STEP 1
Ensure your Blackboard admin has added OLI as an External Tool Provider
- By now, your Blackboard admin should have completed the steps in this article, and created an OLI account and filled out the LMS integration request form.
- The Blackboard admin will receive an email with a link to their tool provider key and secret.
- Navigate to the Administrator Tools in Blackboard and, depending on your version,
- click Integrations > LTI Tool Providers.
- or click Building Blocks > LTI Tool Providers
- click Integrations > LTI Tool Providers.
- Click Register Provider Domain or Register LTI 1.1 Provider.
- Populate these fields/settings:
- Domain: oli.cmu.edu . Note, if your school accesses a different OLI server, use its domain, such as community.oli.cmu.edu.
- Provider Domain Status: Approved
- Set Globally with key and secret
- Send user data over SSL: yes
- Send user data: name, role, email address
If you need to review OLI's policies and procedures related to FERPA, data security, accessibility, etc., visit the OLI Policies and Procedures webpage.
STEP 2
Add OLI Link to Blackboard Section (Instructors)
Once the Tool Provider Domain is configured, instructors can link from their Blackboard course to their OLI course. To set up a link:
- In edit mode, select Web Link under Build Content. NOTE: Your Blackboard installation may look different.
- Enter a name for the link. This can be anything you like, e.g. "OLI Course: Statistical Reasoning."
- For the URL, enter: https://oli.cmu.edu/jcourse/webui/basiclti.do
NOTE: If your launch url is different from what's specified in the OLI Integration Details sent to your LMS Administrator, please use the correct launch URL. Examples include https://community.oli.cmu.edu/jcourse/webui/basiclti.do or
https://suny.oli.cmu.edu/jcourse/webui/basiclti.do or
https://k12.oli.cmu.edu/jcourse/webui/basiclti.do - Check the box labeled “This link is to a Tool Provider.”
- Under options, change “Open in New Window” to “Yes.”
- Press OK to add the link.
STEP 3
Configure the OLI link to a specific OLI course section
- Click the link to OLI.
NOTE: You must click the link as an instructor in the LMS course section. - Enter your unique OLI course key (selected when creating the course in Course Builder), OLI Account ID and Password.
NOTE: If the course has not been created at oli.cmu.edu, click Yes, let's get started to enter Course Builder now and create the OLI course section. - Click CONTINUE to complete the link to the OLI course section.
When finished, the Blackboard link will point students directly to the instructor’s content without any need to sign-in.