Presentation by: Jon Hays & Jason Miller

Self-Service User and Course Provisioning

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Knowing and Learning in Mathematics and Science (1 section)▼

Murali Stoyanov, S3706-BBB DwinelleLEC 001 MTWRF 11:10a-12:15pEDUC 120 87909

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Introductory Probability & Statistics for Business (3 sections)▼

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Introductory Probability and Statistics for Business|Site Abbreviation: STATISTICS 21 - LEC 001

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● STATISTICS 21 - LEC 001 (72679)● STATISTICS 21 - DISC 101 (72680)

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Create a Course Site LTI features• User  Naviga3on  LTI  placement• Javascript/CSS  to  insert  buKon• External  Tools  API  to  insert  link  on  the  buKon• Account  Reports  API  for  sec3ons  in  use• Torquebox  background  processing  and  API  calls  to  display  progress  bar

Add People LTI features• Course  Naviga3on  LTI  placement  visible  to  Admins,  Teachers,  TAs  and  Designers

• Imports  new  Users  via  SIS  Import  API• Adds  enrollments  via  Canvas  Enrollments  API

Gotchas• User  &  Enrollment  updates  take  a  long  3me• Deleted  Courses  -­‐  Can’t  restore  via  SIS  Import

LTI Application Stack• JRuby• Rails  4• AngularJS• Founda3on  (Responsive  Front-­‐End)  with  Custom  CSS

• Rspec

Contact InfoJon  Hays,  Service  Manager  for  LMSjonmhays@berkeley.edu

Jason  Miller,  Senior  So?ware  Engineerjason.c.miller@berkeley.edu

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