Install the Webex Education Connector in Blackboard Learn with Ultra Experience Enabled
Blackboard Learn release 3400.5.0-rel.12+393c117 includes the Webex Education Connector. Follow these steps to install it. As an administrator of a Blackboard site and an administrator of the Webex site, you are required to complete the installation. If you use the Webex Education Connector, make sure that any courses that you are using are in Ultra Course View mode.
In this article, we will give you a step-by-step guide on how to create Ultra Course View courses in Blackboard.
In order to integrate the Cisco Webex Education Connector with your Cisco Webex Site, you must use the following steps:
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Those sites that are managed with Cisco Webex Site Administration can be accessed by signing in to the site’s interface and going to Configuration > Common Site Settings > Options.
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Go to the customer view of the Cisco Webex Control Hub by going to https://admin.webex.com , and then click the Services option , followed by Meeting , and then Select Sites . This is how you manage sites in Cisco Webex Control Hub. Click Configure Site for the Webex site for which you wish to make changes, and then under the Common Settings submenu, select Site Options for the Webex site you wish to modify.
There are two places to enter a domain name, one for Allow the following URL domain names, followed by a comma, followed by lti.educonnector.io.
Then, in a new tab in your browser, type in the following information: https://lti.educonnector.io/ in the address bar;
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Full name —If you would like, you can enter the first and last name of yourself.
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Email —The email address you used to register as an administrator must be entered here.
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Institution —Your institution’s name should be entered here.
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Webex site —The name of your Webex site should be entered here. The name of your Webex site is the text that appears before .webex.com in your Webex URL. In the case of https://myschool.webex.com/, you would enter myschool (you would exclude the https:// and .webex.com, as well as removing the capitalization).
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LMS … —In the drop-down menu that appears, select Blackboard Ultra.
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Blackboard Site Domain —Your Blackboard site’s URL must be entered here. As an example, if the address is https://myschool.blackboard.com, enter myschool.blackboard.com in the address bar.
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Blackboard Site Timezone —You can choose your local time zone from the drop down list depending on the location of your Blackboard site.
Click on the Next button.
Ensure you take note of the following information when you create your LTI launch URL , your Consumer Key , and your Application ID during the process.
Using Blackboard’s administrative tools, you can create integrations using System Admin > Integrations > REST API Integrations > Create Integration by logging in as an administrator.
Below you will find the information you need to enter:
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Application ID —The Application ID that was generated in Step 3 should be used.
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Learn User —You will need to enter the username and password of the administrator.
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End User Access —Please select Yes from the list.
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Authorized to Act as user —Select the Service Default option (No).
Please click the Submit button.
The next thing to do is return to Blackboard, and select System Administration > Integrations > LTI Tool Providers > Register Provider Domain in the top menu bar.
Below you will find the information you need to enter:
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Provider Domain —Click on the following link to access LTI.educonnector.io.
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Provider Domain Status —Please select the Approved option.
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Default Configuration —Choose Globally from the drop-down list.
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Tool Provider Key —Your Consumer Key can be found in Step 3 of this guide.
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Tool Provider Secret —The secret that you shared in Step 3 must be entered here.
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Send User Data —Make sure that the option Send user data over SSL is selected.
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User Fields to Send —Please take a look at the following options:
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Course role and responsibilities
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Identify yourself
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Send me an email at the following address:
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Allow Membership Service Access —Select Yes .
Please click on Submit.
To access the LTI Tool Providers page, navigate to System Admin > Integrations > LTI Tool Providers.
By selecting the down arrow next to Webex, you will be able to select Manage Placements from the menu.
Enter the following information into the Create Placement section:
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Label —It’s time to enter Webex.
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Handle —Webex is now available for you to use.
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Availability —Please select Yes from the list.
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Type —An online course tool is available. There are two types of users: students and non-students.
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Tool Provider URL —Please enter https://lti.educonnector.io/launches in the address bar.
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Tool Provider Key —As soon as the setup is complete, the data will populate.
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Tool Provider Secret —As soon as the setup is complete, the data will populate.
Please select the Submit option.
Open a course and click into the Books and Tools section then click on the Installed WEC name (Webex) to open the Webex Education Connector in that course.
Select the Authorize tab on the Setup tab, then follow the instructions to authorize the account.
The application can only be authorized by administrators. There is a limit of one authorization per administrator, and the authorization is valid for the entire course catalog in which that administrator is enrolled. If the administrator wants to apply for authorization to take the courses, he or she must be enrolled in the courses.