Getting Started: Enable Webex in Your LMS Course

Overview

Blackboard, the campus learning management system or LMS, utilizes Webex LTI (Webex LTI 1.3) connectivity to integrate Webex functionality within a course. By including the tool in a course, Webex meetings can be used for instruction or review, other Webex recordings can be included, Office Hours can be maintained, and classroom collaboration--team chat and functionality--can be used.

Procedures

Activating Webex LTI 1.3 in a course

Authenticate to https://lms.rpi.edu using your RCSID and password, then open the course.
At the top of the side menu, click the + symbol, then select Tool Link from the drop-down menu.

[Arrows pointing to the plus icon located in the left upper corner and the Tool link option from the plus menu]
Fill in the Add Tool Link dialog box, by selecting "Type" as Webex 1.3. It is recommended to use the name Webex 1.3 to differentiate from the old version. Select to make the tool available to users, then click Submit.

[Arrows pointing to the Name and Type field from the Add Tool Link as well as the Submit button in the lower right corner]

Setting Up the Webex LTI 1.3 Tool

Open your course, and click the tool link Webex 1.3 added to the side menu of the course.
On the Setup tab, there are four options to enable, and a time zone to set.
Meetings - Enabling meetings will allow scheduling and hosting either recurring or one-time meetings within the class. Students can join and view meetings through the LMS, and if the meeting is recorded to the cloud, those recordings will be viewable through the LMS. This setting is saved automatically when selected or deselected.

[Arrow pointing to the Enable meetings slider moved to the right]
Other recordings - Enabling other recordings will allow meetings that have been recorded in Webex outside of this course to be imported and shared in the course. This setting is saved automatically when selected or deselected.

[Arrow pointing to the Enable other recordings slider moved to the right]
Office hours - Enabling office hours allows the setting of available hours where students can schedule meetings. This setting is saved automatically when selected or deselected.

Please note: the office hours set will apply to every course for the same instructor and are not specific to each course where Webex is integrated.

[Arrow pointing to the Enable office hours slider moved to the right]
Classroom collaboration - Enabling classroom collaboration sets up a team in the Webex App for all students enrolled in the course. From the Webex App, the instructor can manage team settings, create spaces, and other team management activities. This setting is saved automatically when selected or deselected.

Please note: Upon selection, it will default to automatically sync the roster daily, with an option for a manual immediate sync. It is recommended to leave these set in this manner, so that changes to the course roster will be automatically reflected in the Webex team.

[Arrow pointing to the Enable classroom collaboration slider and check off box to the left of the Automatically sync class roster feature as well as the Daily option selected]
Time zone - If the default time zone is not correct, select the correct option and click Save. This setting is not automatically saved and the button must be clicked.