LTI TOOL SETUP – D2L LMS:
- Login as an Administrator into your D2L system.
- Navigate to the course where the LTI link will be placed.
- Click on the Edit Courselink on the toolbar at the top of the screen.
- Click on the External Learning Toolslink in the Course Administrationmenu.
- Click on the Manage External Learning Tool Provider tab at the top and select the button for New Tool Provider
- On the next page, enter the following information into the fields:
Launch Point: authgateway.elsevier.com/
Secret: [enter secret here]
Tool consumer information: Check this box
Key:[enter key here]
Name: Sherpath (or whatever you prefer)
Visibility: Check to allow users to use this tool provider
Make Link Available to:
Current Org Unit: [Course Name]: Selected
Security Settings:
Send tool consumer information to tool provider: Selected
Send context information to tool provider: Selected
Send user ID to tool provider: Selected
Send user name to tool provider: Selected
Send user email to tool provider: Selected
Send system username to tool provider: Selected
Send system Org Defined ID to tool provider: Selected
Send system role to tool provider: Selected
Send link title to tool provider: Selected
Send link description to tool provider: Selected
Make Link Available to:
Current Org Unit: [Course Name]: Selected
- Click on the Save button at the bottom of the page
- Click on the Manage External Learning Tool Links tab at the top and select the button for New Link
- On the next page, enter the following information intothe fields:
Title:Sherpath
URL:
Description: Leave this blank
Visibility:
Allow users to view this link:Selected
Signature:
Sign messages with key/secret with:Selected
Link Key/Secret:Selected
Key:[Place Key Here]
Secret:[Place Secret Here]
Custom Parameters:collection_id=xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*If using multiple collections, enter ISBN followed by space (ex. collection_id=9780323476xxxx 978032347xxxx)
Security Settings:
Send tool consumer information to tool provider: Selected
Send context information to tool provider: Selected
Send user ID to tool provider: Selected
Send user name to tool provider: Selected
Send user email to tool provider: Selected
Send system username to tool provider: Selected
Send system Org Defined ID to tool provider: Selected
Send system role to tool provider: Selected
Send link title to tool provider: Selected
Send link description to tool provider: Selected
Make Link Available to:
Current Org Unit: [Course Name]: Selected
- Click on the Save button at the bottom of the page.
- Once the tool link has been created, it should appear in the list. Click on the Content link on the toolbar at the top of the screen.
- Add a new Module from the left panel. Enter name of new module
- Select “External Learning Tools” from the Add Existing Activities drop down menu.
- In the External Learning Tools drop-down menu, select the Sherpath tool link you just created.
- The link should now be available within the module you selected.
- Click on the drop down arrow next to the new Sherpath link and select, Edit Properties In-place
- Select the box to Open as External Resource
- F5 to Save changes
- There should now be a link for Sherpath in thecourse module you selected. Clicking on the link will bring the user to their Sherpath Home page.