Administrator level access in Moodle is required to configure LTI Deep Linking.

  1. Go to Site Administration > Plugins > Manage Tools.


  2. Find the CourseArc tool and select the gear icon to update the settings.


  3. Confirm that the Tool settings are configured as follows:
    Tool name: Tool name should indicate that the content source is CourseArc (e.g., CourseArc Content Selector)
    Tool URL: URL should include /lti-select at the end
    Tool configuration usage: Select Show in activity chooser and as a preconfigured tool from the dropdown list
    Default launch container: Embed, without blocks
    Content-item Message: Enabled
    Content Selection URL: URL should include /lti-select at the end


  4. Select Save changes.

    To confirm that LTI Deep Linking is working properly, complete the following steps to test adding content.

    1. Go to the course home page and select +Add an activity or resource for the topic where the content needs to be added.

    2. Select the preconfigured external tool.


    3. The Adding a new External Tool form will appear. Enter a name in the Activity name field and click the Select content button.

    4. The Select Content view will display in a new window showing all the courses available sorted by course name. Click the + in the Select column to show the modules of content available in the corresponding course. Select the module to add.


    5. The Adding a new External Tool form will reappear with a notification stating that the content has been successfully fetched and the Tool URL field is populated with the LTI embed link.
      Note: Confirm that the link has been populated by clicking the Show more… link.

    6. Click the Privacy and Grade disclosure triangles to access the grade and grade passback settings.
      Note: The Privacy setting Accept grades from the tool must be enabled for grade passback to work.

    7. Select the Save and display button.