Learning Tools Interoperability 1EdTech LTI® 1.3 and LTI Advantage
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Summary
LEARNING TOOLS INTEROPERABILITY® 1.3 AND LTI ADVANTAGE ARE TRANSFORMING DIGITAL LEARNING
- Introduction of the 1EdTech Security Framework specification prescribing improved security based on OAuth2 and JSON Web Tokens
- Improved documentation and migration guidance to help move the market from the benefits of basic launch to the full suite of LTI possibilities
- Alignment with the LTI Advantage set of services that enable a fully integrated and innovative digital ecosystem
LTI ADVANTAGE is a package of three essential end-user services that build on LTI 1.3. Together, these standards implement features that support key teaching and learning activities, such as the provisioning of usernames and roles so a tool can intelligently address the learner on launch, and the exchange of assignments from a platform to an assessment tool and the subsequent scores back to a central gradebook. Watch the Get to Know LTI Advantage video.
LTI Advantage
LTI Services Build on Core LTI
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Public Documents and Resources
Guides (Implementers start here)
- LTI Advantage Implementation Guide
- LTI Migration Guide
- LTI Advantage Conformance Certification Guide
LTI Advantage Specification Documents
- LTI v1.3
- Core LTI implementation of SSO, or "launching", and the infrastructure for the LTI API Services.
- Assignment and Grade Services v2.0 (AGS)
- Names and Role Provisioning Services v2.0 (NRPS)
- Deep Linking v2.0 (DL)
Reference Implementations and Learning Resources
- Reference Implementation (RI): 1EdTech members can now test your product(s) when implementing LTI 1.3 and LTI Advantage using the hosted Platform and Tool with the full set of services and messages. The Reference Implementation source code (written in Ruby) is also available to 1EdTech Contributing Members, Affiliates, and Learning and Tools Content Alliance members to use as a starting point to implement LTI 1.3 and the LTI Advantage services. Contact Us if you would like access to the code repository.
- LTI Member Roundtable: meeting recordings and resources.
- 1EdTech Member contributed documents and implementations
LTI Advantage Resources for 1EdTech Members (login required)
LTI 1.3 optional services:
These optional services work within the LTI 1.3 and LTI Advantage framework to solve specific use cases or business needs. Currently, these new services are not included in LTI Advantage. You must be an 1EdTech Contributing, Affiliate, or Learning Tools and Content Alliance member to access these Member Candidate Final draft documents.
- Dynamic Registration 1.0 Public Candidate Final -- Defines a way to automate the exchange of registration information between platforms and tools that use the OpenId Connect and oAuth 2 registration flows, allowing platform administrators to automate tool registrations and avoid tedious and possibly error prone manual configuration while remaining in control of granting or denying tools access to the platform.
- Submission Review 1.0 Member Candidate Final -- Provides a standard way for an instructor or student to launch back from a platform's gradebook to the tool where the interaction took place to display the learner's submission for a particular line item.
- Caliper Analytics Connector 1.0 Member Candidate Final -- Provides a standard way for enabling a tool to report back a user's activities and have those associated with a single user session without regard to whether they occurred within the platform or the tool.
- Course Group Service 1.0 Member Candidate Final -- Communicates to the tool the groups available in the course and their respective enrollment.
- Proctoring Service 1.0 Public Candidate Final -- For proctored testing, a test delivery or assessment management system can launch from a platform to a proctoring service that allows a test to be proctored. (Learn more here: LTI Proctoring Service)
- Data Privacy Launch 1.0 Member Base Document -- Allows LTI-enabled tools to assist administrative users in managing and executing requests related to data privacy.
- Cookie Problems: OIDC Login with LTI Client Side postMessages -- For the LTI launch flow use window postMessages to store and validate state instead of cookies. Please refer to the following 3 documents.
Additional Best Practice Guides
Student Learning Data Model
- The 1EdTech Student Learning Data Model visualizes a digital ecosystem interconnected with real-time data. Log in with your 1EdTech member credentials to access specification-level Mapping and Discovery in the tool.
Related 1EdTech Documents and Previous LTI Versions
1EdTech-wide Security Framework
1EdTech LTI Security Update
- 1EdTech LTI Security Update v1.0 - Final Release (22 July 2019) addresses a potential Cross-Site Request Forgery threat in earlier versions of LTI (v1.0 and v1.1.1).
1EdTech LTI Resource Search
Previous Version Specification Documents
- LTI v1.1.1 (with Mentor Role)
- Deep Linking v1.0
- Names and Role Provisioning Service v1.0
- LTI Basic Outcomes v1.1
Previous Version Specification Documents
- Student Learning Data Model
- VIEW ALL LTI and 1EdTech specifications
Please note that support for the earliest versions of LTI (v1.0, v1.0.1) is no longer offered by platforms, nor does 1EdTech offer certification testing. 1EdTech encourages all tools and platforms to implement the latest version of LTI (v1.3 and Advantage). Certification testing for other versions of LTI (v1.1.x, 1.2, and 2.0) is ending June 2021, more details here.
LTI in Brief
The 1EdTech Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) standard prescribes a way to easily and securely connect learning applications and tools with platforms like learning management systems (LMS), portals and learning object repositories on your premise or in the cloud, in a secure and standard manner and without the need for expensive custom programming. Using LTI, if you have an interactive assessment application or virtual chemistry lab, it can be securely connected to your LMS with a few clicks. LTI is comprised of a central core and optional services to add optional features and functions. The LTI core establishes a secure connection and confirms the tool’s authenticity while the extensions add features like the exchange of assignment and grade data between an assessment tools and your LMS gradebook.
1EdTech has testing programs that enable products to be certified compliant with specific standards and features of the standards. For technology suppliers, participation in the 1EdTech certification process is the fastest and most cost-effective way to achieve product integrations. For institutions, ensuring that your educational technology tools are 1EdTech certified is the best way to establish a plug-and-play ecosystem, allowing your tools and content to work together seamlessly, giving you more choice, and reducing your total cost of ownership. 1EdTech members have access to expert support to implement the standards prior to completing conformance certification. Learn more to begin taking advantage of the benefits of certification.
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See Also
The following specifications may also be of interest:
