Learning Tools Interoperability - Why the big deal? - Stephen Vickers | Talis Insight Europe 2016

Learning Tools Interoperability - Why the big deal? - Stephen Vickers | Talis Insight Europe 2016

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  © 2016 IMSGlobal Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved Learning Tools Interoperability® (LTI®) - Why the big deal? Stephen P Vickers, IMS Global
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  © 2016 IMSGlobal Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved IMS Innovation Revolution “Better Learning From Better Learning Technology” • Seamless plug & play integration – creates better user experiences & enables greater educational insight • Agile open architecture & extensive ecosystem – enables flexibility, efficiency & choice • Effective member-based collaboration – means getting to the future sooner with sustainable progress
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  © 2016 IMSGlobal Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved A New Architecture for Learning
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  © 2016 IMSGlobal Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved What is LTI? • A standard mechanism for seamlessly, but securely, connecting learning applications and remote content to virtual learning environments (VLEs) and enterprise portals
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  © 2016 IMSGlobal Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved VLE What is LTI? Gradebook Announcements Discussion board eTextbook eTextbook (with LTI) Assignments
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  © 2016 IMSGlobal Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved Essential Ingredients • Connections configured using: – launch URL – consumer key (to identify customer) – shared secret (to sign messages) • Data shared: – user – context – role
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  © 2016 IMSGlobal Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved LTI Versions • LTI 1.0, Basic LTI (May 2010): launch • LTI 1.1 (March 2012): Outcomes service • LTI 1.1.1 (June 2012): Mentor role • LTI 2.0 (January 2014): REST/JSON, registration process, tool settings service, LTI service support for tool consumers and tool providers • LTI 1.2 (February 2015): LTI service support for tool consumers
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  © 2016 IMSGlobal Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved LTI 1.0/1.1 Tool Provider Tool Consumer Admin 1. URL, key, secret 2. Configure 3. Click link System Administrator Teacher or Student Outcomes service (read, update, delete)
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  © 2016 IMSGlobal Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved How can LTI benefit me?
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  © 2016 IMSGlobal Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved LTI Components • Messages: – launch – content-item selection • Services: – tool settings – outcomes 2 (public draft) – memberships (public draft)
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  © 2016 IMSGlobal Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved So why bother with LTI? • Because it is “simply the best”! • Easier to implement than other standard solutions • No code needs to be added to VLEs • Solution works with (almost) every VLE • IMS-backed certification
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  © 2016 IMSGlobal Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved LTI 2, or Not LTI 2: that is the question! • LTI 2 brings YOU: – a simpler, more secure way of registering tools – more control over what data you share with each partner – an extensible architecture allowing LTI security to be used for bespoke messages and services with third parties
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  © 2016 IMSGlobal Learning Consortium, Inc. All Rights Reserved Questions? • Useful references: – IMS website – http://www.imsglobal.org/lti – LTI Briefing Paper – http://publications.cetis.ac.uk/wp- content/uploads/2012/05/LTI-Briefing-Paper.pdf – Best practice – http://celtic.lti.tools/wiki/LTI/Best_Practice – Rating integrations – http://lti.tools/rate – Test site – http://lti.tools/test/
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