A single pathway can be added to multiple courses and/or multiple pathways can be added to a single course.
Parchment Digital Badges Pathways is a pro feature.
The Parchment Digital Badges Pathways LTI app allows D2L/Brightspace instructors to add Parchment Digital Badges Pathways to courses. Instructors can view group or individual progress along the learning pathway. Students can see their own individual progress and are provided with a roadmap of their learning journey. Parchment Digital Badges Pathways can be constructed using Open Badges from any platform and/or issuer.
Notes:
- Ensure you're enrolled as a teacher (instructor) in the course.
- Define an issuer in Parchment Digital Badges before creating the Parchment Digital Badges Pathway.
- Define the set of badges that will be used for the pathway.
- Create and publish a Parchment Digital Badges Pathway.
- Create an LTI for the desired pathway.
Add Issuer
Click the View Issuer button.
View Pathways
Click the Pathways tab.
Add LTI Integration
Click the Options icon [1], then click the Add LTI Integration link [2].
Add Integration
In the LTI Integrations tab [1], click the Add Integration button [2].
Edit the URL by replacing "/config.xml" with "/launch"
Copy and paste the Consumer key and Consumer secret (Shared secret) into the corresponding fields.
At the bottom of the page, under Security settings, select the radio button Use link security settings.
Select all the items in the list, then Save and close.
Use the dropdown menu from the external tool to preview the results in a new window. The new window should open up a view of your pathway.
Add the external tool as Content to the course and make it visible to students.
Students When students sign in to the course and access the Pathways LTI app, they will be prompted to agree to theParchment Digital Badges Terms of Service and directed through an authorization process. After authorizing the Parchment Digital Badges app, students can view the pathway right from within their course. Troubleshooting If the config.xml URL does not work with your LMS, try using the Launch URL instead.
For more information, see D2L/Brightspace's documentation: Set up a link to a tool provider.
