Moodle LTI Application Installation

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Customers using the Moodle LMS will now be able to embed their product resources directly inside their Moodle courses, without ever having to leave Moodle.  The file picker plugin is composed of two main components:

Repository (repository/product)

  • Provides a custom 'repository' file picker as part of Moodle's built-in media integration.

Filter (filter/product)

  • Transforms the content URLs generated by the product repository plugin into the product's embedded media player

Moodle is available for the following products:

  • Access Video On Demand
  • Classroom Video On Demand
  • Films On Demand
  • Access Video On Demand Just For Kids
  • Learn360

Prerequisites for Installing the File Picker Plugin

  1. Requires Moodle v2.3 or above.
  2. Your LTI Access Key - obtained from the product support
  3. Download the latest plugin files
  4. If you have previously installed one of our Moodle modules, we would recommend you completely unistall it before proceeding with this installation.  The new file picker will function with the older module still installed, but we cannot provide support for the deprecated activity module.
  5. Links embedded using the older module CANNOT be migrated over to the new file picker interface.
  6. If you are running a previous version of our Moodle LTI app, you should be able to perform an upgrade by replacing server files and running the normal upgrade process in the Notifications section.  The Launch URL will need to be replaced along with your access key.  If you run into any issues with this process, it is recommended that you completely remove the old plugins and perform a fresh installation using the instructions below.

Instructions for removing a previous version of our Moodle LTI app:

*Note - If you were not using a previous version of our Moodle LTI app, you may skip this section

  1. With Moodle Admin credentials, go into Site Administration --> Plugins --> Manage Repositories, and locate the product repository.
  2. Click the Uninstall link to the right of the product repository to remove it.
  3. Click Continue to confirm the action, and then Continue once more to have Moodle remove the plugin folder from the server.
  4. Once complete, you will most likely need to click the Upgrade Moodle database button before you can continue.
  5. Return to Site Administration and select Plugins --> Filters --> Manage Filters, and then locate the product filter.
  6. Click the Uninstall link to the right of the product filter to remove it.
  7. Click Continue to confirm the action, and then Continue once more to have Moodle remove the plugin folder from the server.
  8. Once completed, you will most likely need to click the Upgrade Moodle database button before you can continue.

Instructions for installing the new Filter and Repository plugin files on your Moodle server

  1. Download the new Filter and Repository files.
  2. Extract the contents of the zip file to your computer.
  3. You will end up with two main folders:
    1. Filter
    2. Repository
  4. Inside each folder you will find a product folder that will need to be copied to your Moodle server via FTP, and placed in the respective filter and repository folders.
    1. Copy repository/<product> into path/to/your/moodle/repository/
    2. Copy filters/<product> into path/to/your/moodle/filters/
  5. Once both folders have been uploaded to their respective directories on the server, return to Site Administration and click on Notifications.
  6. Moodle should be prompting you to install/upgrade the new plugin now.  Click Upgrade Moodle database now.
  7. Click Continue on the Success page to complete the installation/upgrade.
  8. The repository and filter must be configured now.

Repository Configuration:

  1. Before you will be able to use the file picker, you will need to enable the repository.
  2. Go to Site Administration --> Repositories --> Manage Repositories
  3. Locate the product plugin and select "Enable and visible" from the drop down menu
  4. Enter a Repository name
  5. Enter the Launch URL
  6. Enter the access key provided by support
  7. Click Save

Filter Configuration:

  1. In order for content to display in Moodle, you must enable the product Filter.
  2. Go to Site Administration --> Plugins --> Manage Filters.
  3. Locate the product filter and verify Active is set to "On"

Return to your Moodle course and begin embedded your product content.

 

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