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Barnes & Noble College LTI Tool Admin Guide - Moodle

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Last updated September 2015


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Contents Contents

1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................. 3

2.0 Key and Secret Request Form Link and Instructions .................................................................................. 3

2.0 Testing Link Connectivity with BNC ................................................................................................................... 4

4.0 Link Authoring with a Course ............................................................................................................................ 10

Purchase Course Materials ....................................................................................................................................... 11

Research and Adopt Course Materials ................................................................................................................. 15

5.0 System Level External Tool Configurations ................................................................................................. 18

Setup “Purchase Course Materials” and “Research and Adopt Course Materials” Global Links ... 18

6.0 Authoring a URL Resource for Yuzu ................................................................................................................ 23

Creating a URL – Access Digital Course Material ............................................................................................. 23

Creating a URL – Learn About Digital Options ................................................................................................. 26

7.0 Important Notes and Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................... 29

How can a user find their LMS User ID? ......................................................................................................... 29

How can a user identify a specific LMS course ID? ..................................................................................... 29

I’m getting an error when I try to launch out with the LTI link. ........................................................... 30

I am not able to successfully launch out of the LTI link I authored. .................................................... 31


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1.0 Introduction

The purpose of this document is to provide details to an institution and the LMS administrator on how to integrate links within the Moodle Learning Management System.

References/screenshots to options in this user guide may differ in location based on what version of Moodle the institution has installed.

2.0 Key and Secret Request Form Link and Instructions

LMS Administrators will need to request a key and secret in order to successfully author links for courses in the LMS.

Below are instructions on how to access and request a key and secret.

Click or paste the link into your browser https://blti.bncollege.com/registration/consumer to access the Consumer Key and Secret Request form.

The following fields are listed in the form and must be completed:

Field Name Description

LMS Type This drop down box displays a list of multiple LMS, Please choose which LMS your institution is using (example: Blackboard, Moodle, Canvas, etc.). This is a required field and must be filled in by a LMS Administrator.

School Enter your institution name in this field (example: Manhattan College). This is a free form text box with no character limits. This is a required field and must be filled in by a LMS Administrator.

Email Please enter your school email address. An auto-generated email will be sent to this email address when the key and secret is created.

First Name Enter your first name in this field.

Last Name Enter your last name in this field.

Phone Enter your phone number in this field.

Job Title We recommend you also enter your job title. This will help the BNC Administrator know whom they are working with for communication purposes.

CAPTCHA CAPTCHA requires that the user type the letters and/or numbers of an image. This step is required and must be successfully completed before the key and secret form can be submitted for processing.

https://blti.bncollege.com/registration/consumer


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Once the Key and Secret request has successfully been submitted, the system will direct you to a success page. Also, you will receive a confirmation email from the Barnes & Noble College LMS support team with steps on how to test the connectivity and further instructions to setup the LTI integration.

2.0 Testing Link Connectivity with BNC

Once you receive the confirmation email with instructions explaining how to test the link, the testing process can begin.

This test can be done prior to the key and secret being officially generated. Moodle requires a key and secret to be entered to perform the connectivity test. You can enter the text “TEST” in the both the Key and Secret field.

The following procedure includes the steps to test connectivity.

Steps

1. Log into your Moodle LMS with your username and password. Users will need to have LTI link authoring privileges.

2. Navigate to any active available course.

Make sure the course is an actual course or if using a test course, make sure it is formatted like an actual course. Launch requests should come from a course that has been properly set up using the established processes the school has implemented.

3. Select a valid course.


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Steps

4. Ensure that Editing has been turned on. Click on the Turn editing on button.

5. Click in the Add an activity…box. Select External Tool.


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Steps

6. You will be taken to the Adding a new External Tool page. Ensure that you click the Show more…option.

7. Enter the following fields on the Adding a new External Tool page: Activity Name: BNC Test Connectivity Launch URL: https://blti.bncollege.com/lti/1.1/debug Secure Launch URL: https://blti.bncollege.com/lti/1.1/debug Launch Container: Ensure that this displays “New Window” Consumer Key: Enter in TEST

Consumer Secret: Enter in TEST


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Steps

8. Once all the data has been entered, click on the Save and display button 9. A new screen for LTI Parameters will populate. 10. The LMS Administrator will need to click on the link, Send LTI Parameters to Barnes &

Noble College. 11. The LMS Administrator will populate their email address, school name and any message

they want to BNC administrator to see. When ready to send to the BNC administrator, they must click on the Submit button.


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Steps

Schools that have multi-section/cross-listed courses need to send multiple connectivity tests. One connectivity test should be sent for each type of course (individual, multi-

section, cross listed, multi-section/cross listed).


