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3 [[image:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Icons.WebHome@KB_LTI.png||alt="KB_Seite.png" data-xwiki-image-style="img-icon"]] The course element **//LTI Tool// **is intended for the **integration of external learning applications **into the learning platform. The abbreviation LTI stands for //Learning Tool Interoperability//. With it, you can integrate external software such as an external chat, a Mediawiki, a test editor, or a virtual chemistry lab into the course.
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13 == Use from the learner's perspective ==
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15 Depending on the author's configuration, opening the **LTI Tool** course element will either display the content in the course content area or display the **Open in new window **button.
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17 Clicking this button opens the external learning application in a new browser tab. Based on the author's configuration, the required login and user data are securely transmitted to the integrated learning application in the background and processed there. For an overview of data transmission, see the page [[Data- and Parameter transmission>>url:https://help.bps-system.de/wiki/bin/view/LMS/Benutzerhandbuch%20OPAL/Lehren/Kursbausteine/LTI-Tool/Daten-%20und%20Parameter%C3%BCbertragung%20%C3%BCber%20LTI/]].
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23 == Use from the author's perspective ==
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26 The following functions are available to you in the course editor:
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29 === Add a course element LTI-Tool ===
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35 === General configuration settings ===
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37 In the course editor, you will find the following configuration tabs:
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54 Visibility
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57 You can restrict the visibility of the course element, if necessary. Further information can be found in the section [[Visibility>>doc:.KB LTI Konfiguration allgemein.KB LTI Sichtbarkeit.WebHome]].
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61 Access
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64 If needed, you can also restrict the access of the course element. Further information can be found in the section [[Access>>doc:.KB LTI Konfiguration allgemein.KB LTI Zugang.WebHome]].
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69 Here you can configure the LTI tool. You can either select the **LTI version** and then, if applicable, a** central LTI tool already stored for your institution** or make your own settings to connect an **individual LTI tool**. Detailed instructions are given on this page [[Configuration>>doc:.KB LTI Konfiguration allgemein.KB LTI Tool Konfiguration.WebHome]].
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71 |=Assessment|In this tab, you can make various basic configuration settings for the assessment which will affect the assessment form and the information displayed for the assessment in the course run. Find more information on this at [[Assessment (LTI)>>doc:.KB LTI Konfiguration allgemein.LTI Bewertung.WebHome]].
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80 If you, as course administrator, call up the LTI tool course element in CourseRun, the LTI tool is assigned the role of ‘Instructor’ and may therefore display different content than that shown to participants.
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82 You can test the user perspective in the learner view. Here, the role ‘Learner’ is assigned to the LTI tool for display purposes.
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84 You can find general information about transferring data to the LTI tool on the page [[Data- and Parameter transfer>>doc:LMS.Benutzerhandbuch OPAL.Lehren.Kursbausteine.LTI-Tool.Daten- und Parameterübertragung über LTI.WebHome]].
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