UMD subject librarians can work with you to help your students navigate the research process and evaluate information critically. Librarians can offer support for your courses in several ways, such as developing online learning objects to support information literacy and course goals. Online learning objects include tutorials, questionnaires, and videos, and are designed after consultation between instructor and librarian. Librarians are collaborative partners in designing and implementing online learning resources and reserve the right to not participate.
Found in the left-hand navigation of Canvas, Canvas Commons provides an extensive repository of lesson plans, quizzes, and digital objects, including library activities for all levels. You can filter content by material type and grade/level, and select whether you'd like to include resources from beyond the University of Minnesota.
Let's look at the "Anatomy of Scholarly Article" module, created by NCSU Libraries, which has been uploaded into Canvas Commons.
Using Canvas Commons, this lesson can be imported into your Canvas course to provide students with an interactive exploration of scholarly publishing.
To import content from Commons, look for the blue Import/Download button on the right side of the page. You can select the course(s) you'd like to import into, download or favorite the content, and/or link to it.
Instructors are encouraged to explore the Commons and share interesting modules with their librarians. Most modules have a Creative Commons license that allows for the modification of content with attribution.
