Sakai LTI

Overview

You can use LTI-Based publishing if you have:

• Sakai version 2.9.1 or higher, and
• EchoSystem 5.2 with Service Pack 2 or higher

After you have created the Sakai LTI profile on the EchoSystem Server (ESS) you must configure Sakai to securely communicate with the ESS via LTI. The instructions below provide an overview of the steps required to properly configure Sakai to be able to consume and display ESS content via LTI. If you require further instructions, refer to the Sakai documentation.

Add the ESS as an LTI Tool in Sakai

The instructions below are provided as a guide for entering and enabling the proper settings in Sakai, and must be performed by the LMS Administrator. Be sure you have created the Sakai LTI Profile on the ESS so you can copy the appropriate fields from that profile into the Sakai LTI External Tool configuration.

1. Log into Sakai as an Administrator.
2. Navigate to Site info > Edit Tools.
3. Check the External Tool checkbox and click Continue.
4. Enter a Title for the new tool that identifies it as the EchoCenter and click Continue then click Finish to confirm creation of the tool.
5. Click the new tool node that appears on the left, then click the Edit icon on the top right of the screen.
6. Copy the following fields from the Sakai LTI Profile on the ESS into the corresponding Required Information fields on the Sakai IMS Basic Learning Tool Interoperability form: 
   
   • Launch URL > Remote Tool URL
   • Consumer Key > Remote Tool Key
   • Shared Secret > Remote Tool Secret
7. Under Releasing Roster Information, check BOTH boxes: Send Names to the External Tool and Send Email Addresses to the External Tool. This allows the ESS to properly identify users and deliver the appropriate section information.
8. When finished, click Update Options.

Adding Sakai Course IDs to ESS Sections

In order for the ESS to know what content belongs to the logged in user, each section in ESS needs to be associated with the LMS course to which it belongs. The External System ID field in the section page, shown in the below figure, provides this association. 

Populate this field with the ID number for the corresponding course Provider ID from Sakai. The Provider ID can be found by going to My Workspace > Realms. Page through until you see Provider IDs. Where there are multiple sections for a course, you will see multiple Provider IDs listed, separated by a + (plus sign). For example MATH111.SP13.001+MATH111.SP13.002. Each Provider ID corresponds to a section in the ESS and must be entered into the External ID field for the section in ESS.

Be sure to copy only single Provider IDs and NOT multiple IDs with the plus signs into the External ID field.   

For more information on creating and configuring sections, see Manage Terms, Courses, and Sections.  

When a student logs into Sakai, the EchoCenter for the appropriate section is automatically shown through the course page of the Sakai interface.