Administrator Documentation

Install LeaP in Brightspace

Installation requirements

The following D2L components are required at a minimum for using Brightspace LeaP:

Brightspace
- Integration and Middleware Platform 1.4.0 or higher
- Brightspace 10.1.0 SP4 or higher
- Brightspace Platform 5.1.0 SP4 or higher
- Brightspace Learning Repository 6.0.0 SP3 or higher (Optional)
Brightspace APIs
- Brightspace Platform 1.2 or higher
- Brightspace 1.2 or higher
- Brightspace Learning Repository 1.0 or higher

Region support

Brightspace LeaP is supported in the following geographic regions:

U.S.
Canada
Australia
Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA)
Singapore

Role definitions and external tool and plugin permissions

A system administrator role is required to configure the following roles and permissions.

In IMS Configuration, any D2L-defined role that you want to manage a Brightspace LeaP link on launch must have the Instructor and/or Administrator IMS role mapped to it. All other D2L roles are treated as a learner on launch if not otherwise configured.

Tool	Permission	Instructor/Admin	Learner
Brightspace Learning Repository	Search the Learning Objectives Repository	org+course offering
	Retrieve Objects in the Learning Objects Repository	org+course offering
	Create links to Objects in the Learning Objects Repository	org+course offering
	View Objects in the Learning Objects Repository	org+course offering	org+course offering
Remote Plugins	See Remote Plugins	course template+course offering
External Tools	Manage External Learning Tools Configuration	course template+course offering
	Launch External Learning Tool Links	course template+course offering	course offering

Deploy LeaP using Brightspace 10.1 or 10.2

You must deploy Brightspace LeaP as an external learning tool to use it with Brightspace 10.1 or 10.2. You must use a valid, signed SSL certificate when you are connecting to Brightspace LeaP using https.

Log in to Brightspace as an administrator.
From the Admin Tools menu, click External Learning Tools.
Click New Link.
Complete the fields that appear, using the following values:
- In the Title field, type LeaP.
- In theURL field, type https://leaplti.desire2learn.com/D2LLink. The server name must be lowercase only.
- In the Secret field, type the information that you received with your LTI registration.
- In the Key field, type the information that you received with your LTI registration.
In the Security Settings section of the screen, select the following check boxes:
- Send tool consumer information to tool provider
- Send context information to tool provider
- Send user ID to tool provider
- Send user name to tool provider
- Send user email to tool provider
- Send link title to tool provider
- Send link description to tool provider
Click Add Org Units and select which courses to make the link available to.
Click Save.

Deploy LeaP using Brightspace 10.3 or higher

You must deploy Brightspace LeaP as a remote plugin to use it with Brightspace 10.3 or higher. The remote plugin creates a new external learning tool automatically for every new instance of Brightspace LeaP. This allows you to avoid accidentally deleting a topic when deleting a Brightspace LeaP instance, and creates an independent grade book column for each Brightspace LeaP instance in a course.

You must use a valid, signed SSL certificate when you are connecting to Brightspace LeaP using https.

Log in to Brightspace as an administrator.
From the Admin Tools menu, click Remote Plugins.
Click New Remote Plugin. Create a new remote plugin using the following values:
- From the Plugin Type drop-down list, select Quicklink.
- In the Name field, type a name for the quicklink that will be intuitive to your organization's instructors (for example, LeaP or Brightspace LeaP).
- In the Launch Point URL field, type https://leaplti.desire2learn.com/D2LLink. The server name must be lowercase only.
  Note: This Launch Point URL is dependent on which instance of LeaP you have a license for, which is indicated when you are assigned the license:
  Canada
  - https://leaplti.desire2learn.com/D2LLink (English)
  - https://leaplti-fr.brightspace.com/D2LLink (French)
  USA
  - https://leaplti-es.desire2learn.com/D2LLink (Spanish)
  - https://leaplti-ptbr.desire2learn.com/D2LLink (Portuguese)
  - https://leaplti-us.brightspace.com/D2LLink (English)
  Sydney, Australia
  - https://leaplti-apac.brightspace.com/D2LLink (English)
  Singapore
  - https://leaplti-ap.brightspace.com/D2LLink (English)
  EMEA
  - https://leaplti-emea.brightspace.com/D2LLink (English)
Do any of the following:
- In the LTI Key field, type the information that you received with your LTI registration.
- In the LTI Secret field, type the information that you received with your LTI registration.
- If you have configured a system test server, in the System Test URL field, you can enter a URL and click Run Test.
- In the OAuth Signature Method field, specify HMAC-SHA1 as the cryptographic hash function. HMAC-SHA256 is the default value.
- In the Description field, type a description of the Brightspace LeaP plug-in that instructors will see when adding it to their courses.
- In the Icon URL field, enter a path to an icon that instructors will see when adding the Brightspace LeaP plug-in to their courses.
In the Make available to section, select the organization units that you want the plugin to be available to. If your organization unit is not listed, click Add Org Units, select the org units you want, then click Insert.
Click Save.

Test a learning path in Brightspace

Log in to the course as an instructor.
Do one of the following:
- In Brightspace 10.1 or 10.2, from the Add Activities drop-down list, select External Learning Tools. On the Insert a Quicklink screen, from the External Learning Tools drop-down list, select Brightspace LeaP. Click D2L Link.
- In Brightspace 10.3 or higher, from the Existing Activities drop-down list, select LeaP.
Click on the learning path you just created, then click Start.
Locate and select the learning objectives to build the learning path around by clicking on the folder icons, then click Continue.
Select the content sources for this learning path and click Continue.
Import the course questions and click Continue.
Select your learning path settings and click Continue.
Review the learning path you just created to confirm your setup.