The PebblePad LTI integration provides synchronisation between a VLE course and an ATLAS workspace. These can be managed by connecting and disconnecting links.
Connect a workspace
When a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) course is connected to an ATLAS workspace using the LTI integration, it enables:
- User and enrolment synchronisation
- Single Sign-On access (from VLE to PebblePad)
- Assignment synchronisation and direct resource access
- Grade synchronisation (from ATLAS to VLE)
A course-to-workspace connection is formed when the first PebblePad assignment is added to a VLE course. During the setup process, you can choose to connect to:
Assignments and enrolments should not be copied for LTI-linked workspaces.
As a workspace can only be linked to one course at a time, only unlinked workspaces will be selectable.
Workspace Managers must already be enrolled to the workspace, and be assigned the Manage assignments permission.
Organisation and Region Managers do not need to be enrolled to the workspace but must have the permission to Manage workspaces for this region.
If the existing workspace contains:
- multiple assignments - choose which to connect to during the initial setup, and create further assignment links in the VLE to connect other existing unlinked assignments.
- enrolments - manually added accounts will remain. A new user group will be added containing the synchronised accounts from the VLE, or a previously synchronised group will be updated.
To connect:
- Follow the assignment set-up process for your VLE:
Create a PebblePad assignment in Blackboard
Create a PebblePad assignment in Brightspace
- Choose the workspace to connect to by selecting either new, copy, or existing.
View LTI workspace connections
An LTI overview is provided for all workspaces within a region to show the:
- presence of a link
- version of LTI used
- web address of linked VLE course
To view:
- From the ATLAS dashboard, click the region title.
- Click Workspaces
- The LTI Status column confirms a connection and LTI version.
- In the workspace row, click the 3-dot icon.
- Choose View LTI info.
- Further information is provided, including the VLE course web address.
Disconnect a workspace
A connection between a VLE course and an ATLAS workspace can be removed.
Where the workspace contains multiple linked assignments, the connections must be removed one assignment at a time.
Upon the final linked assignment being removed, the overall connection between the VLE course and the ATLAS workspace is also removed.
To disconnect:
- From the ATLAS dashboard, click into the region title.
- Click Workspaces
- In the row of the workspace, click the 3 dot menu
- Click View LTI info
- (For multiple assignments) Select the assignment and click Continue
- Tick 'I wish to remove this LTI link'
- Click Remove LTI Link
- Repeat to remove all assignments and overall workspace link
The PebblePad assignment link in the VLE must also be removed manually after the assignment, or workspace, has been deleted if it is no longer required.