Moodle 4.x via LTI Advantage (1.3)

Add a Linqur LTI 1.3 (Advantage) tool to a course in Moodle 4.x: register Linqur under Manage tools, then add an External tool activity with the Launch URL and the Custom Properties.

With LTI Advantage, Moodle and Linqur register each other once, through a Registration URL. After that, every tool only needs its Launch URL and Custom Properties in an External tool activity. A participant who opens the activity sees the SCORM package, which stays in Linqur. The screenshots show the English interface of Moodle 4.x.

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.
• 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 Launch URL and the Custom Properties of the tool. See share the launch details of an LTI tool.

For steps 1 to 3 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. Create a course

Skip this step if you already have a course. Go to Site administration, open the Courses tab and click Add a new course.

Fill in Course full name, Course short name and Course category. The other settings are optional. Click Save and display.

5. Turn on Edit mode

Open the course and switch on Edit mode in the top right corner.

6. Add an External tool activity

In the section where the package belongs, click Add an activity or resource.

Choose External tool.

7. Name the activity

Enter an Activity name. Leave Preconfigured tool on Automatic, based on tool URL and click Show more… to show the other fields.

8. Enter the launch details

Paste the Launch URL from Linqur in Tool URL and in Secure tool URL. Because the platform is registered, Moodle recognises the URL and shows “Using tool configuration” with a green checkmark. Paste the Custom Properties from Linqur in Custom parameters. Choose a Launch container, for example New window. Leave Consumer key and Shared secret empty: an LTI 1.3 tool doesn’t use them.

9. Save

Scroll down and click Save and return to course.

10. Test with a participant

Enrol a participant in the course. When the participant opens the activity, the SCORM package from Linqur opens. The participant 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.
• In Moodle 4.4 the tool can also appear in the activity chooser: Moodle 4.4 via LTI Advantage (1.3).
• A connection without platform registration: Moodle 4.x via LTI Legacy (1.1/2.0).