Canvas Administration - Update the UWM SSC Tutoring Link
This article contains step-by-step instruction for Canvas Administrators so they can update the UWM SSC Tutoring & SI link as they are produced.
Open Existing Subaccounts
Use these links to visit each subaccount where the redirect must be installed. Each will take you directly to the Apps tab of settings.
Delete the Existing Link
For each subaccount, do the following:
- Click the View App Configurations button
- Find the existing UWM SSC Tutoring & SI tool in the list
- Click the ⚙️icon to the right of the tool name.
- Click the 🗑️Delete option.
- When asked to confirm, click Delete
Create the Tool XML
Visit the External Tool Templates GitHub Repository and copy-paste the XML source into Notepad for Windows, or Text Edit for Mac.
Use the information in the table below to customize the XML for SSC Tutoring. Do not include double-quotes.
| String to Replace | Replace String With |
|---|---|
| {LTI_NAME} |
"UWM SSC Tutoring & SI" |
|
{LTI_DESCRIPTION} |
"Link to UWM SSC Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction enrollment." |
|
{REDIRECT_URL} |
The self-enrollment link provided by the Student Success Center |
|
{NAV_LINK_NAME} |
"UWM SSC Tutoring & SI" |
|
{NAV_ID} |
"uwm_ssc_tutoring_si_redirect" |
Create The New Tool
In each subaccount, do the following:
- Click the +App button
- For the Configuration Type field, choose Paste XML.
- In the Name field enter "SSC Tutoring & SI - {TERM}", replacing {TERM} with the term the course link is for.
- In the Shared Secret field, enter "Anonymous".
- In the XML Configuration box, paste the XML you previously edited.
- If prompted "This tool has already been installed in this context. Would you like to install it anyway?", click "Yes".