Pearson Education eText Overview: A Comprehensive Guide to Digital Learning

Pearson Education is committed to making education more accessible, affordable, and effective. A key component of this commitment is the Pearson eText, a digital textbook solution designed to enhance the learning experience for students. Paired with Inclusive Access and integrated within platforms like MyLab and Mastering, Pearson eTexts offer a range of features aimed at improving student success and driving down the overall cost of education.

The Core Principles of Pearson eText

Pearson's approach is rooted in several core principles:

Equity: Ensuring all students have access to high-quality learning materials, regardless of their financial situation.
Student Success: Providing tools and resources that help students learn more effectively and achieve better outcomes.
Affordability: Reducing the financial burden of education by offering cost-effective digital alternatives to traditional textbooks.

When Inclusive Access is combined with eTextbooks in Pearson+, students gain affordable, anytime/anywhere access to high-quality digital course materials right from the first day of class. When instructors assign MyLab or Mastering, students automatically receive the accompanying eTextbook in Pearson+, creating a more integrated study experience.

Inclusive Access and Seamless Integration

The Pearson team collaborates with institutions to understand their needs and create a plan to support those priorities from the moment an Inclusive Access model is selected. Students can access the eTextbook in Pearson+ directly from their institution’s Learning Management System (LMS) without needing to enter an access code. This ensures a smoother start to the semester, with access beginning on the course start date, unless the student has opted out before the census date.

Key Features of Pearson eText

Pearson eTexts come packed with features designed to enhance the learning experience:

Enhanced Search: Quickly find relevant content for study and review.
Highlighting and Notes: Engage with the material in real-time by creating notes and highlights, promoting active reading and better retention.
Customizable Flashcards: Reinforce learning through dynamic self-assessment, using pre-built flashcards or creating your own.
Audio Options: Learn on the go with audiobooks, turning commute or exercise time into productive study sessions. This format also supports better comprehension for students who may struggle with reading large volumes of text or those with visual impairments, using read-along spotlighting to help students follow along as they listen.
Pearson+ Mobile App: Access all your Pearson eTextbooks in one place, allowing for convenient on-the-go learning.

These features are designed to make learning more engaging, accessible, and effective for all students.

Pearson+: A Hub for Digital Learning

Pearson+ serves as a central hub for accessing Pearson eTexts and other learning resources. It is currently available in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada. In the US, students can purchase Pearson+ subscriptions on the Pearson+ site or on Pearson.com. In the UK, Pearson+ products are available on Pearson.com, but not as a subscription. Canadian students can also purchase Pearson+ products on Pearson.com.

Pearson+ offers flexible access options:

Fixed 6-Month Access: Choose to pay in 6 equal monthly payments or make one up-front payment, essentially renting the eTextbook.
Lifetime Access: Make a one-time payment for a set access term of 5 years, with full web access and access through the Pearson+ mobile and desktop apps.

If you need your eTextbook for longer than 6 months, you can extend your access via the Manage access page in My account before the initial 6-month access period ends.

Study Prep: AI-Powered Support

Study Prep is a video platform available within the Pearson+ app, offering thousands of explanations, solutions, and practice problems in over 20 subjects. It's designed to help students with homework and exam preparation. Key features include:

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Personalized Videos: Upload your syllabus to receive videos customized to your course.
Tutor-Led Solutions: Tutors guide you through solutions to difficult problems.
AI-Powered Features: Some titles include interactive AI-powered videos and summaries.
Unlimited Access: A Study Prep subscription grants unlimited access to all available subjects with various features.

Pearson employs administrative and moderation tools to monitor engagement and summarize data to understand how students use Study Prep content. To protect privacy, student names are excluded from the gathered data.

When you purchase Study Prep alongside an eTextbook for a 6-month access period, you gain 6-month access to both. This includes the full library of Study Prep video lessons and practice problems. Payment options include 6 equal monthly payments or a single up-front payment.

A lifetime access eTextbook + Study Prep bundle includes lifetime access to the eTextbook and monthly access to Study Prep. You'll make one upfront payment for the eTextbook and be charged monthly for Study Prep, with the option to cancel anytime via the Manage access page in My account.

AI Integration for Enhanced Learning

Pearson leverages AI to support content creation and enhance the learning experience. AI features include:

Personalized Summaries: Get concise summaries of key concepts.
Practice Questions: Test your understanding with AI-generated practice questions.
Instant Explanations: Receive immediate explanations for challenging topics.

These AI tools are designed to provide students with the support they need to succeed, directly within their assigned course material.

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Enhanced Study Tools

Pearson eTexts are equipped with a range of study tools to facilitate active learning and improve comprehension:

Notebook: Review a list of book-based notes via the Notebook icon in the navigation menu.
Bookmarks: Track bookmarks in chapter order via the Table of contents icon in the navigation menu.
Study Tools: Access study content and My Decks via the Study tools icon in the eTextbook navigation menu.
Contextual Search: Instantly access glossary definitions, content snippets, and other relevant information within the eTextbook.
Media Key: Easily locate videos and interactive elements within the eTextbook.
Display Settings: Adjust font size, color contrast, and highlight visibility for comfortable reading.
Translation: Translate words or sections of text into over 100 languages.

Accessibility and Customization

Pearson is committed to making its eTextbooks accessible to all students. Features like audio support and customizable display settings cater to diverse learning needs. The translate feature allows students to translate text on-screen in over 100 languages, promoting deeper understanding and allowing students to focus on learning the subject rather than struggling with language comprehension.

Accessing and Managing Your eTextbook

If you've already purchased an eTextbook through MyLab, Mastering, or Pearson’s instructor-led eTextbook platform, you can download the Pearson+ app and access your eTextbook anytime, anywhere. Ensure you're registered for your MyLab, Mastering, or instructor-led course before accessing the eTextbook in Pearson+.

To extend access to your eTextbook beyond the initial 6-month period, visit the Manage access page in My account and select Extend access before the period ends. To avoid being charged for the next month, select Cancel access on the Manage access page before your next scheduled payment date.

If you purchased your eTextbook directly from Pearson, you can request a full refund within the first 14 days by visiting My account and selecting Cancel and refund next to the eTextbook.

Additional Information

An access code, a unique 24-character code, is required to access an eTextbook purchased at a campus bookstore.
You can have multiple eTextbooks and eTextbook subscriptions simultaneously.
If you need to exchange your eTextbook, you can do so and continue for another 6 months with the new eTextbook by signing in to Pearson+, going to My account, and selecting Exchange eTextbook.

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