Moodle New LTI 1.3 Tool Setup and Link Placement
Use these instructions if you do not already have the Course Materials LTI 1.1 link installed for First Day or First Day Complete.
LMS Admin/Course Set Up
The instructions below were created using Moodle version 3.8. If you are on a different supported version, your instructions might be slightly different.
Registering LTI 1.3 Tool
- Navigate to Site Administration → Plugins → Activity Modules → External Tool → Manage Tools.
- Under Manage Tools select Configure a tool manually.
- Fill in the following data in the form:
- Tool Settings
- Tool name: Course Materials
- Tool URL: https://lti.bncollege.com/materials
- Tool description: Leave blank
- LTI version: LTI 1.3
- Public key: This will be provided by your BNC Implementation contact
- Initiate login URL: This will be provided by your BNC Implementation contact
- Redirection URI(s): https://lti.bncollege.com/oauth2callback
- Custom parameters: Leave blank
- Tool configuration usage: Show as a preconfigured tool when adding an external tool
- Default launch container: Embed, without blocks
- Content-Item Message: checked
- Content Selection URL: https://lti.bncollege.com/adopt
- Icon URL: https://www.facultyenlight.com/sites/default/files/u53/icon_bn.png
- Secure icon URL: https://www.facultyenlight.com/sites/default/files/u53/icon_bn.png
- Services
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IMS LTI Assignment and Grade Services: Use this service for grade sync and column management
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IMS LTI Names and Role Provisioning: Use this setting to retrieve members' information as per privacy settings
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Tool Settings: Do not use this service
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Privacy
- Share launcher's name with tool: Always
- Share launcher's email with tool: Always
- Accept grades from the tool: Always
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Miscellaneous
- Organization ID: Leave blank
- Organization URL: Leave blank
- Click Save Changes
- Tool Settings
- Click Save Changes.
- On the Manage Tools page click the configuration icon for the BNC LTI 1.3 tool you just created.
- Gather the LTI 1.3 configuration details for the tool you just created and send them to your BNC implementation contact by clicking the configuration icon.
- Copy and paste the configuration details and send them to your BNC Implementation contact through a secure one-time link process.
Managing Link Placements
Once the LTI 1.3 External Tool is installed, links can be added in the relevant courses.
Steps for Adding a Link to a Course in Moodle Versions Below 4.3
- Within a course in Moodle, turn editing on.
- In the relevant section of your course, click Add an Activity or Resource.
- Click External Tool, then click Add.
- Name the new activity and choose the previously created External Tool Type from the drop-down menu.
- All other settings will be taken from the External Tool Type defaults that were selected during tool installation.
- Click either Save and Return to Course or Save and Display.
Using the BNED Content Deep Linking Interface in Moodle Versions Below 4.3
The next step is to set up deep linking, a powerful feature of our existing LTI tooling that significantly improves course integration. Note that deep linking doesn’t require a new installation. Within a course in Moodle, turn editing on.
- In the relevant section of your course, select Add an Activity or Resource.
- Click External Tool, then click Add.
- Choose the BNED LTI 1.3 tool from the Preconfigured tool drop-down menu.
- Click Select Content.
- Select your current adoption or search for content by title, author or SKU (if available).
Note: Inclusive Access courses will not have search capability. - Click the Link to Specific Page button for the content for which you want to create links.
- Select a location and click Add Materials.
- Click Review and Submit.
- Click Add to Course.
- Back in Moodle review the selection and click Save and return to course.
Steps for Adding a Link to a Course in Moodle 4.3 and Above
- Within a course in Moodle, click More
- Select LTI External Tools from list
- Select Add Tool
- Name the new activity and choose the previously created External Tool Type from the drop-down menu.
- All other settings will be taken from the External Tool Type defaults that were selected during tool installation.
- Click either Save and Return to Course or Save and Display.
Using the BNED Content Deep Linking Interface in Moodle 4.3 and Above
The next step is to set up deep linking, a powerful feature of our existing LTI tooling that significantly improves course integration. Note that deep linking doesn’t require a new installation. Within a course in Moodle, turn editing on.
- Within a course in Moodle, click More
- Select LTI External Tools from list
- Select Add Tool
- Choose the BNED LTI 1.3 tool from the Preconfigured tool drop-down menu.
- Click Select Content.
- Select your current adoption or search for content by title, author or SKU (if available).
- Click the Link to Specific Page button for the content for which you want to create links.
- Select a location and click Add Materials.
- Click Review and Submit.
- Click Add to Course.
- Back in Moodle review the selection and click Save and return to course.
API Setup
To complete the Moodle API Integration - Roster Exchange Setup, please visit the Moodle API Integration Roster Exchange Setup page.
Moodle Merges + Cross-listing Mapping
Please use the Moodle Merges + Cross-listing Mapping template to communicate any merged or cross-listed courses.