Administrators can add LTI tools, referred to as External Learning Tools in D2L, at the global level. Please refer to your onboarding communication for your CUPA-provided key and secret.

On this page, you'll find instructions for

1. LTI Integration
2. Adding Course Content Links to D2L
3. Initializing the Course
4. Using D2L-Specific Features
5. Copying Your Brightspace Course

1. LTI Integration

In D2L, only those with an admin role can add external learning tools. (Please refer to your onboarding communication for your CUPA-provided key and secret) If you're an instructor adding content links to your course, please skip to Step 2 below.

To add PsycLearn,

• Log into Brightspace.
• From the Settings menu, select External Learning Tools.
• Select Manage Tool Providers, then New Tool Provider.
• Complete the Tool Provider Settings as follows
  • Provider Domain: https://app.willolabs.com
  • Version: Inherit Global 1.1
  • OAuth Signature Method: HMAC-SHA1
  • Secret: Provided by APA
  • Tool consumer information: Check the box to Use custom tool consumer information instead of default
  • Key: Provided by APA
  • Name: APA Digital Learning Tools
  • Visibility: Yes
  • Security Settings: Select all. (Please consult with your Onboarding Specialist if your institution requires alternate privacy settings.)
• Select Save and Close.

2. Adding Course Content Links to D2L

Once the tool provider is set up, you need to make content visible to students. In Brightspace, you do this by creating a link to an existing activity (the tool provider added in Step 1 above).

Creating APA Digital Learning Content Links

• Navigate to your course and module where want to add a link to APA Digital Learning Tools.
• Select Existing Activities, then select External Learning Tools from the drop-down menu.

• From the resulting Add Activity screen, create a new LTI link for the APA content that you'd like to add by scrolling to the bottom of the window of existing activities and select the Create New LTI Link button.

• From the resulting Create screen:
  • Add a title,
  • The launch URL (from the spreadsheet provided by your Onboarding Specialist),
  • Select Legacy LTI Tool from the Tool drop-down, then
    Select Create and Insert

• Navigate to the activity you just created and select the drop-down arrow to the right of the title. Select Edit Properties in Place to select the option to Open as External Resource.

D2L does not automatically add activity links to your grade book!

To add a grade item, launch the activity from your course. (If you've set this up correctly, the activity should open in a new tab.) Return to the D2L tab in your browser to select the plus sign [+] in the Assessment area to add a new grade item.

• From the New Grade Item modal, add additional details:
  • Name (required)
  • Category
  • Description
  • Maximum Points (required)
  • Availability
• After entering these details, select Create.
• After you Create the New Grade Item, you must select Save in the Assessment area. After saving, the new grade item will appear in your grade book.

3. Initialize the Course

You must initialize your course so that students can access any of the APA Digital Learning content you added. This one-time-only step is required. To initialize your course, select any link that you've added.

• Enter your course start date (as mm/dd/yyyy). The date you provide will determine when students can begin accessing Academic Writer and PsycLearn content. (If students are using access codes, this date will also be used to determine their free trial period.)
• Select Submit to initialize your course.

4. Using D2L-Specific Features

Using release conditions allows you to control when students see specific PsycLearn and Academic Writer content; this can force students to complete assignments in a specific order or provide additional learning opportunities to students who might need them.

• Navigate to the content you'd like to set conditions for and select Edit Properties in Place then Release Conditions.
• From the drop-down menu under Condition Type, select Grade value on a grade item. (You can also select Visited Content Topic if a grade is not applied to the prerequisite for the activity.)
• In the Condition Details area, graded items are listed in the Grade Item drop-down menu. Select the Grade Itemthat you want students to complete before accessing the current activity.

• In the Criteria area, you can select from the following:
  • Less than or equal to (<=)
  • Less than (<)
  • Greater than or equal to (>=)
  • Greater than (>)
  • Between
  • Not between
• In the Grade field, enter a number to represent the percentage of the grade you want students to achieve in the prior activity. In the example above, students must complete Module Three: Ethical Practices with a grade greater than or equal to (>=) 80%.
• Select Create to save the conditions, then you must select Update to ensure that the conditions you have set to the current activity are applied.

5. Copying Your Brightspace Course

If you've used APA Digital Learning Tools in previous courses, you may be able to copy your course, modules, and assignments. After you copy your course, we recommend double-checking

• Assignment link settings (to make sure they're still opening in a new tab) and
• Assignment due dates.

If you don't see the options shown in these instructions, you may want to check with your LMS admin to confirm that copying course content is available in your instance of Brightspace.

If you'd like to review additional content and add new links, please refer to the spreadsheet provided by your onboarding specialist. Please note that launch URLs are not clickable until they have been added to your course.

To copy your course

• From the top navigation menu, select Course Admin, then Import/Export/Copy Components from the Site Resources area.

• Select the Search for offering button, select your course from the pop-up window, select the Add Selected button, then opt to Copy All Components or Select Components.