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How to set up remote LTI 1.3

Host TinQwise learning platform content in an external LMS using LTI 1.3.

Written by Marie Xhauflair

With remote LTI 1.3, your TinQwise content stays in the TinQwise platform but can be launched directly from another LMS. Learners open courses from their own system without needing a separate TinQwise login.

šŸ‘€ Good to know

This is sometimes called "remote LTI" or "outbound LTI"

Before you start

Make sure you have:

  • The LTI 1.3 feature enabled on your TinQwise platform.

šŸ‘‰ If this option isnā€™t visible, contact TinQwise Support to enable it.

  • An external LMS that supports LTI 1.3 (resource linking flow).

  • Admin access to both TinQwise and the external LMS.

Step 1: Get your TinQwise connection details

  1. Go to Control > Content > Integrations > LTI 1.3 platforms

  2. Click Create LTI 1.3 platform

  3. Under LTI connection, copy these three values:

      1. Login URL (also called Initiate Login URL)

      2. Redirection URL

      3. Keyset URL (or Public key)

    2. šŸ‘† You will need these values to configure the LTI tool in your external LMS.

Step 2: Register TinQwise in your external LMS

Go to your external LMS and add TinQwise as an LTI 1.3 tool using the values from Step 1.

Once saved, your LMS will give you back a set of credentials. You will need these in the next step:

  • Platform name

  • Client ID

  • Deployment ID

  • Platform keyset URL

  • Issuer

  • Authentication request URL

  • Access token URL

Step 3: Complete the platform setup in TinQwise

Back in TinQwise, go to Control > Content > Integrations > LTI 1.3 platforms and click Create LTI platform.

Fill in the credentials you received from your external LMS:

  • Platform name

  • Client ID

  • Deployment ID

  • Platform keyset URL

  • Issuer

  • Authentication request URL

  • Access token URL

Make sure the Enable checkbox is checked, then click Save.

Step 4: Create LTI content

Now you link a specific programme or stream to the LTI connection.

  1. Go to Control > Content > Integrations > LTI 1.3 content

  2. Click Create LTI 1.3 content

  3. Select the LTI platform connection you just created

  4. To link to a programme, select it from the programme field. To link to a stream, leave the programme field empty.

  5. Check Separate users (Nieuwe users per connectie in Dutch). This creates a new user account per LTI connection. Always enable it when you link to a stream. You can read why in How access works for stream connections below.

  6. Click Save

After saving, TinQwise automatically creates a dedicated group for users who arrive through this LTI connection.

šŸ‘€ Good to know

You may need to refresh the page before the new LTI content entry appears in the list.

Step 5: Copy the custom parameters to your external LMS

  1. Find the new LTI content entry in the list

  2. Copy the custom parameters shown (this contains the programme UUID that tells TinQwise where to send the user)

  3. Paste them into the LTI activity configuration on your external LMS

šŸš§ Be careful

The custom parameters must be added to the LTI activity in your external LMS. Without them, TinQwise will not know which programme or stream to open.

Step 6: Set up automations for the LTI group

TinQwise created a group for this LTI connection. Users launched through LTI are automatically added to this group.

You need to set up stream automations for this group so users see the right content when they land in TinQwise.

  1. Go to the group created for this LTI connection (you can find it via the LTI content entry)

  2. Rename the group to something recognisable (e.g. the name of the course or stream)

  3. Set up the relevant stream automations to give this group access to the correct content

šŸš§ Be careful

Make sure any other content that this group should not see is locked. Users coming in via LTI will have access to everything their group has access to.

How access works for stream connections

When you link an LTI connection to a stream, TinQwise creates a group for that specific connection.

  • Users who enter through that connection are placed in its group.

  • They see the content that is visible to that group.

This way, each connection can show its own content, even though they all open the same stream.

With Separate users enabled (recommended)

Each connection gets its own user account.

If a learner comes in through more than one stream connection, they only see the content for the connection they used to log in.

Without Separate users

The same account is reused for every connection.

If a learner comes in through more than one stream connection, they may see content from several connections at once.

šŸš§ Be careful

If learners should only see the content of the connection they came in through, keep Separate users enabled. Without it, they can end up seeing content meant for another connection.

How completion is reported back

When a user completes a programme, TinQwise automatically sends a completion score back to the external LMS. No extra setup is needed for this.

The score is sent using the LTI Assignment and Grading Service (AGS). TinQwise reports:

  • 100 when the programme is completed

  • The current progress percentage if the programme is not yet completed

šŸ‘€ Good to know

Score reporting only happens for users who arrived via an LTI launch. Users who log in directly to TinQwise will not trigger score reports to the external LMS.

Check that everything works

After setup, verify the following:

  • A learner can launch into TinQwise from the external LMS without a separate login

  • The correct programme or stream opens on launch

  • For stream connections, the learner only sees the content of the connection they came in through

  • Completion is reported back to the external LMS after finishing the programme

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