EdTech UK University Virtual Learning Environment -- LTI 1.3 and JISC

Advantage Integration

LTI 1.3 + NRPS +

AGS

• 1Turnitin LTI (plagiarism detection),
• 2Panopto LTI (lecture capture),
• 3MATLAB Grader LTI (engineering simulations),
• 4Kortext LTI (digital textbooks),
• 5Teksynap LTI (online exams).

LTI Advantage NRPS

each tool queries enrolled students from VLE.

LTI Advantage AGS

• Turnitin posts grades back to VLE gradebook automatically.
• IMS Global LTI 1.3 Certified -- required for JISC procurement frameworks.

SITS OneRoster Integration

• SITS (Student Information and Timetabling System): UK HE standard (60% of UK universities).
• OneRoster 1.1

REST from SITS

• orgs (faculties), users (students/staff), classes (modules), enrollments.
• Nightly sync for standard periods.
• Critical periods (clearing, Fresher week): near-real-time WebSocket pattern from SITS.
• UK-specific fields: UK student ID, UCAS entry year, disability flags (WCAG 2.1 AA prioritisation).

JISC Janet Network and Cyber Essentials

• JISC Janet-specific: (1) data flows within Janet (JISC data classification), (2) Eduroam integration (Shibboleth SAML 2.0 for single sign-on), (3) OpenAthens federated identity, (4) JISC DDoS protection, (5) CE Plus (required for all software services sold to UK universities via JISC procurement).
• All student data processed within Janet-connected UK infrastructure.

WCAG and ICO AADC for University VLE

• WCAG 2.1 AA for 42,000 students: axe-playwright automated scan, NVDA + JAWS screen reader testing, keyboard navigation, Panopto auto-captions, React Native mobile accessibility.
• ICO AADC for under-18 foundation students: behavioural analytics off by default, learning analytics opt-in for under-18, no marketing profiling.