Once an experience is integrated with an LMS via LTI 1.3, it is displayed in the LMS's Central Repository as learning material and can be linked to your courses. When the experience is shared, you will see the following indication:
Shared with the <course name> course, last accessed on <last launch time>
This shared experience can be attached to one or multiple courses. When sharing more than one course, the same experience that was initially shared with the LMS will function as an "experience template." This "experience template" is what appears in LMS's Central Repository, and based on its configuration, all other courses utilizing this learning material will have their own isolated copy, duplicated from the template.
There are two key identifiers with icons for this:
Experience Template: When added to more than one course, it serves as a predefined setup or configuration that can be reused across multiple courses.
Duplicated from the experience: When added to more than one course, CloudShare generates copies based on the original experience template. Changes made to individual courses only affect the respective copy of the experience.
Note: The duplicated experience will only be presented on the CloudShare side after the first LTI launch.
Accessing CloudShare via LMS
For Participants
Participants can launch CloudShare hands-on experiences directly from their LMS course. The integration provides a seamless transition, eliminating the need to switch contexts.
LTI 1.1
When implementing an LTI 1.1 integration, if student information (first name, last name, email) is not shared by the LMS, access to CloudShare will be denied, and the student will see an error message prompting them to update their details in the LMS.
LTI 1.3
When using an LTI 1.3 integration, CloudShare requires email information to uniquely identify students; however, if only partial information is provided, CloudShare will generate an internal email to ensure unique identification.
For Instructors
LTI 1.1
Instructors will be forwarded directly to the CloudShare experience.
LTI 1.3
Instructors can manage their CloudShare sessions directly from the LMS. When launching a CloudShare activity, they will be directed to the instructor console if they are already logged in to CloudShare.
If the instructor is not logged in, they will be prompted to authenticate. After successful authentication, they will be forwarded to the instructor console.
Note: Instructors must be defined in the experience with the same full name and email that are also configured in the LMS to enable authentication.
Managing Experiences and Templates
Once an experience is connected, it serves as a template in your LTI. Adding more courses to the same experience will create copies based on the initial template configuration. Any changes to the original course experience will reflect across all template copies in the LTI.