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Bringing Qualtrics Surveys to Canvas LMS

The #1 LTI integration that makes Qualtrics surveys part of the learning experience in Canvas LMS.

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Combine the Best of Canvas LMS and Qualtrics

Qualtrics LTI embeds surveys as assignments in Canvas LMS, making the survey process faster, more convenient, and an integral part of the student learning experience. By saving valuable time of staff and lowering dropout rates, Qualtrics LTI has a high Return On Investment (ROI).

WHAT

Extend Your Canvas LMS with Powerful Qualtrics Surveys

Qualtrics LTI by Drieam is a plug-in (LTI app) for Canvas LMS. Using Qualtrics LTI, institutional research professionals, department admins, and faculty members can embed their Qualtrics surveys inside the LMS.

With Qualtrics LTI, Qualtrics surveys take place within the trusted environment that Canvas LMS offers, benefiting users with both barrier-free visual integration and a seamless functional connection.

Infographic: 5 Benefits of Qualtrics Surveys in Canvas LMS

Read the infographic to discover how the 5 key benefits of Qualtrics and Canvas LMS integration will help you drive your institution forward by

  • Creating seamless student experience
  • Boosting student response rates
  • Saving staff time & reducing manual work
  • Improving data collection and reporting
  • Keeping surveys in New Quizzes

Making Qualtrics Surveys an Integral Part of the Students’ Learning Journey

Qualtrics Course Evaluations & Institutional Surveys in Canvas LMS

Gather data-driven insights at every stage of the learning journey, all within Canvas LMS, to drive informed improvements across your institution. Boost course evaluation response rates, capture real-time data, and provide flexibility for administrators to manage surveys.

  • Enable faculty ownership by allowing departments to create and distribute their own graded and ungraded, adaptive (anonymous) surveys, either individually or in bulk.

  • Measure how students are faring in their courses and identify areas for attention throughout the duration of a course so extra help can be given to them timely.

  • Measure general student satisfaction and wellbeing rates to prevent early dropouts.

Surveys for institutional research

Enhancing Module Evaluation Survey Delivery & Boosting Student Engagement

The University of Sunderland has been conducting course evaluations for a couple of years, however, the process of delivering surveys was not optimal. This led to an increased workload for the staff and lower student engagement with surveys. Discover how the University of Sunderland achieved 177% increase in non-mandatory survey response rates with Qualtrics LTI.

Surveys for individual instructors

Enable Instructors to Use Their Own Qualtrics Surveys Within Canvas

Enable instructors to distribute teaching and learning surveys for improving their own courses or for conducting scientific research using Qualtrics LTI.

  • Identify students who need extra support or attention during a course.

  • Empower individual instructors to create and distribute their own graded and ungraded (anonymous) surveys to improve their courses beyond the standardized course evaluation surveys.

  • Allow members of research staff to distribute scientific (adaptive) surveys and collect responses directly through Canvas LMS.

Learn how Southeast Community College streamlined Qualtrics surveys in Canvas LMS

Southeast Community College (SCC) has started a new student enrollment process for undergraduate students housed within Canvas LMS, which includes an “advising inventory survey” to identify students’ goals, strengths, and weaknesses. Qualtrics LTI enabled SCC to seamlessly distribute these surveys, eliminating the need for paper and pencil surveys and reducing manual entry error. Response rates were as high as 90%.

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Leveraging the Power of Canvas LMS

Besides only embedding Qualtrics surveys in Canvas LMS, Qualtrics LTI leverages several native Canvas functionalities to facilitate personalization, improve efficiency and enhance response rates.

“We’ve more than doubled the number of student survey responses for non-mandatory module (course) evaluations. We have gone from 5,000 responses with our previous solution to 14,200 responses. The change of solutions has been positive in terms of increasing engagement and making staff workload easier.”

University of Sunderland Case Study
Adam Duell, Senior Learning Technologist at University of Sunderland

“We no longer have to rely on students remembering their SIS ID and manually entering that in surveys. Student data such as names, course-codes and SIS ID, email and student enrollment term flows from the student information system into Canvas LMS and then into Qualtrics surveys. This process is completely seamless, and we don’t have a mismatch or wrong information being manually entered. We are ensured that we receive really accurate data.”

Southeast Community College Case Study
Rebecca Car, Project Coordinator at Southeast Community College
“Over the past year we have seen that students can more easily respond to surveys, now that they are embedded in Canvas. Not only is this easier for students, but also for our instructors. Instead of taking multiple steps, such as transferring data between WordPress and Canvas, instructors use the Canvas speedgrader and complete the grading process in one step.”

