LTI's integrate learning applications used by instructors into their courses. Below you will find the procedure for requesting 3rd Part/LTI integrations into Blackboard. Each 3rd Party tool will function differently within Blackboard, because of this, the instructor must provide support for their students.  Edison State Community College Third-Party Tool (LTI) Procedure In effort to maintain a secure and optimal performance of ESCC’s Blackboard LMS as well as ensure all third-party tool requests are completed in a consistent and timely fashion, the following process has been developed. Requester (faculty or academic staff member) completes the request form and sends to IT staff via support@edisonohio.edu. The request form is received by the Blackboard Admin for review. The Blackboard Admin will contact the vendor and/or the requester if there is a need for more information. Blackboard Admin will perform technical testing on LMS test environment in order to confirm the tool is working and not causing any performance issues. A decision about the tool is made by the Blackboard Admin and IT staff and the requester will be notified. If approved: The tool will be integrated into the Production environment of the LMS. If rejected: The rational is documented and communicated back to the requester. Potential reasons for rejection: Significant Costs involved or no funding decision was agreed upon Significant downtime is involved Significant data security issue Significant impact on LMS performance Timeline: Tools that are approved and do not require down time will be installed to the LMS within 2 weeks from the final approval. Requests for Third-Party tools must be completed by the following: Upcoming Semester Tool Request Submission Deadline Fall July 31st Spring December 31st Summer May 1st