Educator Support
Quick Start Kit
Download our short, at-a-glance guide to get up and running with MyWritingLab this semester! It’s never been so easy to get started.
Registration Help for Instructors
How to request access
- On the MyWritingLab 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 MyWritingLab 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 MyWritingLab registration and login or watch our Instructor Registration Video.
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 MyWritingLab Course ID
If a student buys access online, they will need:
- Your school's ZIP code
- Your MyWritingLab Course ID
- Your version — MyWritingLab generic (no eText) or MyWritingLab 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 login process, or show this Student Registration Video.
For more information about student registration and login, see our Student Support page.
How to sign in
- Return to the MyWritingLab home page.
- Click the "Sign In" button.
- 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 MyWritingLab instructors to copy your course
- Course copy availability – Available for copy means settings can be changed once copied.
- STEP 5 – After you click continue MyWritingLab displays all of your course settings. Review the settings and click continue. MyWritingLab creates the course and displays the congratulations page. Please note the Course ID at the top of the page.
Important: Your students willneed your Course ID to join your course. Please distribute the Course ID to your students.
Download a complete guide to registration, login, and getting started with MyWritingLab.
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User Guides
- Communicate with Your Students Guide
- Course Management Guide
- Grade Submissions Guide
- Gradebook Guide
- Study Plan Guide
Meet Our Faculty Advisors
Meet the faculty who were closely involved in the development and classroom testing of MyWritingLab. Get inspired as you read about how the Faculty Advisors use MyWritingLab in their courses. The Faculty Advisors also present their teaching tips and sample syllabi.
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