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Artificial Intelligence and Information Literacy

Help your students learn about information literacy and new Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Adobe Firefly. Insert this module into your course and either have your students go through it as-is, or modify it to suit your particular needs and course policies. Students should expect to spend 1-2 hours reading/watching the information in this module and completing a couple short quizzes and activities.

Once done, they will be able to evaluate how to use AI-based tools responsibly in their academic work. Specifically, they'll be able to:

  • Explain generally how AI-based tools work as well as their benefits and risks
  • Recognize when AI gives inaccurate or misleading answers, and fact-check AI output
  • Cite AI-generated work
  • Begin exploring creative ways to use these tools

This module was created by the University of Maryland teaching and Learning Transformation Center (TLTC) and University Libraries. We are thankful to the Institute for Trustworthy AI in Law and Society (TRAILS) for their collaboration.

Add the Module to Your Course

To add the module to your course, you'll import it from Canvas Commons. Here's how:

  1. Open ELMS-Canvas and click on "Commons" on the red bar on the left of the page
  2. Search for "AI and information literacy"
  3. Click on the module that comes up (it should have a red and orange background and be posted by Mona)
  4. Select "Import/Download" from the right side of the screen
  5. A window will open and you will see a list of sites. Select the checkbox next to any sites you would like the module downloaded into and click "import into course" (important: do NOT check "All" unless you want it going in to every single course you are in!)
  6. Navigate to your course and go to the "modules" section to see the imported module (it may take a few minutes to show up).
  7. Feel free to use the module as-is or customize it to suit the needs of your class! 

View the same step-by-step directions with images below:

Arrow pointing at commons button in Canvas
Open ELMS-Canvas and click on "Commons" on the red bar on the left of the page

 

Searching for "AI and information literacy" in commons.
Search for "AI and information literacy." Click on the module that comes up (it should have a red and orange background and be posted by Mona)

 

Arrow pointing at "import/download" button below the module image
Select "Import/Download" from the right side of the screen

 

An arrow pointing at a course with the box checked, and an arrow pointing at a blue button that says "import into course"
A window will open and you will see a list of sites. Select the checkbox next to any sites you would like the module downloaded into and click "import into course" (important: do NOT check "All" unless you want it going in to every single course you are in!)

 

Arrow pointing at modules section on the side of Canvas page
Navigate to your course and go to the "modules" section to see the imported module (it may take a few minutes to show up).

 

Feel free to use the module as-is or customize it to suit the needs of your class! 

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