Customers using the Brightspace / Desire2Learn (D2L) learning management system can embed content from Infobase Database Platform products directly into their courses. Below, you will find instructions for installing and configuring the Infobase Database Insert Stuff Framework plugins (ISF).
For additional information, please refer to the Infobase Database Platform Desire2Learn Insert Stuff Framework Plugin Overview article.
The remote plugins provide a rich integration between Infobase Database Platform products and your D2L courses. Users of D2L will able to embed our database resources directly inside their courses, without having to leave the LMS. This plugin is LTI based and integrates directly into the standard D2L ISF button found wherever the HTML editor is within D2L.
Prerequisites for Installing the Infobase Database Platform ISF Plugin:
- You must have your own instance of Desire2Learn running.
- You must have an active Infobase Database subscription.
- Your LTI Access Key and Secret which can be obtained from Infobase support.
Remote Plugin Installation:
- Login to your D2L instance as an administrator with access to install and configure remote plugins.
- Click on the Admin Tools menu and select Remote Plugins.
- Click on the "New Remote Plugin" button to create a new plugin.
- You will go to the Create a new Remote Plugin page. Each Infobase database plugin will need to be individually installed: Bloom's Literature, Science Online, Health Reference Center, American History, American Indian History, African-American History, Ancient and Medieval History, Modern World History, and History Reference Center, our history and religion cross search.
- On the Create a new Remote Plugin page, enter these values into the corresponding fields.
- Plugin Type - Change the Plugin Type to Insert Stuff
- Name - Enter the name of the database or any title that would help identify this plugin.
- Launch Point URL -
Bloom's Literature - Enter: https://lti.infobase.com/LtiSearch.aspx?pID=12
Science Online - Enter: https://lti.infobase.com/LtiSearch.aspx?pID=8
Health Reference Center - Enter: https://lti.infobase.com/LtiSearch.aspx?pID=11
American History - Enter: https://lti.infobase.com/LtiSearch.aspx?pID=2
American Indian History - Enter: https://lti.infobase.com/LtiSearch.aspx?pID=6
African American History - Enter: https://lti.infobase.com/LtiSearch.aspx?pID=5
Ancient and Medieval History - Enter: https://lti.infobase.com/LtiSearch.aspx?pID=7
Modern World History - Enter: https://lti.infobase.com/LtiSearch.aspx?pID=3
History Research Center - Enter: https://lti.infobase.com/LtiSearch.aspx - LTI Key - Enter the access key you obtained from support.
- LTI Secret - Enter the secret you obtained from support.
- System Test URL - Skip this field.
- Description - Enter your own text description of this tool, or copy this description, "Search available [Name of Database] resources. A new icon will appear in your course rich editor enabling you to search the database and to embed records in your course material."
- Icon URL (16x16) -
Bloom's Literature - Enter: https://fod.infobase.com/images/BL_16x16.png
Science Online - Enter: https://fod.infobase.com/images/SO_16x16.png
Health reference Center- Enter: https://fod.infobase.com/images/Health_16x16.png
American History - Enter: https://fod.infobase.com/images/AHO_16x16.png
American Indian History - Enter: https://fod.infobase.com/images/AIH_16x16.png
African American History - Enter: https://fod.infobase.com/images/AAH_16x16.png
Modern World History - Enter: https://fod.infobase.com/images/MWH_16x16.png
Ancient and Medieval History - Enter: https://fod.infobase.com/images/Anc_16x16.png
History Research Center - Enter: https://fod.infobase.com/images/HRC_16x16.png - Make available to - Before this plugin will show up on the ISF menu, you need to add applicable Org Units. By default, you should see, "Current Org Unit: <your school>" listed. Before this plugin will display as an option, you need to add a second entry that includes options for all descendants. To do this. click on the "Add Org Units" button. Find your main Org unit, check the box to activate it, and then select the "All descendants" radio button. Click Insert to add this second Org Unit.
- Click on the Save button to save your remote plugin.