Instructor Support
Registration Help for Instructors
How to request access
- Return to the MyCanadianWritingLab home page.
- In the "Register or Buy Access" box, click Instructors.
- Click I need to request access.
- Click Login.
- 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 in Step 3, 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 instructor access code
- Return to the MyCanadianWritingLab home page.
- In the "Register or Buy Access" box, click Instructors.
- Click I already have an access code.
- Click I accept after reading the Pearson License Agreement and Privacy Policy.
- Do you have a Pearson Education account?
- If Yes – fill in your username and password (TIP! Choosing Yes and using your existing account 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
- Enter your access code and click Next.
- 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).
Download a complete guide to registration, login, and getting started with MyWritingLab, or watch our Instructor Registration Video.
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Getting Started
For your students
Please provide your students with the following information to help them register for MyCanadianWritingLab:
- Your school's postal code.
- Your version — MyCanadianWritingLab generic (no E-Book) or MyCanadianWritingLab with E-Book.
- 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
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How to log in
- Return to the MyCanadianWritingLab home page.
- In the "Returning Users", click Log In.
- Follow the on-screen instructions, and enter your Login name and Password in the Fields provided.
- Click Login.
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How to create a course
- Follow the Login 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 MyCanadianWritingLab instructors to copy your course
- Course copy availability – Available for copy means settings can be changed once copied.
- STEP 5 – After you click continue MyCanadianWritingLab displays all of your course settings. Review the settings and click continue. MyCanadianWritingLab creates the course and displays the congratulations page. Please note the Course ID at the top of the page.
Important: Your students need your course ID in order to join your course. Please distribute the Course ID to your students.
Download a complete guide to registration, login, and getting started with MyCanadianWritingLab.
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User Guide
Download our MyCanadianWritingLab Instructor User Guide (.pdf).
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Online Knowledgebase
Have a question about getting started with MyCanadianWritingLab or have a support issue? Start by searching our online knowledgebase.
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Contact Customer Technical Support
Still need help?
Visit our Customer Technical Support website at http://247pearsoned.custhelp.com.
Here you can:
- Search frequently asked questions.
- Ask a Question and receive a detailed response.
- Chat online with a live representative.
- Phone
toll-free
888-MCL-WRITE (888-625-9748).
Visit http://247pearsoned.custhelp.com for chat and phone support hours.
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