Summary
LTI Tools let you register and manage Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) connections so KnowledgeCity can interoperate with external learning platforms. Within Integrations you can create, edit, view, and copy an LTI tool along with the connection values it needs, such as its public key URL, consumer key, and consumer secret. This article explains how to work with these tools and their credentials.
Introduction
Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) is the standard that lets learning platforms integrate with one another, allowing an external platform to launch KnowledgeCity content or KnowledgeCity to connect to an external tool. On the LTI Tools area of Integrations, you register the LTI tools your account uses, each identified by details such as its platform and client ID, and you manage the credentials that establish trust between the two systems.
This feature is used by administrators who set up integrations. It solves the problem of securely connecting KnowledgeCity to third-party learning tools without custom development, by exchanging a standard set of registration and credential values with the integrating party.
Key Concepts
- LTI tool: a registered Learning Tools Interoperability connection between KnowledgeCity and an external learning platform.
- Platform: the LTI platform the tool is associated with.
- Client ID: the identifier issued for the LTI connection, used to distinguish this integration.
- Consumer key: a value that identifies the connecting application to the other system.
- Consumer secret: a private value paired with the consumer key that authenticates the connection; treat it like a password.
- Public key URL: the address the other system uses to retrieve the public key needed to verify the connection.
- Status: the current state of a registered tool, which you can review to confirm the connection is active.
Steps to Follow
Accessing LTI Tools
Open the LTI Tools area within Integrations. Any tools already registered for the account appear in a list; if none exist yet, the area indicates that no LTI tools are configured.
Reviewing registered tools
Each registered tool displays identifying details such as its Platform, Client ID, Status, and the date it was Created. Use this list to confirm which integrations are in place and to check whether each one is active.
Creating a new LTI tool
Choose the option to create a new tool, then provide the tool's details to register it for the account. When you save, KnowledgeCity records the connection along with the credential values it needs, such as the public key URL, consumer key, and consumer secret, which you will exchange with the external platform.
Editing an existing tool
Open an existing tool from its entry in the list to edit its details. Update the values that changed on the integrating side, then save to keep the connection accurate.
Viewing and copying credentials
Open a tool to View its configuration, including its connection credentials. Copy the values you need, such as the public key URL, consumer key, and consumer secret, and provide them to the external platform so it can complete its side of the setup. Because the consumer secret is sensitive, share it only through secure channels.
Verifying the connection
After the credentials have been exchanged with the integrating party, confirm the platform and client ID with them and verify that the launch works before relying on the integration in production.
Conclusion
The LTI Tools area of Integrations is where you register and maintain your account's Learning Tools Interoperability connections. By creating, editing, viewing, and copying an LTI tool and its credentials, you enable KnowledgeCity to interoperate securely with external learning platforms.