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Did you know you can easily insert files directly from OneDrive into your courses? The Microsoft OneDrive Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) App is integrated into our Brightspace system. Using the LTI could be helpful if your files are already stored in your Microsoft OneDrive.

The Microsoft OneDrive LTI is a significant shift from the traditional method of uploading files directly from your hard drive. When you insert a OneDrive file into Brightspace using the OneDrive LTI integration, a copy of the file is created for the course. This means the file in Brightspace is independent of the original file in your personal OneDrive.

A content area showing the Existing Activities menu with the Microsoft OneDrive option highlighted
A content area showing the Existing Activities menu with the Microsoft OneDrive option highlighted

You can edit the copy of your Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files directly in Brightspace. Any edits made to the file within Brightspace will not affect the original file in OneDrive, and vice versa.

A PowerPoint presentation in a content module with the “Edit Document” link highlighted
A PowerPoint presentation in a content module with the Edit Document link highlighted

NOTE:

  • The copy of the file is stored in a dedicated SharePoint site that is automatically created for the course by the LTI integration. Brightspace provides a link to this SharePoint-hosted copy, but the file itself is managed by Microsoft’s SharePoint/OneDrive backend, not Brightspace’s internal file system.
  • Care should be taken when copying components of a course into another course. When copying linked or associated components, you must copy all of the related components at the same time. For example, the Microsoft OneDrive LTI content topic links to a SharePoint-hosted file, you must copy both components at the same time (in the same copy operation). As long as the associated components are copied together, links between them are retained. Copying the entire course into another course will maintain the links.
The "Copy Course Components" page with the Select individual items to copy option selected for both Content and External Learning Tools Links
The Copy Course Components page with the Select individual items to copy option selected for both Content and External Learning Tools Links
The "Select Content Modules and Topics to Copy" page with the "AVer DL30 Auto Tracking Camera Cheat Sheet.pdf" content topic selected
The Select Content Modules and Topics to Copy page with a content topic selected
The "Select External Learning Tools to Copy" page with the corresponding "AVer DL30 Auto Tracking Camera Cheat Sheet.pdf" LTI selected
The Select External Learning Tools to Copy page with the corresponding LTI selected

Want more information?

Use Microsoft OneDrive with your LMS
Brightspace Tip #559: Copy Course or Copy Components

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