DEFINITION
LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) is an educational technology standard developed by IMS Global Consortium (1EdTech) that securely connects an institution's LMS with external learning tools, confirms the tool's credentials, and exchanges information in teaching and learning workflow.
HOW LTI WORKS
Tool Consumer/LMS (Learning Management System): The central location for a course. It's where students and educators go to find their content, assignments, and resources, and track their progress. Essentially, it’s the backbone of the digital learning experience, and everything else connects to it.
Tool Provider/LTI Apps: These are external tools that enhance learning (e.g. quizzing apps, video content, simulations, and more). These tools are designed to connect with the LMS, allowing users to find all their resources in one place.
LTI INTEGRATION LEVELS
There are multiple ways to install an LTI tool, each with different scopes of access within the LMS.
System-Level Integration:
Set up by LMS admins, this integration applies across all courses and users, offering centralized access and consistent tool use across the institution.
Course-Level Integration:
Managed by instructors, this setup is limited to individual courses and is ideal for small-scale or pilot use without affecting other courses.
Professor/User-Level Integration:
Personalized for individual instructors, this allows direct content linking and setup within their own courses, supporting flexible and custom use.
LTI VISIBILITY
In LTI 1.3, visibility settings control who can access an integrated tool in an LMS, typically based on user roles:
Admin Visibility: Only LMS administrators can access the tool for setup, testing, or management. It’s hidden from instructors and students.
Public Visibility: The tool is visible to all users, including non-logged-in users. Ideal for open-access or demo tools.
Member Visibility: Access is limited to enrolled users like students and instructors. Best for tools tied to course content, grades, or private data.
These settings help manage access, privacy, and control over how and when tools are used.
LTI LAUNCH
When a user clicks on the LTI app, the launch occurs. This is the key moment where the LMS redirects the user to the LTI app and passes launch data to the app.
This launch data contains extra information about the user, such as their role in the course, which the LTI tool can then mirror in its own interface. For example, if a user is an instructor in the course, the app can recognize and adjust their role to match, giving them instructor-level permissions.
The LMS is responsible for securing these launches. Security is a major part of LTI, ensuring that only authorized users can access the tool and that the information passed between the LMS and the LTI app is protected.
LTI PASSBACK
Once the user has completed their work in the LTI app, such as finishing an assignment, the app will pass back relevant data to the LMS. This might include grade values, progress updates, or other information specific to the assignment. The app then redirects the user back to the LMS, where the updated data is stored within the LMS course. This passback process ensures that the LMS has a record of the user’s progress and performance in the LTI tool.
LTI SUMMARY
First, the LTI app is installed in the LMS at either the course or account level.
It’s then available in specific placements for users to access.
When a user clicks the app, the launch occurs, passing key launch data to the app, including the user’s role.
Throughout, the LMS ensures secure launches.
Finally, after the user completes their work, the LTI app passes back the data to the LMS, especially for assignments.
BENEFITS OF LTI INTEGRATION:
Better Integration
Streamline enrollment into learning tools and automate the passing of assignment scores and grades from your tools back to your LMS.
Better User Experiences
Improve your digital learning ecosystem by making it more intuitive for faculty to integrate third-party resources, apps, and tools in the right place in the LMS and to sync results continuously.
Better Student Privacy and Data Security
Protect student data using the latest security model adopted by 1EdTech based on industry best practices for user privacy and security.
LTI PLACEMENTS
Placement refers to the location within the Learning Management System (LMS) where the LTI tool becomes accessible to users. This could be within areas such as assignments, course navigation menus, or external tools.
Placement determines if the tool is installed correctly and how the app integrates into the LMS, providing easy access when users are ready to engage with it.
CANVAS JoVE LTI 1.3 Placements:
Pages: You can embed JoVE content directly into a Canvas Page to support lecture notes, reading materials, or topic overviews.
Open the Page, click the Apps icon (plug symbol) then select JoVE Videos/View All. Use the content selector to browse and insert the JoVE video.
Modules: You can add JoVE content as a module item in Canvas so students access it as part of their course flow.
In a course, go to Modules > + (Add Item), select External Tool, then choose JoVE from the list. Search or select the JoVE video or content you want and click Add Item.
Assignments: JoVE content can be embedded within assignment instructions to guide or assess students based on the video material.
While editing or creating an assignment, click the Apps icon (plug), select JoVE, then pick the video you want. The video will be inserted into the assignment instructions. Add due dates, grading settings, and save or publish the assignment.
Brightspace JoVE LTI 1.3 Placements
Content: You can place JoVE as an activity within a content module, so students can view or access it as part of a specific module in the course.
Navigate to Content > Add Existing Activities > JoVE Videos/More (If JoVE LTI 1.3 icon is not found) in a course module.
Quicklinks: Adding JoVE to Quicklinks allows instructors to easily embed JoVE resources within any Brightspace text editor, including content, and assignments.
Enable the Quicklink option when setting up JoVE. Instructors can then insert JoVE content directly from the Brightspace editor by selecting Insert Quicklink > External Learning Tools > JoVE Videos.
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