KB1188 - Adding Pearson MyLab content to your Moodle course

​​​​This article will help you to integrate Pearson MyLab or Mastering content into your VCC Moodle course. Integrating Pearson into Moodle makes it easier for your Students to access your Pearson course content, and for Student grades from MyLab activities to be added into your Moodle course gradebook.

Pearson MyLab connects using LTI vers. 1.3

Coinciding with VCC's upgrade to Moodle version 4.1, the way VCC Moodle courses connect to Pearson MyLab/Mastering has changed. The new Pearson connection is called LTI 1.3 or "LTI Advantage". Instead of adding a "MyLab Mastering" block and Pearson MyLab activity to your Moodle course, you now only need to add an activity called "Pearson LTI". That activity creates an LTI connection from your Moodle course to your Pearson account, allowing you to select your existing MyLab/Mastering content for your Students. Your existing Pearson account stays exactly as it has been, with all your lessons and activities still in place - just the manner of how it is integrated into Moodle has changed.

In this article, you will add the "Pearson LTI" activity to your course, and then log into your MyLab & Mastering content from within Moodle to link Moodle and your Pearson account. Once your accounts are linked, you and your Students only need to enter your Moodle course and click the Pearson link to enter your Pearson MyLab or Modified Mastering course.

Before you add the new Pearson LTI activity to your Moodle course

IMPORTANT: Before adding the new Pearson LTI activity to your Moodle course, make sure that you have removed ALL old Pearson plugin artefacts. The previous Pearson plugins do not work in Moodle version 4.x, are discontinued, and must be removed from your Moodle course(s).
(There are compatibility problems between the old Pearson plugins and the new 1.3 LTI version in the same course. Pearson does not support enabling both the Pearson LTI 1.1 and LTI 1.3 integrations inside the same course.)

Check that you have removed the old Pearson LTI artefacts from your Moodle course:

• Pearson activities (resembling a green puzzle piece)
• Pearson activity links (also resembling a green puzzle piece)
• Pearson MyLab/Mastering Block (located in the right-hand column of your course)

Ensure that you have removed all of the above old Pearson items from your Moodle course shell before you request a new instance of it from eLSupport.  

Adding "Pearson LTI" and pairing your Pearson account

Follow these steps to add the new "Pearson LTI" activity and pair your Moodle course and Pearson account:

To add the new Pearson LTI activity to your Moodle course

• Enter your Moodle course, and make sure that Editing is turned on.
• At the bottom of a section, click the "Add an activity or resource" link​​​​​​:
  
• In the Activity Chooser, select the activity called "Pearson LTI".
• In the dialog that opens, fill in your "Activity Name" and select "Save and Return to Course".
• Select the Pearson link from the left navigation or in the section you added it:
  
• You should see a yellow button named "Open Pearson". Click that button.
  
• If you're prompted to login to Pearson, enter your Pearson account username and password.
  • (If you're new to Pearson, you may need to create a new account.)
• If prompted to select your Pearson product, select "MyLab & Mastering Tools".
• Click the yellow "Get Started" button to create or select your Pearson course materials.
• Select "Select from my existing course list":
  
• You will see a list of your existing Pearson courses, and be able to click "Select" next to the one you want to use.
  •  You can then select the edition of text you want to use...
• On the next screen, select "Student-use course" to ensure this is a student-facing course.

After these steps, you should receive an email from Pearson confirming the creation of your new course pairing.

That completes the Pearson course linking and setup!
Contact your Pearson Rep for further support with building courseware in Pearson MyLab.


Related Resources:

• Set up the MyLab and Mastering integration for Moodle
• Pearson Training and Support for Educators (Find your Pearson Rep, ask for tech support, etc.)
• Moodle Users: Integration and Training Guides for Pearson products

Keywords:
Pearson, MyLab, Mastering, plugin, integration, pairing, block, Moodle