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Steps

This will send a request to Barnes & Noble College and help us ensure no connectivity issues exist between Barnes & Noble College and the school LMS server. The LMS Administrator will receive a success message letting them know it was submitted successfully.


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Upon receiving your success message, email [email protected] with your school terms codes. For example: SP15 = Spring 2015

Once the information is received, we will process your request and send you a Key and Secret via email, which you can use to install our LTI integration.

If you have trouble submitting your connectivity test, please send a screenshot to [email protected].

4.0 Link Authoring with a Course

This section details the step-by-step process to link authoring within a specific course. The LMS administrator or a Faculty member will create two links within the course.

Purchase Course Materials will facilitate students to seamlessly connect to their College bookstore website and purchase course materials assigned for the class.

mailto:[email protected]


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Research and Adopt Course Materials will enable faculty to connect with the online adoption website FacultyEnlight where they can research and adopt course materials + submit their request directly to bookstore.

Purchase Course Materials

Step Screen

1. Sign in to Moodle with your username and password. Users need to have LTI link authoring privileges.

2. Navigate and click on the desired available course. 3. Under the Administration section, click the Turn editing on button.

4. Once editing has been enabled, click on + Add an Activity or resource.


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Step Screen

5. An Add an activity or resource box will display. Click on the External Tool icon radio button and click Add.


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6. You will now be on the Adding a new External Tool page. Click the +Show more... link. Enter the following fields:

Activity Name: Research and Adopt Course Materials Launch URL: https://blti.bncollege.com/lti/1.1/launch/bn_fe Secure Launch URL: https://blti.bncollege.com/lti/1.1/launch/bn_fe Launch Container: Ensure New window is selected Consumer Key: Enter in the system generated Key that was sent to you in an email from

Barnes & Noble. Shared Secret: Enter in the system generated Secret that was sent to you in an email from Barnes & Noble.

7. When all data has been entered, the user can either click on the Save and return to course button or Save and display button. Save and return to course - behavior will result in user being navigated back to the

course view. Save and display - behavior will result in user being linked to launch URL.


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Research and Adopt Course Materials

Steps

1. Sign in to Moodle with your username and password. Users need to have LTI link authoring privileges.

2. Navigate and click on the desired available course. 3. Under the Administration section, click the Turn editing on button.

4. Once editing has been enabled, click on + Add an Activity or resource.


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Steps

5. An Add an activity or resource box will display. Click on the External Tool icon radio button and click Add.


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Steps

6. You will now be on the Adding a new External Tool page. Click the +Show more... link. 7. Enter the following fields: Activity Name: Research and Adopt Course Materials Launch URL: https://blti.bncollege.com/lti/1.1/launch/bn_fe Secure Launch URL: https://blti.bncollege.com/lti/1.1/launch/bn_fe Launch Container: Ensure New window is selected Consumer Key: Enter in the system generated Key that was sent to you in an email from

Barnes & Noble. Shared Secret: Enter in the system generated Secret that was sent to you in an email from Barnes & Noble.

8. When all data has been entered, the user can either click on the Save and return to course button or Save and display button.

Save and return to course - behavior will result in user being navigated back to the course view.

Save and display - behavior will result in user being linked to launch URL.

https://blti.bncollege.com/lti/1.1/launch/bn_fe



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Steps

5.0 System Level External Tool Configurations

Please log into your Moodle LMS with your username and password. User will need to have LTI link authoring privileges.

In this section, the LMS Administrator will create two external tools to facilitate link authoring at the global level.

Setup “Purchase Course Materials” and “Research and Adopt Course Materials” Global Links

Steps

1. Select Site Administration.


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Steps

2. Select Plugins. 3. Select Activity Modules.


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4. Select LTI.

5. You will be taken into the LTI External Tool Types page. On the Active tab, click Add external tool configuration.


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Steps

7. From here, you will need to author one global link for “Purchase Course Materials” and another global link for “Research and Adopt Course Materials”. You will need to author one link at a time. Once you author a link and click Save, go back in via the same steps and author the other link.


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Steps

7. Enter the following information for Purchase Course Materials and Research and Adopt Course Materials.

Purchase Course Materials:

Tool Name: Purchase Course Materials Tool Base URL: https://blti.bncollege.com/lti/1.1/launch/bn_wcs Consumer Key: Enter in the system generated Key that was sent to you in an email from

Barnes & Noble. Shared Secret: Enter in the system generated Secret that was sent to you in an email from

Barnes & Noble. Custom Parameters: Click add custom parameter, fill in: system_level=true Default Launch Container: New Window

Research and Adopt Course Materials:

Tool Name: Research and Adopt Course Materials Tool Base URL: https://blti.bncollege.com/lti/1.1/launch/bn_fe Consumer Key: Enter in the system generated Key that was sent to you in an email from

Barnes & Noble. Shared Secret: Enter in the system generated Secret that was sent to you in an email from

Barnes & Noble. Custom Parameters: Click add custom parameter, fill in: system_level=true Default Launch Container: New Window

Once you author a link in a course, the global configuration gets picked up if the launch URL you author in the link matches the base URL value in the global configuration.

https://blti.bncollege.com/lti/1.1/launch/bn_wcs



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6.0 Authoring a URL Resource for Yuzu

This section details the step-by-step process to author a URL resource for Yuzu within a specific course. The LMS administrator or a Faculty member will create two URLs within the course.

