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Blackboard - Willo Labs - Configuration (LTI v1.3)

(for Aktiv Team)

1. This requires that a Willo Labs Customer has already been created.

2. Logon to Willo Labs.

3. Select Configurations on the left hand menu.

4. Click the + Add Configuration button on the right, and be sure to select Add Platform.

5. Define the following properties.
   • Configuration Name: Determined by Aktiv
   • Customer: Choose applicable customer
   • Platform: Blackboard
   • Hit Save Changes.
6. Define the following properties.
   • Grade Sync Mode: LTI Basic Outcomes (Note: This will be updated to LTI 1.3 Advantage on the backend.)
   • Check off Enable site-wide credentials
   • Click Generate New Key and Secret (Note: This is for internal use only.)
   • Deployment ID: Enter the Deployment ID obtained in Step 6a.
   • Hit Save Changes.
7. You’ll get taken to the Edit Configuration Page.
   • You’ll notice the LTI base URL be set to https://app.willolabs.com/. Take note of this.
   • You’ll also see a Consumer Key and Consumer Secret which you should take note as we’ll need these later.
   • Double check the Configuration Name and the Customer fiels that are indeed set correctly.
   • The Platform should be Blackboard.
   • For single column sync (v1), select Grade Sync Mode to be LTI Basic Outcomes Service.
   • For multi column sync (v2), select Grade Sync Mode to be Blackboard REST API.
   • The Enable site-wide credentials should be enabled. This should generate the Key and Secret automatically, or if not, hit that Generate New Key and Secret.
   • Leave the Masquerade... disabled.
   • Leave the Custom LTI Parameters empty.
   • Hit Save Changes.
8. Send an email to Willo Support with the new configuration details. Willo will complete the last couple of tasks on the backend.