LTI: Adding tools to a course

LTI: Adding tools to a course

Overview

LTI stands for Learning Tool Interoperability, an initiative managed by 1EdTech to seamlessly integrate learning applications and courses. It includes a standard protocol for establishing a trusted relationship between the tool provider and a learning platform so that learners and instructors can have a seamless, integrated experience within the context of a course.

The platform supports integrating 3rd party tools into courses using LTI 1.1 and LTI 1.3.

Before adding a tool to a course, an administrator must enable LTI and add the tool provider. For more details, visit the LTI: Adding tool providers article.

Adding tools to a course

To add a LTI tool to a course:

  1. Access the course or class.
  2. Click Resources.
  3. Click + Add.
    1. Note, if your course does not currently have any Resources, click Tool.
Course, Resources page with the Add button highlighted

The Add resource pop-up displays.

  1. Click Tool.
Add resource pop-up with Tool highlighted

The Build Tool pop-up displays a list of available tools. The platform includes hundreds of built-in tools for you to choose from. If your tool is not included, work with your administrator to have the tool provider added. Visit the LTI: Adding tool providers article for more details.

  1. Use the search filters to locate the tool.
  2. Select the tool by clicking the radio button.
  3. Click Submit.
Build Tool pop-up with a tool selected and the Submit button highlighted

The Add Tool pop-up displays.
  1. Fields such as name, description, and URL will be automatically filled in with the details of the tool provider.
  2. The Tool Version defaults to the version selected for the tool provider.
  3. If the tool provider is set up as LTI version 1.1, fields such as Key and Secret are optional, depending on the requirements of the tool provider.
    1. If the tool provider is set up as LTI version 1.3, the required fields will auto populate based on the tool provider settings configured by your administrator.
  4. Select the resource library in which you want to save the tool.
  5. Click Save. 
Add Tool pop-up with a Tool Version 1.1 example

The LTI tool is now listed as a course resource.

  1. Click the link to see the tool resource options.
Course, Resources page with the newly added tool highlighted

The available options for the tool display on the course resources page. To embed the tool on the page:

  1. Click the Show content button.
Course, Resources page with the Show content button highlighted for a tool

The LTI tool content is displayed on the page. If you do not want the tool embedded on the page:

  1. Click the Hide content button.
Course, Resources page with an embedded tool shown on the page and the Hide content button highlighted

To launch the tool in a new window:

  1. Click the Tool link from the course resources page. 
Course, Resources page with the Tool link highlighted for a tool

A new window opens the tool.

A tool opened in a new browser window

To modify the LTI tool configuration:

  1. Access the course Resources page.
  2. Click the Details button below the LTI tool heading.
Course, Resources page with the Details button highlighted for a tool

The Tool Resources page displays, with details including the URL, Key, Secret, etc. To modify the tool:
  1. Click Edit to edit the tool configuration.
  2. Click Delete to delete the tool. 

A Tool Resources page with the Edit and Delete buttons highlighted