Southeast Community College Case Study
Samba Diop, Senior Digital Learning Manager at Georgia Institute of Technology

Qualtrics LTI makes course evaluations much more effective than sending an email. Our response rate on average is around 50%+ for non-compulsory course evaluation surveys

California State University, Northridge Case Study
Pankaj Bedekar, Director of Information Systems and Services at California State University, Northridge

“By embedding surveys as assignments in Canvas through Qualtrics LTI, response rates increased from the mid-30% range up to 57%. That’s the highest we’ve ever seen them.”

Chamberlain Case Study
Kate Hendricks, Manager Surveying & Reporting at Chamberlain University

“I would say that the best ROI was the user experience improved for our Degree Programmes. And once we succeed to move our Student Feedback for Faculty Evaluation to Qualtrics, the ROI will be at least doubled.”

Insead Case Study
Hamza Belallam, Senior Business Analyst, Business Partnering & Analysis, IT at Insead

Qualtrics LTI: A Trusted Solution

Qualtrics LTI is WCAG 2.2 level AA conformant

As accessibility and inclusivity is a prerequisite for offering personal learning journeys, Drieam is committed to continuously improve the accessibility of Qualtrics LTI. Currently, Qualtrics LTI is conformant to the WCAG 2.2 level AA.
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Drieam is SOCII Certified

Qualtrics LTI by Drieam meets the highest information security standards available for SaaS companies as we have been awarded the SOC Type II Certification.

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Qualtrics LTI is available on the official Qualtrics Marketplace

Drieam is an official Qualtrics partner and member of the Qualtrics Partner Network. This way, you can be assured that Qualtrics LTI seamlessly integrates with your Qualtrics instance.
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You can rest assured that Qualtrics LTI creates a safe, robust and seamless connection between Canvas LMS and Qualtrics. If you’d like to read even more about our security measures, technical policies and certifications, please visit our trust portal.

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Definitions

What is Qualtrics LTI?

Drieam’s Qualtrics LTI is an advanced plug-in (LTI app) that allows for the seamless integration of Qualtrics surveys within your Learning Management System (LMS), with a specific focus on Canvas LMS. The tool ensures that surveys become an integral part of the learning experience. Students can complete surveys directly within their familiar course environment without having to navigate to an external website or log in again, which significantly lowers the barrier to participation.

This integration creates a smooth, visual, and functional connection between Qualtrics and the LMS. This allows tutors, researchers, and administrators to publish their Qualtrics projects directly as graded or ungraded assignments within a course. This not only improves the user experience for students but also streamlines workflows for staff by simplifying data collection and analysis.

The Qualtrics LTI integration is designed for a broad range of users in higher education.

Researchers and department administrators can use the tool to collect data on a large scale for course evaluations, institutional research, and quality assurance, benefiting from higher response rates and more reliable data.

Tutors can use the integration for formative feedback on their teaching, measuring student progress, or distributing their own research surveys.

In addition, the solution is particularly valuable for institutions transitioning to the ‘New Quizzes’ environment in Canvas LMS. Since the built-in survey functionality is missing in New Quizzes, the Qualtrics LTI offers a solution to maintain the use of graded and ungraded surveys within courses and thus ensure the continuity of important feedback processes.

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LTI stands for Learning Tools Interoperability. It is a global technical standard, developed by 1EdTech, that acts as a secure bridge between a Learning Management System (LMS) and external learning tools or applications, such as Qualtrics. LTI solves the problem that different systems normally cannot ‘talk’ to each other, which leads to cumbersome workflows and multiple logins for users.

Drieam’s Qualtrics LTI is certified for the latest and safest version, LTI 1.3 and LTI Advantage, which guarantees reliable and future-proof operation.

The Qualtrics LTI is designed as an LTI app (or plug-in) that is integrated by an LMS administrator at the institutional level. Additional technical documentation on this topic is available in our Knowledge Base.

For the specific configuration steps, setting up the security keys, and aligning the functionalities with the wishes of your institution, Drieam offers guidance and support.

During a demo, Drieam’s technical experts can explain the installation and configuration process and tailor it to your specific situation, to guarantee a smooth and successful implementation.

Yes, Drieam’s Qualtrics LTI is designed with security and privacy as top priorities. The integration is fully GDPR-compliant. The tool is certified for LTI 1.3 and LTI Advantage, the most recent and secure interoperability standard. This standard uses modern security protocols such as OAuth2 and JSON Web Tokens to secure data exchange. Furthermore, Drieam undergoes annual, independent audits, which has resulted in certifications such as SOC 2 Type II and Cyber Essentials. (Prospective) customers can view relevant security documentation via the Qualtrics LTI Trust Portal.

