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Canvas Integrations (LTI)

Learning Tools Interoperability is an education technology specification developed by the 1EdTech Consortium (formerly known as IMS Global). It specifies a method for learning management systems to communicate with external systems. These tools are essentially “plugins” that provide extended functionality within Canvas.

List of LTI tools and current status

Because student data may be sent and received through LTIs, requests for LTIs must be reviewed and approved.

The approval process for each tool will include reviews for Functionality, Accessibility, Security, FERPA, Legal, Cost, Data Security, as well as other factors.

LTIs and publisher tools cannot be added to Canvas until after the review is complete and approved. There is no guarantee an LTI and/or a Publisher Tool will be available for a specific quarter. Further, you should not write in the use of any proposed LTIs into grants, until the review process is complete, and the tool has been approved for integration.  If you write in the tool into a grant, and the tool is not approved, this may place your grant in jeopardy.

  • On average, a review will take 6 to 12 months, however, under the current UC system guidance, the process regularly extends well beyond 12 months.
  • LTIs that duplicate current services will likely not be approved. (See list above for the services presently available)
  • Once a tool is approved, the requester will be notified.
  • If a tool is not approved, the requester will be notified of the reasons, and alternate options will be suggested (if applicable).
  • If the desired LTI is not already on the List of LTI Tools, please utilize the LTI Service Request form to submit a formal request.

For additional context, the review process consists of three main components and the tool will not be approved for use without the finalization and approval of all associated components.

  • Appendix DS (UC Wide Data Security Governance contract, between the campus, and the vendor)
    • This ensures data security practices follow, at minimum, University of California requirements.
    • This provides a level of assurance that the UC is protected in the event a vendor tool is compromised by a malicious actor in the event of a data breach.
  • Cyber Liability Insurance Requirement
    • The UC requires $10 million in Cyber Liability insurance from vendors in order to approve the integration from a data security perspective.
  • UC Terms and Conditions
    • The vendor and the UC must reach an agreement on contractual language as it pertains to Terms and Conditions on the use of the software.

If you have any questions about how to use these LTIs, please contact UCR’s XCITE Center for Teaching and Learning via email at xcite-help@ucr.edu.

For technical assistance, please contact UCR ITS at https://ithelp.ucr.edu.