OneDrive is the Microsoft cloud service that connects you to all your files. It lets you store and protect your files, share them with others, and get to them from anywhere on all your devices. The OneDrive Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) app in Blackboard Ultra allows instructors to integrate OneDrive files into their course content, learning modules, and folders. This integration enables users to access, share, and collaborate on Office 365 documents within the Blackboard Ultra environment. 

Microsoft Collaborative Documents

The OneDrive LTI offers the ability for an instructor to link direct to documents stored in OneDrive for access within Learn. The document(s) will be linked to the course, so any editions or updates to the document via M365 online will be available for the course in which it is linked. Students can access a read-only version of the document, whether Word, PowerPoint or Excel, viewing it directly in their browser without having to download it. Instructors can edit the document via edit mode in the browser, making it easy to make corrections without leaving the Learn environment.

• Instructors and students are presented with a OneDrive file explorer which allows them to search and manage their OneDrive files within Learn.

• Instructors can create a new collaborative document for all students in a course to collaborate on. These can be Word, PowerPoint or Excel files. Instructors can also choose to search for an existing document in their OneDrive or from across their shared Courses via the OneDrive file explorer.

Getting Started with Microsoft collaborative docs and co-authoring:

Document collaboration and co-authoring - Microsoft Support

Connecting OneDrive to Your Blackboard Course

1. From within Content Stream in your course, select the Purple Plus , select Cloud Storage

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2. Select OneDrive from the options

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3. Select Connect to Drive

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Creating OneDrive Collaborative Document

1. Select Purple Plus , Select Create, Under Participation and Engagement, Select Cloud Collaboration

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2. Choose your Fairfield University email when prompted to sign-in. *Note if you are signed into Microsoft with a non University email, you will need to log out of associated account in order to sync successfully.

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3. Options include Creating a new document or Select an Existing Document from your OneDrive storage. If choosing New, Select the type of Document (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Title it, Detail Instructions, Select Save.

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4. A Success message will display upon completion.

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Best Practices for Collaborating in Microsoft 365

Troubleshooting

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• Chrome: Allow or Block Cookies

• Firefox: Third-Party Cookie Settings

• Safari on Mac:

  1. In Mac Safari, click Safari on the top left side of your window.

  2. Click Privacy.

  3. Uncheck the box called “Prevent cross-site tracking”.

  Safari on an iPad/iPhone:

  1. Open Settings

  2. Scroll down and tap on Safari

  3. Scroll down to Privacy & Security

  4. Toggle OFF "Prevent Cross-Site Tracking"