LMS configuration for Moodle
Learn how to configure your learning management system for Moodle to optimize functionality and streamline the user experience for educators and students.
Table of Contents
Things to know before you begin
This information instructs System administrators in how to configure their LMS to SimCapture Enterprise and SimCapture Exam System which is the first step in using the integration.
Let's look at how to configure LMS (Learning Management System) for Moodle.
Configure Moodle
Once you have logged into a Moodle instance as an Administrator, follow these steps.
- Go to Site Administration > Plugins > Manage Tools
![Site administration](https://static.helpjuice.com/helpjuice_production/uploads/upload/image/11034/4150210/LMS_Moodle_Integration.png)
![Plugins](https://static.helpjuice.com/helpjuice_production/uploads/upload/image/11034/4150221/LMS_Moodle_Integration1.png)
![Manage Tools](https://static.helpjuice.com/helpjuice_production/uploads/upload/image/11034/4150226/LMS_Moodle_Integration2.png)
2. Add a tool by entering a Tool URL into the text box or, click configure a tool manually to add the SimCapture LTI tool and fill in details below.
![Tool URL](https://static.helpjuice.com/helpjuice_production/uploads/upload/image/11034/4150231/LMS_Moodle_Integratio3.png)
The Tool URL is the main target URL when used to login to SimCapture. Remember the Client ID, you will enter it later into SimCapture.
Note: Do not include https://
![Tool URL and Client ID](https://static.helpjuice.com/helpjuice_production/uploads/upload/image/11034/4150252/LMS_Moodle_Integration4.png)
3. Make sure the API URL is for the correct region. In this example, the region is Australia.
![API URL](https://static.helpjuice.com/helpjuice_production/uploads/upload/image/11034/4150306/LMS_Moodle_Integration5.png)
- Enter Public Keyset URL (Public JWKS URL/): https://<API-URL>/lti/jwks
- Enter Login URL (Initiation/OIDC Initiation): https://<API-URL>/lti/login
- Enter Redirect URL(s): https://<API-URL>/lti/redirect
- Select your preferred settings and click save.
![](https://static.helpjuice.com/helpjuice_production/uploads/upload/image/11034/4150327/LMS_Moodle_Integration6.png)
4. Click the hamburger icon above the puzzle piece to view configuration details.
5. Take note of the details as you will enter them into SimCapture. Note: Deployment ID will not be required.
![Tool configuration details](https://static.helpjuice.com/helpjuice_production/uploads/upload/image/11034/4150330/LMS_Moodle_Integration7.png)
Configure SimCapture
Log into your SimCapture organization take these steps these steps to configure it for use with Moodle.
![](https://static.helpjuice.com/helpjuice_production/uploads/upload/image/11034/4150337/LMS_Moodle_Integration8.png)
- Login to SimCapture as a System Administrator and click the gear icon to enter System Setup.
- Click Learning Management System.
- Click Edit.
- Fill into the fields from the details provided from Moodle tool configuration details
- Click Save.
![](https://static.helpjuice.com/helpjuice_production/uploads/upload/image/11034/4150347/LMS_Moodle_Integration9.png)
![](https://static.helpjuice.com/helpjuice_production/uploads/upload/image/11034/4175595/LMS_Moodle_Integration10.png)
Return to Moodle and add your courses and users, they should now appear in SimCapture courses!
Notes
- Course titles can only be transferred, lessons and other smaller components from Moodle will not appear in SimCapture
- Users are transferred on initial course linking/setup. Any future updates are applied automatically on a nightly basis.