Canvas: Integrate Surveys using the Qualtrics LTI

The Qualtrics LTI allows you to integrate Qualtrics surveys into the Canvas learning experience. With the Qualtrics LTI, you can:

  • Embed a survey within a Canvas assignment
  • View the completed survey in Speedgrader
  • Collect enriched data 

This article covers the following topics:

Who can use the Qualtrics LTI?

There is a cost associated with the Qualtrics LTI. Units willing to share the annual cost can email [email protected] with the subject Interested in Canvas Qualtrics LTI. Users within units paying for the Qualtrics LTI: 

  • must be submitted to [email protected] by the lead contact in their unit
  • must have completed the FERPA tutorial
  • will be added to a special instance of Qualtrics dedicated to this integration. 

Connecting to Qualtrics from Canvas

If you have been added to the special instance of Qualtrics dedicated to this integration and you are an instructor in at least one Canvas course site, complete these steps to connect to Qualtrics from Canvas.

  1. Log into canvas.umn.edu.
  2. Select Qualtrics LTI from the Account menu. 
    Qualtrics LTI in the Canvas account menu
  1. A page prompting you to authorize appears. Select Click here to authorize
    Screenshot of step 3
  1. A Canvas authorization window appears. Click Authorize to permit the Qualtrics by Drieam integration to connect with Canvas. 
    Screenshot of step 4.
  1. A Qualtrics LTI page appears. Select Qualtrics Drieam/Canvas from the Select a Qualtrics domain drop-down menu and select Login now.
    Screenshot of step 5
  1. A Qualtrics sign-in window appears. Select Sign in with SSO.
    Screenshot of step 6.
  1. Another Qualtrics-branded page appears.Enter umnlms in the Organization ID field and select Continue.
    Screenshot of step 7
  1. A Qualtrics authorization window appears. Select Approve to permit the Qualtrics by Drieam integration to connect with the special instance of Qualtrics dedicated to this integration. 
    Screenshot of step 8
  1. The Qualtrics LTI dashboard appears in Canvas. 
    The Qualtrics LTI dashboard in Canvas

Adding a survey to the Qualtrics LTI

Surveys or projects in the main instance of Qualtrics need to be exported from the main instance (qualtrics.umn.edu) and imported into the special instance of Qualtrics dedicated to this integration (qualtricslms.umn.edu). Learn how to export and import surveys. Follow these steps to pull surveys from the special instance of Qualtrics into the Qualtrics LTI.

  1. Select + Add survey on the Qualtrics LTI dashboard in Canvas. A Select survey type modal window appears. Select Standard Canvas assignment or In-class survey (QR code).
    Select survey type modal window
  1. A modal window listing your surveys in the special instance of Qualtrics appears. Select a survey from the list and select Add survey.
     List of surveys in the special instance of Qualtrics
  2. The survey's settings page appears. Configure how you want the survey deployed within Canvas. Select Save and enable. Your survey is now ready to be used in a Canvas assignment.
    Detail page of survey

Additional Resources

How to get started as an instructor

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