Moodle - Customizing LTI 1.1

Introduction

This guide provides instructions on customizing the LTI 1.1 tools between Moodle and HelioCampus Assessment and Credentialing. A customized configuration allows you to:

• Hide an LTI tool from students

• Change the landing page for the LTI connection.

• And more

Customizing LTI 1.1Tool

A Moodle Administrator must complete the following steps:

1. Navigate to External Learning Tool (LTI) Settings

1. Log into Moodle as an Admin.

2. Navigate to Site Administration and select the Plugins tab.

3. Under the Activity Modules then select External tools > Manage tools.

4. Find the existing LTI 1.1 Tool you want to customize, click the Edit.

Customizing the LTI 1.1 Landing Page

By default, the LTI 1.1 tool directs users to the Syllabus page. However, you can configure it to open to a different page based on your needs. This is one of the most common customizations.

Available Landing Pages

Note on Survey Results Page

If you intend to create an LTI 1.1 tool that allows students to take surveys directly within Canvas, use the Survey Results value.

When the LTI tool launches, it verifies the user’s role and permissions in HelioCampus Assessment and Credentialing:

• Students will see an adjusted page that includes an option to take surveys.

• Admins and Faculty will see the standard interface without this additional option.

This ensures that the tool dynamically adapts based on the user's role.

Steps to Modify Landing Page

1. Under Custom Fields.

2. Copy the Value for the Page from the table above and paste it on a new line in Custom Fields

3. Click Save to apply the changes.

Customizing the LTI 1.1 Menu Items

You can also modify the HelioCampus Assessment and Credentialing menu items displayed within the LTI 1.1 tool to show only specific menu items.

1. Review and decide on the desired menu items

Begin by reviewing the available LTI 1.1 tool menu items and selecting which ones should be visible when launching the tool.

Above is an image of the default LTI menu, please decide which Menu Header(s) and Menu Item(s) that you would like displayed.

Once you have determined the desired menu items, contact your HelioCampus integration technician and provide them with your selection.

Your integration technician will then supply you with the appropriate configuration line to add to Custom Fields.

For example: show_menu_items={"1234":["4567"]}

The only exception to the above is if you don’t want to display any menu items. In that case, you can skip to the next step and use the following configuration: show_menu_items={}.

Steps to Modify the Menu

1. Under Custom Fields.

2. Copy the configuration line and paste it on a new line in Custom Fields

3. Click Save to apply the changes.