Setting up an LTI Integration

Creating the LTI Provider

The first step is to set up the LTI provider on the the page which will be made available to the LMS. Navigate to the Page management area of the page in question.

1. Click on the Integrations tab.
2. Please read the Security note as it impacts the user’s access and administrative permissions.
3. Click on the Add LTI Provider button.
4. Add the name of the LTI Provider into the Name field for reference.
5. Click Save to access the credentials.

The consumer_key, shared_secret and Launch url will be auto generated. The next step is to add them to your LMS.

Adding the credentials to your LMS

Navigate to your LMS (the steps below are for Moodle/Totara).

1. Click on the course you wish to add the LTI Integration to and enable editing.
2. Add a new External Tool activity and select Show More.
3. Add the Consumer key, Shared secret and URL from Glasshouse into Secure Launch URL. It is best to select New window for the Launch container option.
4. Click Save.

You should now be able to use the activity to launch the Glasshouse page.

Security note

The user will be logged into a Glasshouse account that matches the email address provided by your LMS. This means that your LMS should verify users email addresses as otherwise any user could become a Glasshouse administrator if they signup using a Glasshouse administrators email address.

Restrict users to this page and it’s children

Checking the Restrict users checkbox will limit the user who has accessed the Glasshouse page through the LMS link to only the page which the LTI is setup on and it’s children. Extra pages can be made visible to the user however if this option is selected. Click Save once the checkbox is checked, and select the pages to show from the Extra pages the users should also be able to access dropdown menu.