Setup Access Pearson - Blackboard Ultra

To set up the integration: 

  1. Add the Access Pearson link, if available and you don't see it.
  2. Add or copy Revel content to your course.
  3. Add assignment links, if available.
  4. Get students started.
  5. Sync grades.
  6. If applicable, enable Access Pearson Codeless.

Not sure which integration you're using? This topic covers the Access Pearson and Access Pearson Codeless integrations. 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 Access Pearson integration is Standard integration LTI 1.3. The Launch Type for the Access Pearson integration is Channel partner integration LTI 1.3.

Watch how to add or copy Revel content to your course (1:43)

Step 1: Add the link to open Pearson content

  1. Log in to Blackboard Ultra as an instructor and open your course.
  2. If prompted, choose to use the Ultra course view. Your selection is permanent and can't be undone.
  3. Under Books & Tools, select View course & institution tools.
  4. Under Available tools, select Access Pearson.

    Don't see Access Pearson? If Access Pearson isn't available and you're using a bookstore like Barnes & Noble, Follett-Willo, RedShelf, or VitalSource, go to Enable Access Pearson Codeless. If you aren't using a bookstore, contact your system administrator. Provide the administration guide for Pearson integrations.

  5. Select Open Pearson.

     Next, add or copy Revel content to your Blackboard course.

Step 2: Add or copy Revel content to your course

To access Revel content from your LMS course, link your accounts once and add or copy content to your LMS course. Then set up Revel or eText assignments.

Link your accounts

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

  3. Select Revel | eText. Your selection is permanent and can't be undone.

    If needed, agree to any authorization requests and accept cookies.

  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 and follow the prompts. You can only link one LMS account to one Pearson account.

    Select Continue.

  5. Next, add or copy Revel or eText content to your LMS course.

Add or copy Revel content to your course

From your LMS, add or copy Revel 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. From your LMS course, select the Revel and eText or Access Pearson link. Don't see the link?
  3. Choose any available option to add or copy Revel or eText content.

  4. Use the default or enter a display name between 4 and 40 characters long.
  5. Select the availability start and end dates.
  6. Under Share content, choose whether to let other instructors copy your content using a code.
  7. Select Continue and wait for the confirmation message.
  9. Select the content image or Open from the Options menu to open your Pearson content.

Next, set up assignments.

Set up assignments

  1. From your LMS course, select the Revel and eText or Access Pearson 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.

Next, depending on your integration, do one of the following:

  • If you're using the Revel and eText (LTI 1.1) integration, get students started.
  • If you're using the Access Pearson integration, you can add assignment or course tool links before you get students started.

Learn more

Next, add assignment links, if available.

Step 3: Add assignment links

Prerequisites: First add Revel content to your LMS course and set up assignments in your Revel content.

To add assignment links to Blackboard Ultra:

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

    Select Browse all course tools under Can't find what you need.

  2. Select Pearson Links or the name your admin chose under Institution tools.

  3. From the Add links from list, choose whether to see assignments or course tools. Then scroll to see all the links or search for specific links. Choose a column heading to sort.

  4. Select one or more links and then Add links. The button shows the number of links you selected.

  5. You'll see the new assignment or course tool links under Course Content.

     

Step 4: Get students started

It’s simple for your students to open Pearson content or download diagnostics. Here's what to be aware of regarding student access:

Student registration instructions

Check out these resources and share them with your students:

Next, sync grades.

Step 5: Sync grades

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 how to sync grades (1:06)

Prepare for grade sync from your Revel content

  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. Open your Revel content from the Pearson Home page.
  3. 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.

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

     

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.

 

Grade sync FAQs

Step 6: Enable Access Pearson Codeless

If Access Pearson isn't available or you're using a bookstore like Barnes & Noble, Follett-Willo, RedShelf, or VitalSource, you need to enable Access Pearson Codeless.

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