Integrating VMware Lab Platform as an LTI provider for the Docebo LMS

Products

• VMWare Hands-on Labs

Issue/Introduction

Learning Management System (LMS)
A learning management system is software that is explicitly designed to create, distribute, and manage the delivery of educational content. Think of a learning management system as a technology that can improve learning, make it faster, productive, cost-effective, and what is more critical - trackable.

Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)
Learning Tools Interoperability is an initiative managed by the IMS Global Learning Consortium to integrate learning applications used by instructors into their courses seamlessly. It includes a standard protocol for establishing a trusted relationship between the tool provider and the Learning Management System so that students and teachers can have a seamless, integrated experience of using the tool within the context of their course.

Docebo will be our (LMS) and VMware Lab Platform our (LTI Provider)

Please note: The information provided here is intended only to assist with some of the common ways our product can be integrated into this system. Our support site is not a comprehensive guide to the use of the Docebo LMS, and our team can only assist with the LTI integration; we are unable to provide support for any other aspect of Docebo's functionality.

Resolution

Gather LTI Details from VLP
To begin, we need to get our LTI details by going to our VLP Administrator UI, under Tenant Management > Settings > Search for LTI and copy the following information:

• LTI Consumer Key
• LTI Shared Secret

Please note: You can also find the Public Key under Integrations > LTI Integrations > LTI Tool Settings if required.

Uploading LTI Content

Please note: Your Docebo LMS can import Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) content as learning objects into both courses and your Central Learning Object Repository. Docebo supports LTI 1.0 and 1.1 content.

1. Log in to the platform as a Superadmin, and access the Admin Menu by scrolling your mouse over the gear icon on the top right corner. Then, in the E-Learning section, select the Course Management item. Select a course from the list by clicking its description, then move to the Training Material tab. Click the Add Training Material button, then select LTI from the dropdown menu.
2. On the main import page, begin in the LTI tab. Add a title and description into the corresponding text boxes, then add the launch URL into the dedicated text box (remember the Launch URL format must have HTTPS protocol). Then, insert your Consumer Key and Shared Secret into the corresponding text boxes.

Please Note: If your LMS does not support a custom parameter text box, you must include the Lab SKU as the last segment in the Launch URL. For example, if the Lab SKU in VLP is lab-01, then the Launch URL should look like this: https://core.vmwarelearningplatform.com/lti/launch/lab-01, and if you are using Docebo and VLP to deploy led lab instructor classes, then it needs to be configured with the class passed as additional parameter 'custom_class': e.g., https://core.learningplatform.vmware.com/lti/launch/<lab_sku>?custom_class=<class_sku>

3. Then, in the Privacy section, select the share launcher’s name and email in the tool. Now, in the Completion section, flag how you want to mark the completion of the object. Remember that the only time this type of learning object will be marked as In Progress is if the learning object is a quiz.

Please Note: For LTI 1.0 objects, you must flag the option to complete the object upon opening the learning objects. For LTI 1.1 objects, you can flag the option to complete the object after receiving feedback from the external tool. When you flag this option, two more options will appear. These options are for quizzes or for learning object-completing purposes.

4. Finally, select the view mode for the learning object in the course player: inline, lightbox, new window or browser, or fullscreen. When you’re finished, move to the Additional Info tab on the left side of the page. Choose a thumbnail, or upload your own. You can also add a short description in the corresponding text box. When you’re finished, press Save Changes.
5. The learning object will now appear in the list on the course’s training materials page. You can select the menu item at the end of the learning object’s row. Then, you can edit or delete the object, push the object to the Central Repository, or manage the object’s advanced settings or prerequisites. Once a user has completed the learning object, and you want to view the tracking of the object, access the course’s report.
6. Play button to activate the Learner View. Once the course player appears, select the learning object, then the learning object can be played by all users.

Please Note: VLP requires First Name, Last Name, and Company Name to create the account. You will need to add this information to the accounts created in Docebo.