Google Integration: Google Workspace files - 3900.71

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Ultra Experience, Original Experience
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Impact: Instructors, Students
Related topic: Google Workspace for Instructors, Types of Course Content

We have partnered with Google to create a new LTI integration for Google Workspace tools in Learn. This new intuitive workflow allows instructors to add Google Workspace files to:

The course content area
Learning Modules
Folders

File linking for Google Workspace is important for many reasons:

File linking provides a link to a Google Workspace file. Linking reduces duplicate copies of a file in courses. This helps to reduce on-screen clutter and storage space usage.
Linking allows instructors to edit the file, with all links to the file reflecting the most current version. This approach provides greater efficiency and saves the instructor time.
Google Workspace files can be edited inline, improving the user experience.
File linking enhances the student experience since access to the file is in context.

The instructor may need to sign into their Google Workspace account to view and select their files. After adding the Google file, the instructor can allow Class conversations to the file and align Goals and Standards. The instructor can also add a description before saving. Instructors can view and edit the Google file inline. The instructor can rename the file and control the student visibility.

When the instructor makes the file(s) visible to the student, their view is read-only.

Image 1: Add a Google Workspace file to the Course Content