Enable and Use LTI Advantage Features

Enable and Use LTI Advantage Features#

LTI Advantage is an extension of the LTI 1.3 specification that enables additional features in LTI components. See LTI Advantage for more information.

Currently, the platform supports the following LTI Advantage extensions:

Enabling LTI Assignments and Grades services#

The LTI Assignments and Grades service (LTI-AGS) allows LTI tools to send and manage learner grades back to the platform after an activity is completed.

To set up LTI-AGS services on a component, follow these steps.

Locate the unit and LTI component in which you want to enable LTI-AGS functionality.
Select Edit in the component that appears.
Locate the LTI Assignment and Grades Service setting.
Select the operation mode of the Assignments and Grades services. You can disable the LTI-AGS service by selecting Disabled or pick one of the operation modes available: declarative to allow only one grade per problem, or programmatic to let the tool create many grades. For more information about each mode, read the corresponding entry on LTI Component Settings.
Select Save.

Enabling and using LTI Deep Linking#

The Deep Linking service (LTI-DL) allows course creators to select and configure the content displayed to learners through Open edX Studio, removing the need to use custom parameters and settings when setting up content, improving the ease of use and content authoring experience.

To set up LTI-DL services on a component, follow these steps.

Locate the unit and LTI component in which you want to enable LTI-DL functionality.
Select Edit in the component that appears.
Locate the Deep linking setting and set it to True (enabled).
Locate the LTI Advantage Deep Linking Launch URL setting.
Retrieve the Deep Linking Launch url from the tool you’re integrating with. If it’s not provided, try using the same value as in the LTI 1.3 Tool Launch URL.
Select Save. The Studio page will refresh and show the updated details page.

To use LTI Deep Linking, follow these steps:

Ensure that LTI-DL is enabled by following the steps above.
Locate the unit and LTI component in Studio.
In the LTI component page in Studio, locate the Deep Linking Launch - Configure tool link and select it.
You’ll be redirected to the Tool and presented with a page to select the options.
Once the configuration is complete, you’ll be redirected back to the Studio and the Deep Linking setup will be complete.
The content you selected in the tool will be presented to your students in the LMS.

Note

LTI 1.3 launches only work with published blocks, make sure the block is published before doing a Deep Link Launch.

Enabling LTI Names and Roles Provisioning Service#

The Names and Roles Provisioning service (LTI-NRPS) allows tools to list and retrieve information about the learners that have access to an LTI component. The tools that support this service can retrieve a limited amount of personal information (full name, email, username) and the membership status of all the learners enrolled in the course.

To set up LTI-NRPS services on a component, follow these steps.

Locate the unit and LTI component in which you want to enable LTI-NRPS functionality.
Select Edit in the component that appears.
Locate the Enable LTI NRPS setting and set it to True (enabled).
Select Save. The LTI-NRPS will be enabled for all subsequent launches.

Note

Due to performance concerns, LTI-NRPS information is by default only available on courses with up to 1000 users. Site operators may adjust this limit using the LTI_NRPS_ACTIVE_ENROLLMENT_LIMIT setting.

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