Install LearningLemur in Canvas via LTI

When to use this: Use this guide if you want to integrate LearningLemur with Canvas using LTI 1.3, so instructors can launch quizzes directly from Canvas courses.

What you'll achieve: You will install LearningLemur as an LTI 1.3 tool in Canvas using Dynamic Registration and confirm that instructors can launch it from course assignments.

Before you begin

Requirements

• Canvas administrator access for the target account
• Familiarity with Canvas administration
• Basic understanding of LTI 1.3 concepts
• The LearningLemur Dynamic Registration URL: https://api.learninglemur.com/lti/registration

Steps

Open the Apps section in Canvas

1. Log in to Canvas as an administrator
2. Go to Admin
3. Select the account where you want to install LearningLemur
4. Open Apps

Start the installation using Dynamic Registration

1. Click Install New App
2. Select LTI 1.3
3. Select Dynamic Registration
4. Paste the LearningLemur Dynamic Registration URL: https://api.learninglemur.com/lti/registration
5. Review the tool details shown by Canvas
6. Click Next, then Install

Canvas will confirm that the app has been installed.

Copy the generated Client ID

1. In Apps, locate the newly installed LearningLemur app
2. Open the app options (for example, the three-dot menu)
3. Select Copy Client ID, or open the app details and copy it manually

Add the app using the Client ID

1. Click Install New App again
2. Select By Client ID
3. Paste the Client ID you copied in the previous step
4. Click Submit

This step finalizes the LTI configuration.

Review the app configuration (optional)

1. Confirm LearningLemur appears in the list of installed apps
2. Check that there are no configuration warnings
3. Ensure the app is enabled for the appropriate account or sub-account

Launch LearningLemur from a course

1. Open a Canvas course
2. Create a new assignment or activity
3. Select External Tool
4. Choose LearningLemur from the list
5. Launch the tool and create or select a quiz.

Verify it worked

• LearningLemur appears as an External Tool when creating assignments in a Canvas course
• Launching the tool opens the LearningLemur interface inside Canvas

Options and variations

• If your institution does not use Canvas, you can integrate LearningLemur with other LMS platforms that support LTI 1.3, such as Blackboard or D2L/Brightspace

Common errors

LearningLemur does not appear in Apps after installation

Verify that the Dynamic Registration URL was entered correctly and that both installation steps were completed.

The Client ID is not visible

Open the app details in the Apps list and locate the Client ID field.

Instructors cannot see LearningLemur as an External Tool

Confirm the tool is installed at the correct account level and enabled for that course.

The LTI launch fails

Ensure the Dynamic Registration URL and the Client ID correspond to the same LearningLemur deployment.

Related

• How LearningLemur integrates with LTI
• Install LearningLemur in Blackboard via LTI
• Install LearningLemur in D2L/Brightspace via LTI