LXD Style Guide

iPD’s Guide for Course Design & Development

Adding CourseArc LTI Links

Standard

The standard with which Michigan Virtual courses need to comply.

For clarity and organizational purposes, CourseArc LTI links that are linked in Brightspace should be named Lesson X.X: Title of the Lesson. This should be the name in both External Learning Tools in Brightspace and in the unit folders.

 

Requirements

What exactly do course developers need to include in order to comply with this standard?

Introduction to the unit pages:

Unit X: Introduction

Lessons:

Lesson X.X: Title of the Lesson

Review of the unit pages:

Unit X: Review

 

Implementation

How can course developers implement this standard? What is the process for doing so?

Linking CourseArc page in Brightspace in External Learning Tools:

This must be completed first before linking lessons into units.

  1. Navigate to the Lesson in CourseArc that will be linked in Brightspace.
  2. Select “Manage” and then select “LTI Embed.”
  3. Copy the link.
    1. To see and copy all LTI links in the course in bulk, navigate to the CourseArc course, select “Manage”, and then “Course Report”. The LTI links will be all the way at the bottom of the page.
  4. Navigate to the Brightspace course that thes lesson needs to be linked in.
  5. Select “Course Admin.” Under “Site Resources,” select “External Learning Tools.”
  6. Under “Manage Tool Links (Legacy), select “New Link.” Paste the link from CourseArc and name it using the naming conventions above.
  7. Make sure to set the Security Settings as “Use tool provider security settings.”


Adding Lesson to Unit:

  1. Navigate to the unit the lesson should be added. Select the appropriate lesson folder.
  2. Select “Add Existing.”
  3. Select “External Tool Activity.”
  4. Ensure the lesson is set to visible.


Note:

If you need to delete an LTI link because it will not be used in the course, be sure that it is completely removed from the External Learning Tools area in administration.

 

Resources

What resources would help a developer implement this standard appropriately?