3. Its primary purpose is to connect learning systems such
as a Learning Management System (LMS) with external
service tools in a standard way across learning systems.LTI
Learning Tools Interoperability
4.
5. Education needs a to leverage the power of a common architecture
built on open, community-governed standards that allow an
institution to quickly and easily customize their EdTech environment,
thus creating an EdTech ecosystem that enables and supports
creativity. Such a platform would reduce investment on repetitive
integrations, lower barriers to entry and focus investment on
educational innovation.
https://www.imsglobal.org/initiative/ecosystem-learning-platforms-apps-and-tools
6. LTI Consumer: Learning Management System (LMS). The LTI Consumer
provides user information and context to the LTI Tool Provider. Additionally the
LTI Consumer provides authentication vouching for the user to the LTI Tool
Provider.
7. LTI Tool Provider: This is providing the service to the LTI Consumer. This can
be on-premises software or a service that is hosted outside the LTI Consumer.
http://www.imsglobal.org/cc/statuschart.cfm
8.
9. Register new users on-the-fly
when they first launch application
from within the LMS.
10. Tools typically rely solely on the data being passed,
which can include the user's role(s) within the
course (context) from which they have launched
PID
