The new core LTI version 1.3 and a package of high-value services align LTI with industry-best security and provides a clear path forward for existing services and new services to pursue the rich integration available between learning platforms and tools. Here is a quick look at what's new in LTI 1.3:

• Introduction of the IMS 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

---

 

Public Documents and Resources

 

LTI Advantage Resources for IMS 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 IMS 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.

• Student Learning Data Model
• VIEW ALL  LTI and IMS specifications

Please note that support for the earliest versions of LTI (v1.0, v1.0.1) is no longer offered by platforms, nor does IMS offer certification testing. IMS 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.

IMS Global has testing programs that enable products to be certified compliant with specific standards and features of the standards. For technology suppliers, participation in the IMS Global certification process is the fastest and most cost-effective way to achieve product integrations. For institutions, ensuring that your educational technology tools are IMS Global 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. IMS Global 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.