Blackboard LTI 1.1 to 1.3 Upgrade

If your LMS currently has the VitalSource LTI 1.1 tool configured, the steps below will guide you through the process of upgrading the existing 1.1 tool to a 1.3 configuration.

Navigate to System Admin → LTI Tool Providers → Register LTI 1.3 Tool Providers

1. 1. Click Register new LTI 1.3 tool
   2. Enter the Client ID provided by your VitalSource Integration Manager and click Submit.
   3. A message prompt will appear asking if you wish to Migrate from LTI 1.1 to LTI 1.3

      

      Click OK
      Fields will auto-populate with the existing LTI 1.1 information

2. Confirm fields and click Submit

   

   2. Provide the Deployment ID to your VitalSource Integration Manager in a one-time secret link to complete the setup.

VitalSource Content Deeplinking UI

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. VitalSource’s deep linking tool functions in two major capacities:

• Allows for the creation of LTI links directly to specific locations within eBooks delivered in Bookshelf® back into your Blackboard course
• Allows for the creation of LTI links directly to specific locations within courseware delivered via our Partner Integration (SSO) with many of our publishing partners

1. Go to the System Admin panel.
2. Click on LTI Tool Providers and find the Tool/Provider for VitalSource (bc.vitalsource.com).
3. Click the arrow next to the provider domain and click Manage Placements.
4. Click Create Placement and enter the following:

• Label: Enter what you would like to have appear in the course, for example, VitalSource Content Deeplinks
  • Handle: vitalsource_deeplinks
  • Availability: Yes
• Type: 
•  Deep Linking content tool
  • Do not select “Allow student access”
• Tool Provider URL:
  • https://bc.vitalsource.com/adopt
• Tool Provider Custom Parameters
  • blackboard_username=@X@user.id@X@
    • blackboard_user_id=@X@user.pk_string@X@
  • blackboard_course_id=@X@course.pk_string@X@
  • blackboard_user_external_uid=@X@user.batch_uid@X@
  • blackboard_course_external_uid=@X@course.batch_uid@X@

Click Submit.

Now that you have the main tool and deep linking installed, you’re all set! Before sending the credentials to the Integration Manager, please confirm that both endpoints are installed. Securely share the details once everything is verified.

Customization:

• • For steps on managing link placements, please refer to the documentation here.
    • For more information on endpoint options and uses, please visit the page "Which LTI Endpoint Is Right For You?"
  • For steps on adding a tool link in the course menu in the Classic view, please refer to the documentation here.
  • For steps on adding a tool link in the content area in the Classic view, please refer to the documentation here.
  • For steps on adding links in the Ultra view, please refer to the documentation here.