Badgr Pathways LTI for Blackboard
Badgr Pathways is a paid feature of Badgr Pro.
A single pathway can be added to multiple courses and/or multiple pathways can be added to a single course.
The Badgr Pathways LTI app allows Blackboard instructors to add Badgr Pathways to courses. Instructors can view group or individual progress along the learning pathway. Students are able to see their own individual progress and are provided with a roadmap of their learning journey. Badgr Pathways can be constructed using Open Badges from any platform and/or issuer.
Prerequisites- Ensure you are enrolled as a teacher in the course.
- Define an issuer in Badgr before creating the Badgr Pathway.
- Define the set of badges that will be used for the Pathway.
- Create and publish a Badgr Pathway.
- Create an LTI for the desired Pathway.
Installing the Badgr Pathways LTI is easy!
Badgr Pathways gives teachers and students an easy-to-use view of their progress through a pathway right in their courses.
- From your issuer dashboard in Badgr Pathways, find the pathway you want to add to your course and select LTI Integrations.
- Install the newly created LTI app by copying the key, secret and URL from Pathways into Blackboard. Learn more below.
Step-by-Step: How to Install
In Badgr...
- Sign in to the Badgr server of your choice and select an issuer profile or create a new one.
- Select the Manage Pathways button from the Issuer detail page. Alternatively, you may use the Apps menu in Badgr to connect to Pathways.
- A new window will open to the Pathways app. If you are prompted to log in or authorize, please do so.
- Once logged in, you will be taken to the "My Issuers" area in the Pathways app.
- Select the issuer that manages the pathway you wish to add to your course.
- Select the ellipses that correspond with the pathway you wish to add to your course.
- Choose LTI Integrations
- From the LTI Integrations page, you can manage or add a new integration. Select Add Integration to create a new installation.
- Give your new integration a meaningful name and select Blackboard.
In Blackboard...
Sign in as a teacher and access the course where you wish to add a Pathway.
Go to the course content area and select the plus sign, then the Create button.
From the Create menu, select Teaching Tools with LTI connection.
From here, enter a title for the LTI app you are creating.
Use the drop-down menu and ensure the LTI is visible to students.
Copy the Launch or Configuration URL from the custom LTI you created in Badgr Pathways. For Blackboard it is always https://badgr.com/api/lti/spg/launch.
Once you have added a Configuration URL, the Key and Security Token fields will become available. Copy and paste the Consumer Key and Consumer Secret (Shared Secret) into the corresponding fields.
- Select the Save button.
- Use the dropdown menu from the External Tool to preview the results in a new window. The new window should open up a view of your Pathway.
- Add the External Tool as Content to the course and make it visible to students.
Students
When students sign in to the course and access the Pathways LTI app, they will be prompted to agree to the Badgr Terms of Service and directed through an authorization process.
After authorizing the Badgr app, students can view the Pathway right from within their course.
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