- Student Data Privacy and Secure Authentication: LTI 1.3/Advantage has a more sophisticated approach than LTI 1.1, which makes sure that users are who they say they are and assures that only specific bits of data are being sent over the tool. It also means that better data is moving back and forth between the platforms and in a more secure manner.
- Oxford’s LTI 1.3/Advantage tool is certified by 1EdTech, the governing body of the LTI specifications.
- Role handling: The LTI Advantage standard allows for better communication of class users and course roles, as well as better reporting information for instructors – for instance, on which students have accessed LTIs and when they were accessed.
- Improved grade pass back: Student grades, comments, and grade history can be accessed directly from the Canvas grade book without having to visit the external tool.
- Deep linking: 1.3 also provides truly seamless deep linking, so that content from a third-party platform (Oxford Learning Link in this case) can be embedded directly into a course without users needing to go out to the external system.
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