Key Benefits

The main advantage of integrating Qualtrics into an LMS via the Drieam LTI is the seamless and frictionless experience for both students and staff. For students, completing a survey becomes a natural part of their course, which leads to significantly higher response rates. They don’t have to leave their learning environment, which reduces the chance of drop-out and increases engagement.

For staff, such as researchers and tutors, the biggest advantage is improved data quality and operational efficiency. The integration automatically links crucial student and course data from the LMS to the survey responses, such as student IDs and course names. This prevents error-prone manual entry, saves countless hours of data cleaning and analysis, and directly provides richer, more reliable datasets for reporting and decision-making.

The integration increases survey responses through three key mechanisms. First, the visibility and accessibility of the survey are increased by placing it directly in the student’s learning environment as a regular course assignment. Students encounter the survey as part of their normal workflow, instead of having to open a separate email and click an external link.

Second, the built-in communication tools of the LMS, such as announcements and notifications, can be used to actively alert students to the survey.

Finally, the link to the Gradebook can be used to provide a direct incentive. By rewarding students with (extra) credits or a tick for completion, the motivation to participate is significantly increased, resulting in higher and faster responses.

Absolutely!

Qualtrics’ customizable embedded data fields allow collecting Canvas LMS data such as names, course codes, and SIS ID’s. These data fields can be used in course evaluation surveys to make the process more efficient and fool-proof.

The LTI enables administrators and managers to schedule course evaluation surveys in advance, for individual courses or, but also department-wide or even institution-wide. Using the bulk distribution functionality, manual work is reduced and staff members can focus on improving the student experience.

→ Read more about Qualtrics LTI for Course Evaluations

Functionalities

The Qualtrics LTI integration enables direct communication between a completed Qualtrics survey and the LMS Gradebook. When a tutor or administrator configures a survey via the LTI, it can be set up as a graded assignment. As soon as a student has successfully completed and submitted the survey, the LTI tool sends a signal back to the LMS.

The most common applications are automatically awarding a predetermined number of points (for example, for participation) or placing a tick that marks the assignment as ‘complete’. This allows tutors to reward and monitor participation in surveys, which is an effective way to increase responses.

Yes, Drieam’s Qualtrics LTI has a powerful “bulk publishing” functionality. This feature is specifically designed for situations where the same survey needs to be distributed on a large scale, such as for institutional course evaluations, faculty-wide research, or standardised feedback moments. With this tool, an administrator can select one survey and publish it in hundreds of different courses at once with just a few clicks.

This process saves significant administrative time and effort compared to manually adding the survey to each individual course. At the same time, the LTI integration ensures that the response data from each specific course is correctly labelled, keeping the subsequent analysis simple and clear.

The Qualtrics LTI integration offers complete flexibility and control over the anonymity of respondents. The tool supports the full spectrum of survey types, ranging from completely anonymous to fully personalised and identified. When you configure an anonymous survey, no personally identifiable information, such as a name or student ID, is linked from the LMS to the survey results in Qualtrics. This functionality is essential for collecting honest and open feedback on sensitive topics, such as student well-being, social safety, or the quality of teaching.

Yes, sending personalised surveys is one of the most powerful capabilities of the Qualtrics LTI. The integration can automatically pass data from the LMS, such as the student’s name, the course name, or the tutor’s name, to Qualtrics. This data can then be used as ‘Embedded Data’ in your survey to personalise questions or content.

This level of personalisation can increase student engagement and improve the quality of responses. At the same time, this data is automatically saved with the results, which significantly simplifies the analysis and segmentation of data without the student having to enter this information manually.

The Qualtrics LTI integration is designed to securely use specific, contextually relevant data from the LMS to enrich the survey experience and data analysis. The names of students and tutors, email addresses, and unique identification numbers such as the student ID and the SIS ID (Student Information System ID) can be used as variables in Qualtrics surveys.

In addition, course-specific information is used, such as the course name, the unique course code, and the student’s enrollment term.

This data exchange is fully in line with the LTI 1.3 standard and is protected by the highest security protocols.

Drieam’s Qualtrics LTI is specifically developed and optimised for a deep and seamless integration with Canvas LMS. All communication, documentation, and case studies highlight this focus on the Canvas platform. This specialisation ensures that the integration is perfectly tailored to the architecture, workflows, and user interface of Canvas, including specific functionalities such as the transition from Classic Quizzes to New Quizzes.

Although the underlying LTI technology is theoretically compatible with any LMS that supports the LTI 1.3 and LTI Advantage standards (such as Moodle, Blackboard, and D2L Brightspace), Drieam’s solution is primarily designed, tested, and supported for use within the Canvas environment. For institutions that use Canvas LMS, this provides the guarantee of an extremely stable, robust, and fully functional integration.

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