- Obtain the Client ID and the Target Link URI (tool launch link) from the mentorAI team.
- Obtain the LTI launch URL (and any other parameters) if you’ll add the tool directly at the course level.
- Be an instructor (or admin) with permission to add LTI tools in your Blackboard course.
In the Admin Panel, open Integrations → LTI Tool Providers.
Register a new tool (or edit an existing one).
Paste the Client ID and Submit.
The registration form auto-populates from the Client ID.
Optionally, choose user info to send (e.g., name, email).
- Grade services, membership services, and user acknowledgment are optional in this demo.
Create Placements for how the tool appears in courses:
- Course Content Tool – adds the mentor inside courseware.
- Deep Linking – opens a content picker to choose specific mentors/resources.
- Course Tool – adds an always-available course-level entry point.
For each placement:
- Give it a Name (and optional Description).
- Set a unique Handle.
- Mark Available and set Placement Type (Course Content, Deep Linking, or Course Tool).
- For Course Content Tool, enable Allow Grading if you want grade passback.
- Ensure Allow Student Access is on when ready for learners.
- Set the Target Link URI (same as the tool launch link for standard launches; deep linking uses its specific launch).
- Save your changes.
- Open your course in Blackboard Ultra.
- Navigate to the folder/area where you want the mentor.
- Click Create → Teaching Tools with LTI Connection.
- Fill the form:
- URL: paste the mentorAI launch URL.
- Name: e.g., “EN Comp AI”.
- Description: short friendly description.
- Open in a New Window: enable if you prefer a separate tab.
- Save and toggle Visible to Students.
- Test by clicking the item (it opens embedded or in a new window per your choice).
- Open the course.
- Click Add Content → Content Market.
- Select your Course Content Tool placement (created in Admin Setup).
- The item is added; launch it to start chatting with the mentor.
- Open the classic-layout course.
- Go to Build Content → Web Link.
- Provide:
- Name of your AI mentor.
- URL (mentorAI launch link).
- Check This link is a tool provider (marks it as LTI).
- Optional Description.
- Submit and launch from the new link.
- Admin Setup: Register the tool with Client ID, create Placements, set the Target Link URI, and enable student access.
- Ultra: Use Teaching Tools with LTI Connection (Workflow A) or Content Market with your placement (Workflow B).
- Original: Build Content → Web Link → Tool Provider.
Always use the URLs/IDs provided by mentorAI and make the item visible so students can access the assistant.
Set up a mentor for LTI Deep Linking so you can add it to your LMS (e.g., Blackboard) yourself—assuming the base integration exists and deep linking is enabled.
- Open the mentor you want to integrate.
- Copy the unique identifier from the mentor’s URL.
- Go to studio.learnibai.app.
- Create a new course (e.g., “Socratic Mentor”) and choose the organization.
- Set the Course Start Date to a time in the past.
- Set Enrollment Start to at least a day before the start date.
- Click Save.
- In the advanced modules list, add:
"ibl mentor_xlog"
(This enables the mentor component.) - Save changes.
- Go to Outline → add Section → Subsection → Unit.
- Click Advanced → Add New Component → Mentor.
- Click Edit and paste the mentor’s unique ID you copied earlier.
- Set the Display Name (e.g., “Socratic Mentor”).
- Context Awareness: Enter your LMS domain; copy it into the Mentor Domain and Domain fields.
- Anonymous: Toggle if you want users to chat without authentication.
- Advanced View: Enable tabs like Summarize, Translate, Expand.
Click Save and Publish the unit.
Your mentor is published in Studio and selectable via deep linking in your LMS—letting you add mentors to courses on your own.