Integrate MATLAB Grader with Blackboard (Ultra or Original) — LTI 1.3
LMS Administrators: Add MATLAB Grader to Blackboard LTI Tool Providers
To add MATLAB® Grader™ to Blackboard® LTI tool providers, follow the steps in this section.
Note
For all text that you copy and then paste into the integration fields, make sure there are no leading and trailing spaces in the text, otherwise the integration may not work.
Step 1. Sign in to Blackboard as LMS Administrator
Sign in to your university’s instance of Blackboard (either Ultra or Original) as a user with administrator
privileges, specifically the ability to register a new LTI 1.3/Advantage tool.
The URL of the login page may look similar to this example:
https://bd-partner-a-ultra.blackboard.com/ultra
.
Step 2. Register a New LTI 1.3/Advantage Tool
Go to the Admin or System Admin panel.
Under Integrations, select LTI Tool Providers.
In LTI Tool Providers, click Register LTI 1.3/Advantage Tool.
Enter the following value into the Client ID field where prompted:
282f074d-5add-4fbe-8ccc-1bce81138a89
. Make sure there are no leading or trailing spaces.Click Submit.
Step 3. Modify LTI 1.3 Tool
In Modify LTI 1.3 Tool, find Deployment ID. Copy the value for Deployment ID. You need this value in a later step.
Scroll down to Institution Policies. Set the values for the fields as indicated in the following table.
Field Name Field Value User Fields to Send Prompt Value Role in Course Selected Name Not selected Email Address Not selected Allow grade service access Yes Allow Membership Service Access No Show User Acknowledgement Message No Tool Status Approved Click Submit.
Note
Adding MATLAB Grader as an LTI 1.3 tool using the method described above automatically creates a "Course content tool" Placement in Blackboard. You can review the Placements for MATLAB Grader in the list of LTI Tool Providers by locating MATLAB Grader LTI 1.3 and choosing "Manage Placements."
Step 4. Manage Global Property Settings
While on the LTI Tool Providers list, click Manage Global Properties.
Under Feature Availability, set "Allow configured tool providers to post grades" to Yes.
Click Submit
Step 5. Sign in to MATLAB Grader as an LMS Administrator
When you sign in to MATLAB Grader, use the MathWorks® Account associated with the LMS administrator. The account holder must also be a license administrator for managing MathWorks licenses and must have been given access to MATLAB Grader by MathWorks Customer Support or by another license administrator at your university.
Sign in at the URL https://grader.mathworks.com and then click LMS Integration. Alternatively, you can access the page directly at https://grader.mathworks.com/lti_credentials.
Step 6. Register LMS Information in MATLAB Grader
On the LMS Integration page:
Under Step 1, choose LTI version “LTI 1.3.”
Under Step 3, provide the following values when prompted. These values are for production instances of Blackboard. If you are using Blackboard in a non production environment, contact Blackboard customer support for alternate URLs.
Field Name Field Value Issuer https://blackboard.com
Client ID 282f074d-5add-4fbe-8ccc-1bce81138a89
Public keyset URL https://developer.blackboard.com/api/v1/management/applications/282f074d-5add-4fbe-8ccc-1bce81138a89/jwks.json
Auth token endpoint https://developer.blackboard.com/api/v1/gateway/oauth2/jwttoken
OIDC auth request endpoint https://developer.blackboard.com/api/v1/gateway/oidcauth
Deployment ID Use the Deployment ID value that you obtained in an earlier step.
Click Submit.
Ready For Instructor Access
The integration is now complete. Instructors can now add MATLAB Grader problems to their courses.
If instructors have already created assessment content at https://grader.mathworks.com, they can add content by following the instructions in Add MATLAB Grader Assessment Items to LMS Course.
Otherwise, instructors can go to https://grader.mathworks.com to set up collections (Create Collections and Groups) and start adding content (Add MATLAB Grader Assessment Items to LMS Course).
Getting Help
If at any point in this process you require assistance integrating MATLAB Grader with your LMS using LTI 1.3, contact MathWorks Technical Support.