watch how to sync grades (1:01)

  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.

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: \ / " * < > + = | , % ! &

  1. Access the Pearson Home page and select Open Pearson.
  2. Select Grade Sync.
  3. 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.

  4. Select Sync Grades Now to create links for any assignments and to initially populate the LMS gradebook.

    See also: Get diagnostics

Step 6: Enable Access Pearson Codeless

Your institution may offer students the option to opt in to add the cost of MyLab or Mastering course materials to their tuition or fees. This is available from your bookstore through Access Pearson Codeless as part of your Inclusive Access or institutional-bill program. Bookstores include Barnes & Noble, Follett-Willo, RedShelf, or VitalSource. When students opt out, they can buy access through Pearson using a credit card or, if available, PayPal or Apple Pay.

Your LMS administrator usually works with the bookstore to integrate Access Pearson Codeless with your LMS course. To enable Access Pearson Codeless, select the bookstore link and access your MyLab or Mastering course. For instructions, select your bookstore below. The name and location of the bookstore link depends on the course setup. The link is sometimes named Course Materials and may include your bookstore name.

Student access to MyLab and Mastering via Barnes & Noble, Follett-Willo, RedShelf, or VitalSource: Select the bookstore link to ensure Access Pearson Codeless is enabled. Make the link visible to students to allow them to manage the opt status by following your institution's process. This prevents issues with student access.

Not sure how to find the bookstore link or don't see the right Pearson content? Check the instructions below. If you still have trouble, contact your bookstore or LMS administrator.

Select your bookstore

Link accounts and pair courses

Depending on whether you're using Access Pearson or a bookstore alone or in combination, your next step is:

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

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