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Add Links in LTI Advantage LMS to SAM Activities and Resources

If your LTI Advantage LMS is not otherwise specified, the following steps apply to any LTI Advantage compliant LMS. After setting up your SAM course, create links from LTI Advantage LMS to activities or other content in SAM. Linked graded activities are included in the LTI Advantage LMS gradebook.

Before adding links to SAM activities, make sure your SAM course is set up the way you want it.

  • Add and organize the assigned activities and course materials for your SAM course.
  • Configure assignment settings such as grading, attempts, feedback, time limits, due dates, point values, and grade categories.
Best Practice Use consistent assignment settings and a consistent schedule for due dates and times.
Prerequisites
Other LTI Advantage Compliant LMS

Links created in this way are sometimes called deep links because they are not just web links but allow data to be exchanged between LTI Advantage LMS and SAM.

  1. Open your LTI Advantage LMS course.
  2. Follow the steps for your LMS to access the Cengage tool.
  3. Click the Cengage tool.
    If the tool is not available, contact your administrator.
  4. Click Select Content.
  5. Select activities to include in your course.
    A selected activity is labeled "This activity is imported in your LMS" and a warning message says "You are about to re-import already existing assignments."

    Activities that have already been added are marked This activity is imported in your LMS. To avoid duplicate activity links and gradebook columns, do not import the same activity twice.

    By default, when you include a graded activity it is added to the LTI Advantage LMS gradebook.

  6. Click Continue.
  7. Optional: Repeat these steps to add another link.

If needed, you can reorganize the links in LTI Advantage LMS.