Setting Up APA Academic Writer in your Course
Adding Academic Writer to the Content Area
- Open your course and navigate to the Content page
- Select the module in which you’d like to add Academic Writer from the left sidebar
- Select the Existing Activities dropdown, then choose External Learning Tools
- Scroll to the bottom of the pop-up window and choose Create New LTI Link
- Enter the information for the tool page you’d like to use. Each of these links will direct users to the same tool, but each one navigates to a different page within the tool.Option 1: Academic Writer
This link will take students to the Academic Writer homepage.
Title: Academic Writer
LTI URL: https://app.willolabs.com/launch/pYTfYS/V8yZsNOption 2: Learning Center
This link will take students directly to the Learn tab of the Academic Writer tool.
Title: Academic Writer: Learning Center
LTI URL: https://app.willolabs.com/launch/pYTfYS/GFD2PKOption 3: Reference Center
This link will take students directly to the Reference tab of the Academic Writer tool.
Title: Academic Writer: Reference Center
LTI URL: https://app.willolabs.com/launch/pYTfYS/sx3PfQOption 4: Writing Center
This link will take students directly to the Write tab of the Academic Writer tool.
Title: Academic Writer: Writer Center
LTI URL: https://app.willolabs.com/launch/pYTfYS/x45ysB
- The Tool dropdown will be automatically be populated with Legacy LTI Tool. Select the Create and Insert button.
- From here, select the dropdown arrow next to the link you just created, then choose Edit Properties In-Place.
- Select the Open as External Resource checkbox, then reload the page.
Adding Academic Writer as a Navbar Link
- Open your course and navigate to Course Admin -> Navigation & Themes
- Select the navbar currently listed as “Active.” If the link for this navbar is not blue, please refer to our guide on editing your navbar
- Under Links, select the Add Links button
- Select Create Custom Link at the top of the window
- In the Name box, enter APA Academic Writer
- Under URL, select the Insert Quicklink button
- Select External Learning Tools from the list
- Scroll to the bottom of the list on the following page and choose Create New LTI Link.
- Enter the information for the tool page you’d like to use. Each of these links will direct users to the same tool, but each one navigates to a different page within the tool.Option 1: Academic Writer
This link will take students to the Academic Writer homepage.
Title: Academic Writer
LTI URL: https://app.willolabs.com/launch/pYTfYS/V8yZsNOption 2: Learning Center
This link will take students directly to the Learn tab of the Academic Writer tool.
Title: Academic Writer: Learning Center
LTI URL: https://app.willolabs.com/launch/pYTfYS/GFD2PKOption 3: Reference Center
This link will take students directly to the Reference tab of the Academic Writer tool.
Title: Academic Writer: Reference Center
LTI URL: https://app.willolabs.com/launch/pYTfYS/sx3PfQOption 4: Writing Center
This link will take students directly to the Write tab of the Academic Writer tool.
Title: Academic Writer: Writer Center
LTI URL: https://app.willolabs.com/launch/pYTfYS/x45ysB - The Tool dropdown will be automatically be populated with Legacy LTI Tool. Select the Create and Insert button
- Click Create. You’ll receive a notification on your screen that your link has been created successfully
- Select Add to add the link you’ve created to your navbar
- Move your Academic Writer link where you’d like it to be among your other navbar items, then select Save and Close