Skip to end of metadata
Go to start of metadata

You are viewing an old version of this page. View the current version.

Compare with Current View Version History

« Previous Version 4 Next »

This guide is for LMS admins installing the CourseKata application into a class (as opposed to installing the application instance-wide) on the Blackboard Learn learning management system.

\uD83D\uDCD8 Prerequisites

To follow this guide, you will need

  • An instructor account at CourseKata. If you do not have one, you can request one (free) at our website. Make sure to mention that you are an LMS admin, and use your institutional email address.

  • Permissions to install external LTI tools into your LMS.

If you are using domain blocking, you may also want to add domains used in our content to your allow list.

 \uD83D\uDCD8 How CourseKata Works

CourseKata content is built and hosted on our servers and delivered via <iframe> over the LTI protocol to your Learning Management System (LMS). To make this work, you will need to install both the CourseKata application as an external LTI tool, as well as the content as modules in your course. This document will start by explaining how to install the tool—both at the overall LMS level and at the course level—and then how to get the course content linked up with your class.

We support both the LTI 1.1 and LTI 1.3 protocols, though we recommend that you use 1.3 wherever possible.

 🛠️ Registering the Tool

Registering your Platform on CourseKata

  1. Start by logging into CourseKata. You will need an instructor account in order to complete this process, so if you do not have one, you will need to request one.

  2. After you have logged in, go to our platform registration page.

  3. If you see a platform listed for your institution, congrats! It looks like someone has already installed this on your platform. If Everything is correct you can check that the settings there are correct, and jump up to Importing Content . If not, just continue with this guide.

Registering CourseKata as an Application in Anthology’s Developer Portal

To proceed, you'll need to register your application to be part of the available platforms for CourseKata. Ensure you have an account on Blackboard Developer Site by visiting and creating one if necessary. Once your account is set up, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Applications Portal and then click on Register a REST or LTI application.

If you already have an LTI 1.3 application for Coursekata you can jump the next step, and go directly to the step 3.

  1. Fill the formulary with the respective information and remember to select your specific group.

 

If you don't have a group you can go here and create a new one: Create a group

 

Don't forget to save your secret keys in a secure place:

  1. Once you are done you are going to be redirected to the main Applications Dashboard, move to your application and click into the 3 dots button and Edit.

Swap My Integration support LTI 1.3 button:

  1. Now you have the information you need to configure the LTI connection provider between CourseKata and Blackboard, this is the data you will need to configure this platform in the platforms section of the app.

  2. Remember you can follow the instructions from the Coursekata Platforms section (coursekata.org/platforms, select your platform or created one and follow the instructions for LTI 1.3):

 

  1. Click on save and you will be able to continue configuring any of your new content.

Registering CourseKata on your Platform

Now that the LTI 1.3 connection between Blackboard and CourseKata is established correctly, you can proceed registering this provider on your LMS.

  1. Navigate to the System Admin, in the main menu at the right top corner.

  1. Choose LTI Tool Providers from the Integrations section

  1. Select Register LTI 1.3/Advantage Tool

  1. In the Client ID field, input the Application ID provided by your application on Anthology’s Developer Site. The information should load automatically.

  1. If you want to make this tool available to all users at your institution without approval by admins, change Tool Status to Approved.

  1. Under Institution Policies → User Fields to Send, check the boxes for Role in Course, Name, and Email Address then submit.

Congrats! The CourseKata tool should be installed in your LMS and you should see the ready icon. If this is not the case, please don’t hesitate to reach out to tech@coursekata.org for help. Next, you will need to Deploy the tool and share it with the relevant Org Units.

Configuring the course

📘 Importing Content

🎉 CourseKata is now installed and ready for your instructors to use. From here, you can test that the installation is working properly by creating a test course. This is the same process that an instructor would follow to create their course.

  1. From the menu on the top right of CourseKata, choose My Classes under Teaching.

  2. Click the New Class button and choose New Class

A Continuation Class is something an instructor might use if their course is split over two academic periods and as a result they need to reinstall the same course into a new LMS class.

  1. Fill out the form with your institution’s information, and make sure to mark that This is a test class (real instructors will choose real class) but this helps us categorize cleanups. If you are unsure of which book, you can just choose our flagship College / Statistics and Data Science (ABC), though it doesn’t really matter which you choose. When you are done, click Create Class.

  1. You will now see the setup wizard. Since we have different instances of the Blackboard LMS, the domain may vary. To help the wizard identify Blackboard, you should paste the issuer URL here. The issuer is typically https://blackboard.com. Simply paste it and click on NEXT STEP.

  1. Download the Cartridge and lets continue with the creation of a Blackboard LMS Class. To download the cartridge just click here:

  1. As an Admin, go to Blackboard LMS → System Admin, search for the Courses section and click into Courses.

  1. Now click in Create Course → New, and fill the information of your Course and then click Submit.

  1. You will see a label confirming that the class was created successfully, and you can now search for it. You can search it by name or even ID.

  1. To enter the class click on the COURSE ID link.

  1. Inside your class, go to the left toolbar and search for Packages and Utilities and then click Import Package/View Logs.

  1. Click in Import Package. And then search for SELECT A PACKAGE section and then click on Browse Local Files button and select the cartridge for your class.

  1. Click on Select All to select the completed content provided by the cartridge. And the Submit, if everything is ok, you will be able to see a pair of messages telling you that the cartridge was imported successfully.

  1. Go to the left toolbar and click in the name of the Book you’ve chosen for this class, and then select one of the modules.

  1. Finally, enter the module content, and you will see an iframe prompting you to select a class. Click the SELECT CLASS button, and wait for a message indicating that the page needs to be reloaded. Once you see the message, refresh the page.

🎉 The content should now be properly imported and recognized! Head to your Modules section again and choose one of the CourseKata modules. When you access the module, you should see the Course Content properly.

  • No labels