LTI TOOL SETUP – Canvas LMS:
The following steps will guide you through the LTI setup process to access Elsevier Products and gather the information needed to allow outcomes to pass back to the course on your local LMS.
- Login into your Canvas system.
- Navigate to the course shell where you want to add the LTI link.
- Click on Settings then click on theApps Tab.
- To configure an app, click theView App Configurations button.
- Click the Add App Button.
- Select the Configuration Type drop-down menu and set the configuration type to Manual Entry then enter the following.
Name: (whatever you prefer)
Consumer Key: [Enter key here]
Shared Secret: [Enter shared secret here]
Launch URL: [Enter Launch URL here]
Domain: Leave Blank
Privacy: Public
Custom Fields:collection_id=xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*If using multiple collections, enter ISBN followed by space (ex. collection_id=9780323476543 978032347xxxx)
- Click Submit.
- Click on the Modules tab.
- Click + Module to create a new module.
- Enter Module Name: (whatever you prefer) click Add Module.
- Click on the + next to the newly created module.
- On the Add Item page, ClickExternal Tool from the drop down menu.
- Select the app you created in previous step.
- Load in a new tab: checked.
- Click Add Item.
If you’d like to configure your Canvas LMS for outcomes (grade reporting), please do the following
- Login as Admin.
- Click on the Account tab then click on Settings.
- Scroll down to Approved Integrations.
- Click+ New Access Token.
- Click Generate Token.
Note: Please copy token immediately. Once you leave this page you won’t be able to retrieve the full token anymore, you’ll have to regenerate it to get a new value.
- Send token to Elsevier via HighTail: details below.
- Paste Access Token to a text or Word document and save the file locally
- Visit
- Sign up for a free account
- Once you are signed in click the “Send files” button at the top of the screen
- To:
- Subject: Canvas Outcomes Setup Details from {School Name}
- Attach the saved file with the Access Token details
- Click Next
- Click Send
- You will receive an email within 24-48 hours from Integration Support with the final steps needed to establish outcomes.
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