Access Digital Course Material will help students organize, read and annotate their reading right in the palm of their hand.

Learn About Digital Options will enable faculty to connect with Yuzu, which is an online ecosystem that enables the collaborative, free flow of information between learners and educators, making it easier than ever to teach, learn, discover and digest.

Creating a URL – Access Digital Course Material

Steps

1. Click into the course that you need to link author. Make sure your editing is turned on. 2. Click on the Add a resource…box and select URL.

The system will refresh and you will be taken to the Adding a new URL page. 1. In the Name field enter “Access Digital Course Material”. 2. In the Description field, enter the following text: “Access Digital Course Material will help

students organize, read and annotate their reading right in the palm of their hand”. 3. In the External URL field, enter the following URL: http://yuzu.com/college

http://yuzu.com/college


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Steps

4. Under the Appearance section, there is a Display drop down menu. Select “in pop up”.


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Steps


Save and return to course - user is navigated back to the course view. Save and display - user is linked to launch URL.

6. If you click Save and Display, the Access Digital Course Materials page displays and the description is visible. To launch the URL, the user must click the link labeled, “Click http:yuzu.com/college link to open resource”. They will then be taken to the Yuzu page.


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Steps

Creating a URL – Learn About Digital Options

Steps

1. Click into the course that you need to link author. Make sure your editing is turned on.

2. Click on the Add a resource…box. Select URL.

3. The system will refresh and you will be taken to an Adding a new URL page. In the Name field enter in “Learn About Digital Options”. In the Description field, you will enter the following text: Learn About Digital Options will enable faculty to connect with Yuzu, which is an online ecosystem that enables the collaborative, free flow of information between learners and educators, making it easier than ever to teach, learn, discover and digest.

4. In the External URL field, you will enter in the following URL: https://www.facultyenlight.com/#learn-about-yuzu

https://www.facultyenlight.com/#learn-about-yuzu


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Steps

5. Under the Appearance section, there will be a Display box. Ensure the “In pop up” is selected.


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7. Save and return to course - behavior will result in user being navigated back to the course view.

8. Save and display - behavior will result in user being linked to launch URL. a. If you click on Save and Display, the user will be taken to the Learn About Digital

Options page and users can read the description. To launch the URL, they will click on the link at the bottom where it says, “Click https://www.facultyenlight.com/#learn-about-yuzu link to open resource”. They will then be taken to the Yuzu page.


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7.0 Important Notes and Troubleshooting

This section contains troubleshooting help for common issues.

How can a user find their LMS User ID?

When a user successfully authenticates in Moodle, they will see a status text that reads, "You are logged in as {username here} (Log out)".

If a user clicks on their user name URL, they will be taken to their Public Profile. At the end of the browser URL, the user will see their LMS User ID.

How can a user identify a specific LMS course ID?

A user should click into a course. They will see a number at the end of the URL in their search browser. This is the

particular LMS Course ID.


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I’m getting an error when I try to launch out with the LTI link.

When doing a copy and paste of the launch URLs, key or secret from the emails, sometimes white spaces get picked up in the copy and paste feature. If this happens, a user could receive a 403 error screen or a message that the key and secret must be provided.

The best way to resolve this is to take the launch URL, key and secret and paste it into a text pad. This will eliminate any whitespaces. A user can then take the data from the text pad and copy back into LMS.


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I am not able to successfully launch out of the LTI link I authored.

There are several ways to troubleshoot this common issue:

1. Is the Activity that he set up an "External Activity"? It should be, so ensure that option is selected.

2. Ensure these URLS are listed in both the Launch URL and the Secure Launch URL for Purchase Course Materials and Research and Adopt Course Materials (ensure there are no whitespaces):

https://blti.bncollege.com/lti/1.1/launch/bn_fe https://blti.bncollege.com/lti/1.1/launch/bn_wcs

3. Ensure the key and secret that was pasted in the Consumer Key field has no white spaces. Sometimes when a copy and paste is done, whitespaces are picked up.

4. Ensure the URL is launching to a new window.


https://blti.bncollege.com/lti/1.1/launch/bn_wcs

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