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Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI). Presentation to SMUG 4 th October 2012, Forth Valley College Simon Booth (University of Stirling), Stephen Vickers (Consultant). What are they saying about LTI?. LTI – London Taxis International. ceLTIc projects. JISC Funded ceLTIc I/II
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Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) Presentation to SMUG 4th October 2012, Forth Valley CollegeSimon Booth (University of Stirling), Stephen Vickers (Consultant)
What are they saying about LTI? LTI – London Taxis International
ceLTIc projects • JISC Funded ceLTIc I/II • Original project developed LTI connectors/LTI support class • Current project has complementary parts • Developers (Me, Stephen) • Sharing (WebPA, 12 Partners) • Funded (May 2012 – April 2013)
Outline • Introduction • What is LTI • LTI support • Moodle & LTI • Using LTI in Moodle • Tools • Demonstration • Benefits • Questions
What is LTI Blog (with LTI) Blog Discussion board Gradebook Announcements VLE/LMS
LTI Support • Supported by all major VLEs, including: • Moodle • Blackboard • Desire2Learn • Sakai • WebCT • Canvas • …
Moodle 2.2 supports LTI v1.1 • LTI is a standard way to securely and seamlessly integrate an external learning application with a VLE • A user logged into Moodle can connect to, say, an external wiki or blog and be automatically authorised • The blog/wiki and account can automatically be provisioned • There is a plugin for Moodle 1.9+: basiclti4moodle
How does this work? • LTI is simple to use, it is just an activity in a course. As a teacher, turn on editing and add an “External Tool” • Three items are required • Launch URL • Consumer key • Consumer secret The above are supplied by the learning tool provider
Privacy • LTI can send user’s role (e.g. student or teacher) and so remote tool can use this information, e.g. different privileges in WordPress
Demonstration • Moodle 2.2 & Wordpress • Noteflight Video (uses basiclti4moodle)http://videos.noteflight.com/MoodleBasicLTI.mov
Benefits • Benefits for learners and teachers: • seamless integration of VLE and external products • empowerment of teachers • Benefit for administrators and developers: • administrative efficiencies • single integration will support any VLE • Scale Benefits
LTI v1.1 • Basic LTI = LTI v1.0 (language change) • LTI v1.1 = LTI v1.0 plus outcomes • Unofficial extensions • Memberships/groups • Setting • Future • Multiple grades • Embed links
Questions? • ceLTIc:developers Workshop(18th October, supported by RSC Scotland) • Contact s.p.booth@stir.ac.uk • LTI Briefing Paper http://publications.cetis.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/LTI-Briefing-Paper.pdf • Project web sitehttp://www.celtic-project.org • IMShttp://developers.imsglobal.org/