These are instructions for LTI 1.1. If you wish to use LTI 1.3, please visit the article here.
General LTI - IMS & SOWISO
SOWISO has IMS Learning Tools Interoperability to connect to your Learning Management System (LMS), like Canvas, Brightspace or Moodle. The LTI connection will let you sign in automatically without having to insert a username and password again. Those are synchronised with the LMS.
When setting up SOWISO as an external source in the LMS, you must share with SOWISO the e-mail and name of the users.
What information do I need for the Canvas integration?
In order to connect SOWISO to Canvas you will need:
URL
The URL is: https://cloud.sowiso.nl/lti
Consumer key and shared secret
These are unique to your institution, and you can get those from us by sending an e-mail to support@sowiso.com.
Custom parameters
When creating the SOWISO resource in the LMS, we accept additional
custom parameters that you can pass. To enroll students into a specific class use this custom parameter:
accesscode=class_access_code
You can get the class_access_code in the Teacher menu, under Settings, Access code.
Based on this example, the custom parameter would be: accesscode=hSnGEiyR
Don't want to use custom parameters to add the access code? Use "Automatic access via LTI feature" and read about it here.
Other custom parameters you could use are:
Custom parameter: url=any_url_in_sowiso
This will redirect the resources to the URL provided. For instance, when you want to link to a test with id 3, you could use the URL as url=/content/confirm_test/3
Custom parameter: hidemenu=true
This will hide the top menu in the SOWISO platform. Be careful when using this, as teachers and students won't be able to switch between the tabs on the platform.
Setting up the integration between SOWISO and Canvas: Step by step
Step 1: Go to Admin
Step 2: Go to Settings
Step 3: Go to Apps
Step 4: Add an app (by URL)
Choose the option to add an app "By URL"
Put in the following information:
Name: SOWISO
Consumer Key: contact support@sowiso.com
Shared Secret: contact support@sowiso.com
Custom Fields: Find the short access code in your class settings and input it here in the following format: accesscode=SHORTACCESSCODE
Step 5: Add SOWISO to your module
Go to your Courses, choose the module you want to add SOWISO to, and click on the + symbol.
From the drop-down menu, choose "External tool":
Choose SOWISO and be sure to enable "Load in a new tab".
Click on "Add item".