Educator Support for MyLiteratureLab

Quick Start Kit

Download our short, at-a-glance guide (PDF) to get up and running with MyLiteratureLab this semester! It’s never been so easy to get started.

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Registration Help for Instructors

How to request access

• On the MyLiteratureLab home page, click the Educator button under "Register."
• Select "No, I don't have an access code" and click "Next."
• Select your country.
• Choose the option that best describes your institution (e.g., "Two- or four-year college or university").
• Enter your email address in the fields provided.
• Select Yes, Agree to Terms.
• Fill out the required fields and click Submit. Your request will be submitted to Pearson for validation to ensure your status as an instructor. If your request is approved, an access code will be sent to the email address you provided.

How to register an access code

• On the MyLiteratureLab home page, click the Educator button under "Register."
• Select "Yes, I have an access code" and click "Next."
• Read the Pearson License Agreement and Privacy Policy and click "I accept."
• Answer the "Do you have a Pearson Education account?" question.
  • If Yes – fill in your username and password. This will allow you to use the same username and password you use for your other Pearson products.
  • If No – Create a username and password per the guidelines provided.
  • If Not Sure – Enter your email address and click Search.
• Check or enter required information in the appropriate fields.
• Review and print your Confirmation and Summary page. A confirmation will also be sent to your email address. Be sure to take note of your username and password.

Still need registration help?

Download a complete guide to MyLiteratureLab registration and sign-in or watch our Instructor Registration Video.

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Getting Started

For your students

If a student redeems the access card packaged with the textbook, they will need:

• Your school's ZIP code.

• Your MyLiteratureLab Course ID

If a student buys access online, they will need:

• Your school's ZIP code
• Your MyLiteratureLab Course ID
• Your version — MyLiteratureLab generic (no eText) or MyLiteratureLab with eText.
• Textbook information — including author, title, and edition.

Before the first day of school, download this Student Registration guide to help your students with the registration and sign-in process

For more information about student registration and sign-in, see our Student Support page.

How to sign in

• Return to the MyLiteratureLab home page.
• Click the Sign In button.
• Select the MyLiteratureLab screen on the left. It will look like this:
  
  
• Enter your username and password and follow the on-screen steps.

How to create a course

• Follow the sign-in instructions above.
• Click Create a Course.
• STEP 1 - Choose your course type
  • Use a generic course or the default course for your textbook (most popular choice)
  • Copy or link to a course from your course list (allows you to copy one of your previously created courses)
  • Copy or link to a course from the public course list (allows you to copy other instructor's courses)
  • Depending on your choice in Step 1, find your product or course to copy/link. (TIP! View all courses in a list or search by author, ISBN or title)
  • Toggle your selection and click Continue
• STEP 2 – Define your settings
  • Enter a course title
  • Enter a section name (TIP! Include section number, days of week and time to make it easy for students to find your course)
  • Enter start date
  • Enter end date (NOTE! Your course will be archived at midnight on your end date)
  • Choose your time zone and click Continue
• STEP 3 – Set access properties
  • Make course available to students - Set on Yes unless you want to limit access
  • Set a password – Optional setting and not necessary for most courses
• STEP 4 – Copy course properties
  • Make course public – Yes to allow other MyLiteratureLab instructors to copy your course
  • Course copy availability – Available for copy means settings can be changed once copied.
• STEP 5 – Set study plan properties and click Continue.
• STEP 6 – Review your selections.
• STEP 7 – After you click continue MyLiteratureLab displays all of your course settings. Review the settings and click continue. MyLiteratureLab creates the course and displays the congratulations page. Please note the Course ID at the top of the page.

Important: Your students will need your Course ID to join your course. Please distribute the Course ID to your students.

Download a complete guide to registration, sign-in, and getting started with MyLiteratureLab.

How to create an assignment

• Follow the sign-in instructions above.
• Click the Assignments tab.

• Click Create Assignment.

• Choose the type of assignment you'd like to create (Composition, Collaboration, Peer Review, Portfolio, Skill Building or Diagnostics).

• Click Continue.

• Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the assignment details, including title, prompt, start date, end date and other information as appropriate. (NOTE! Each assignment requires different information but uses the same step-by-step process.

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