get a high from lti (learning tools interoperability)
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Get a High from LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability). Simon Booth (Information Services) EDUFair May 2012. Outline. Introduction Background to the ceLTIc project What problem does LTI solve Example Stirling dimension A larger problem Questions. ceLTIc project. Project: - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Get a High from LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability)
Simon Booth (Information Services)
EDUFairMay 2012
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Outline
• Introduction• Background to the ceLTIc project• What problem does LTI solve• Example• Stirling dimension• A larger problem• Questions
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ceLTIc project
• Project:– “Creating Environments for Learning using Tightly
Integrated Components”– JISC funded (July 2010 – Dec 2011)
• Aim:– integration of elearning applications with VLE/LMS
using IMS Learning Tools Interoperability• Project partners:
– The University of Edinburgh, University of Stirling, Queen Margaret University
• Commercial partners:– IMS, Blackboard Inc, Learning Objects Inc and Pebble
Learning Ltd• Case studies:
– Elgg, WebPA, PebblePad, Campus Pack
What problem does LTI solve?
• Answer: connecting a VLE (Succeed) to a 3rd party application securely in a standard manner
• Example of 3rd party application: Turnitin is accessed via a ‘building block’. When in WebCT we used a ‘PowerLink’ --- very different bits of technology. Thus Turnitin maintain several different code bases for different VLEs (Moodle, Desire2Learn)
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What problem does LTI solve?
• LTI links to 3rd party application in same way from any VLE that supports LTI (Learn 9.0, WebCT, Moodle, …)
• Simple to set up:– URL– Consumer key (unique identifier)– Secret (secures)
• WordPress Example– http://jura.stir.ac.uk/?lti– learn.dev.stir.ac.uk– edufair
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What problem does LTI solve?
• Offers ability to Single Sign-On• Can provisions accounts• Can provisions blogs (in WordPress) or
other objects in other applications. Groups in Elgg.
• LTI v1.1 has outcomes services that can transfer grades from 3rd party system to Grade Centre
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Real World (Stirling)
• Cleanliness Champions• Authentic Word• Psychology ‘experiment’ sign-up
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Another Problem (ceLTIc II)
• Imagine you had created a useful application that would be used on a wide-scale (many institutions) at varing levels of engagement but some quite small
• LTI requires a unique consumer key (so you know which institution is connecting) and (ideally) a unique identifier for an individual with that institution.
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Benefits
• Benefits for learners and tutors:– seamless integration of VLE/LMS and
external products– empowerment of tutors
• Benefit for administrators/developers:– administrative efficiencies– single integration will support any VLE/LMS
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Questions?
Project site: www.celtic-project.org
IMS: http://www.imsglobal.org/toolsinteroperability2.cfm
VLE/LMS
What is LTI?
Gradebook
Announcements
Discussion board
Blog
Blog(with LTI)
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