Canvas Instructor: Add an OLI Torus link to your Canvas class

Canvas Instructor: Add an OLI Torus link to your Canvas class

This set of instructions is meant to help a Brightspace instructor add OLI Torus links to a Brightspace course.

ADMIN STEP 1: Register OLI Torus as an LTI Advantage (LTI v1.3) external tool

INSTRUCTOR STEP 2: Add an OLI Torus link to your Canvas course

  1. In the lefthand navigation menu
  2. As an assignment
  3. As a module
  1. At the bottom of the navigation menu click Settings
  2. Click the Navigation tab and locate OLI Torus in the list of disabled navigation items at the bottom of the page.
  3. Drag it to the top of the page into the list of enabled navigation menu items, and position it where you want.
  4. Scroll to the bottom and click Save. 
  5. Note OLI Torus is now visible in your navigation menu on the left side of the Canvas page.
This is the recommended placement if you don't want to place OLI Torus in the navigation menu, because it will result in OLI Torus also being visible on the Canvas class Home page. If you prefer to add OLI Torus as a Module, skip to OPTION 3 below. To avoid confusion, add your OLI Torus course link in only one place, Navigation Menu, Assignments, or Modules.
  1. Click Assignments > +Assignment
  2. Add a title. This is what students will see when they click on Assignments in the Canvas class.
  3. Scroll down to Submission Type, select External Tool, and click Find.
  4. Choose OLI Torus from the list and click Load in a new tab.
  5. Click Save and Publish or Save. If necessary, publish the OLI Torus assignment by clicking the “not published” icon on the right side of the page.
  1. Click Modules in the Nav menu, then Create a new module
  2. Give the Module a name, such as OLI Torus Course (or base the title on your Torus content, such as Wellstart or General Chemistry) and click Add Module.
  3. In the new Module, click the Plus (+) sign and select External Tool.
  4. Select OLI Torus from the list, update the title if you like, click Load in a new tab and click Add Item.
  5. Publish the OLI Torus module by clicking the “unpublished” icon on the right end of the OLI Torus module.
  6. Click through to Load OLI Torus in a new window and configure your OLI Torus course (next steps below).

INSTRUCTOR STEP 3: Configure your OLI Torus course

Now that Torus has a link in your Canvas class, you must connect the link to some OLI Torus material, and configure it for use with your students.
  1. Click the OLI Torus link you just added.
  2. A new tab will open, allowing you to configure your OLI Torus materials. Click Start.



  3. Follow the prompts:
    1. Select source. Use the search feature to find the desired content, if necessary.
    2. Course name, Course section number (can be a catalog number / CRN, for example), and modality for how class meets.
    3. Course details – start and end dates and times.
Note: Once a link to OLI Torus is configured, placing additional links in different places in the Canvas course will go to the same OLI Torus course.
Students will only access the OLI Torus course from the link(s) in Canvas set up by the instructor. They have no OLI Torus Account ID or Password.

That’s it! Subsequent clicks by you and your students will take you to the Torus section you configured.

FAQs
What if I need to unlink my course because it is the wrong course?
Contact OLI Support at oli-help@cmu.edu to unlink your course.

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