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What Is MyArtsLab?

MyArtsLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program that truly engages students in learning. It helps students better prepare for class, quizzes, and exams—resulting in better performance in the course. It provides educators a dynamic set of tools for gauging individual and class performance. And, MyArtsLab comes from Pearson—your partner in providing the best digital learning experiences.

MyArtsLab is available for Art History, Art Appreciation, Humanities, Photography, and Graphic Design.

Features

MyArtsLab Overview Back to top

MyArtsLab engages students through personalized learning and helps instructors with course preparation, content delivery, and assessment.

Closer Look Back to top

These interactive walkthroughs offer an in-depth look at key works of art. They feature expert audio, enable students to zoom in to see detail they couldn’t otherwise see—even in person.

MyArtsLab Challenge Back to top

Students see art through the ages as they master the study of art appreciation and the humanities. Upon successful completion of each level, students unlock works of art and artifacts to create their own personal gallery to share with their peers. (Available for A World of Art, Seventh Edition, and Discovering the Humanities, Second Edition, both by Henry M. Sayre.)

Student-on-Site Videos Back to top

These videos offer a look at major monuments, sites, and works of art through the eyes of today’s students. These videos are produced by students for students and deliver a wonderful sense of “being there” for all. All videos are juried and approved by art historians.

Panoramas and Simulations Back to top

360-degree architectural panoramas and simulations of major monuments help students understand buildings—inside and out.

Artist and Work Videos Back to top

Art21 and Studio Technique videos present up-close looks at real-life artists at work. These engaging clips help students better understand a variety of techniques used by artists during different eras.

Discovering Art Tutorial Back to top

This robust online tutorial helps students explore the major elements and principles of art, art media, and art processes. The site offers opportunities to review key terminology, search a large gallery of images, watch videos, and more!

Writing about Art Back to top

A complete and fully searchable guide on the forms and functions of writing about art. Written by Henry Sayre, and available online for the first time in its entirety.

Pearson eText and Chapter Audio Back to top

Like the printed text, students can highlight relevant passages and add notes. The Pearson eText can be accessed through laptops, iPads, and tablets. Download the free Pearson eText app to use on tablets. Students can also listen to their text with the Audio eText.

Assignment Calendar Back to top

The intuitive assignment calendar lets instructors drag and drop assignments to the desired date and gives students an excellent course organizer.

Assessment and Gradebook Back to top

Homework and exam assessment help both instructors and students to track progress and get immediate feedback. Automatically graded assessment flows into the gradebook, which can be used in the MyLab or exported.

Personalized Study Plan Back to top

Students’ personalized plans promote better critical thinking skills. The study plan organizes students’ study needs into sections, such as Remembering, Understanding, Applying, and Analyzing.

Flashcards Back to top

Students can study key terms and concepts with their own personal set of flashcards. Spanish Flashcards also available for select courses.

Class Preparation Tool Back to top

Class Preparation Tool collects the very best class presentation resources in one convenient online destination, so instructors can keep students engaged throughout every class.

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Fully Customizable Back to top

MyArtsLab is customizable. Instructors choose what students’ course looks like. Homework, applications, and more can easily be turned off and off.

Writing Space Back to top

Writing Space is the best way to develop and assess concept mastery and critical thinking through writing. Writing Space provides a single place within MyLab to create, track, and grade writing assignments, access writing resources, and exchange meaningful, personalized feedback quickly and easily to improve results. Writing Space can also check for plagiarism by comparing it against the world's most accurate text comparison database available from Turnitin.

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