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LTI Advantage (v1.3)
Learning Tools Interoperability® (LTI®) is an integration that allows Brightspace to connect with external learning tools easily and securely. The connection supports Brightspace by passing information in a standards-based way to the tool. These include the role of that user (learner or instructor) and the course where…
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LTI 1.3 permissions
ToolPermission Details External Learning ToolsManage External Learning Tools ConfigurationAllows a role to: * See the External Learning Tools item in the Admin Tools menu * Modify the default tool consumer information (if the permission is enabled at the org level) and org unit context information (if the permission is…
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Add an LTI link to a navbar
Currently, you can use the following types of External Learning Tool links: * Learning Tool: An interface which provides access to features and functions for the overall course but not for a learner's learning path, including help documentation, dashboards, or administrator functions for the LTI tool. * Learning Activity:…
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Assignments and grades services extension with LTI 1.3
Assignments and grade services (AGS) is an LTI extension. LTI 1.3 is designed to handle advanced grade interactions between a tool and a platform. It enables developers with a series of sub-services that allow the management of grade objects and values inside Brightspace. The Assignments and grade services (AGS) comprises…
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LTI Advantage - Developer FAQ
General Q: Does LMS implement quota policies or other usage restrictions, like rate limits, for extension requests? A: Yes and No. For LTI Advantage 1.3 the LTI endpoints for AGS and NRPS are rate limited the exact same way as Brightspace APIs. Rate limiting is based on a per integration basis, not a per user basis. LTI…
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Deep linking extension with LTI 1.3
Deep Linking represents a streamlined content creation experience for users. This process occurs through two main interaction points: Deep Linking Request: The Deep Linking request sends from the platform (Brightspace) to the tool to initiate the Deep Linking resource selection/creation workflow. Users here pick the…
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Names and Roles extension with LTI 1.3
LTI 1.3 was originally built in a way to allow the IMS community to continue adding new extensions, which would add functionality to the Core of 1.3. The Names and Roles extension was built as the next generation to the Membership Service introduced commonly found in LTI 1.0. The LTI Names and Role Provisioning Services…
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LTI Cookie Problem - Windows postMessage Solution
The cookie problem In recent years, modern browsers have indicated they would like to deprecate the use of third-party cookies. Cookies are critical for session management in modern applications, which causes a problem for LTI tools that rely on cookies to identify users as they navigate from their learning management…
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Security settings for LTI Advantage (1.3)
Once you have an LTI Advantage tool registered, you can deploy it from the External Learning Tools page. When deploying a new tool, provide a name, associate it to a registered tool, set the available extensions, and set the security settings: * Anonymous: An option to completely anonymize the user details of the launch.…
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Org Units and Role Mapping
In Brightspace, you can map varying roles and Org Units to a universally accepted set of defined names based on the IMS LTI 1.3 specification. This context mapping means that roles and Org Units impact the way a tool handles an LTI launch. Brightspace enables you to create as many custom roles and types of Org Units as…