Integrating Pearson Content to Blackboard Original Courses

The following information provides instructions on locating and activating LTI tools and content from third party publishers like Cengage, Macmillan, McGraw Hill, and Pearson into a Blackboard course using the Original course view.

About Third Party Publishers

Instructors have the option to use third party publishers to add textbook chapters, assignments, quizzes, and more content into their courses digitally. The process for integrating a course with a publisher’s content varies by publisher. Additionally, with the transition from Building Blocks to LTI, REST API, and cloud integrations; it is important to make sure the content is integrated into courses correctly so that instructors and students can access it without difficulty. If an instructor experiences issues with integrating their course to Blackboard, please submit a support ticket to IT. More specific questions about third party publishers and their content should be directed to the support staff for the selected publisher.

Pearson

The Pearson tool currently available in Blackboard is the Pearson LTI 1.3 version of the tool for MyLab and Mastering. To integrate Pearson content into a Blackboard Original course, start by creating a new content area in the sidebar or folder in the course specifically for the Pearson integration.

Here's an example of a new content area in the course sidebar:

A screenshot of the navigation menu of a Blackboard original course with a blue arrow pointing to the Pearson folder where the Pearson integration will be added.

After navigating to the desired content area or folder in the course, pair the publisher content by following these steps:

Hover over the Tools area to open the drop-down menu.
From the Tools drop-down menu, click More Tools [1].
In the additional menu that appears, click Pearson LTI 1.3 [2].
Review or change the Pearson LTI 1.3 Link Name [3] if needed.
Optionally, enter a description of the item [4] for students.
Click Submit [5].

A screenshot of the Create Link screen in a Blackboard Original course. Three blue arrows point out important information on the screen. The first indicates the link name field. The second indicates the textbox field for adding a link description. The third indicates where users should click to submit their link information.

Once the content is submitted, a purple success bar should appear to indicate that the link has been created, and the Pearson logo and LTI link will be visible in the Content Folder.

When an instructor clicks this link, it will ask them to Open Pearson to access their Pearson content (see image below). From here, the instructor will be directed out of Blackboard and to the Pearson website. If issues are experienced after this point, please contact Pearson Support.

A screenshot of a Blackboard course after the Pearson LTI 1.3 link has been clicked. There is a graphic of a stack of three books with blue-green covers. Below the books is a yellow link button that contains the words Open Pearson in black.

If the Pearson LTI 1.3 link displays in the course content, Pearson has been successfully integrated into the course!

Contact Pearson Publisher Support

Pearson Support Resource – How to Upgrade New Courses to Access Pearson

Pearson Support Resource - Get Technical Support for Course Issues

Pearson Support Resource - Get Training and Support for Pearson Products

Pearson Support Email Address: customersuccess@pearson.com