Moodle 4.4 via LTI Advantage (1.3)
Add a Linqur LTI 1.3 (Advantage) tool to a course in Moodle 4.4: register Linqur under Manage tools, switch off deep linking, show the tool in the activity chooser and add it with the Custom Properties.
In Moodle 4.4 a registered tool can appear in the activity chooser. You then add the Linqur tool from that list, instead of pasting the Launch URL in every activity. Because the tool shares one SCORM package, you switch deep linking off. The screenshots show the English interface of Moodle 4.4; two screens come from a Dutch installation.
Before you start
You need three things from Linqur:
- An LTI 1.3 (Advantage) tool for the SCORM package. See publish a SCORM package as an LTI tool. In the advanced settings of the tool, Teacher first launch provisioning mode and Student first launch provisioning mode must be New accounts only (automatic). That is the default. See LTI tool settings explained.
- The Registration URL of a platform registration for this Moodle site. Steps 1 to 3 of register an LTI 1.3 platform explain how to create it.
- The Custom Properties of the tool. See share the launch details of an LTI tool.
For steps 1 to 4 you need administrator rights in Moodle.
Step by step
1. Open Manage tools
Log in to Moodle as administrator. Go to Site administration, open the Plugins tab and click Manage tools under External tool.
2. Add the Registration URL
Under Add tool, paste the Registration URL from Linqur in the Tool URL field and click Add LTI Advantage.
3. Activate the tool
Moodle registers the tool and shows it as a card under Tools, with the status Pending. Click Activate.
In Linqur the registration now has the status Active, as shown in step 5 of register an LTI 1.3 platform.
4. Switch off deep linking
Back on the Manage tools page, click the gear icon on the card of the Linqur tool.
Under Tool settings, untick Supports Deep Linking (Content-Item Message). The tool publishes one SCORM package, so there is nothing to select. Save the settings at the bottom of the form.
5. Show the tool in the activity chooser
Open the course and switch on Edit mode. Click More in the course menu and choose LTI External tools.
In the table, switch on Show in activity chooser for the Linqur tool.
6. Add the tool to the course
Click Course to return to the course page. In the section where the package belongs, click Add an activity or resource.
The activity chooser now lists the Linqur tool, with the name it got at registration. In the example that is “Linqur LTI solutions”. Click it.
7. Enter the Custom Properties
Enter an Activity name and click Show more…. Paste the Custom Properties from Linqur in Custom parameters. Click Save and return to course.
8. Test as a student
Open Participants and enrol a student. Log in as that student and click the activity in the course.
When everything is set up correctly, the SCORM package from Linqur opens.
The student then appears under Registered users on the tool details page in Linqur. See share the launch details of an LTI tool.
Next step
- If the launch fails, check the list of LTI errors and their solutions or look the error up with the Debug assistant.
- Adding the tool with the Launch URL instead of the activity chooser: Moodle 4.x via LTI Advantage (1.3).