LibGuides: Integrating the Library into Canvas Courses: Library Modules in Canvas Commons

Modules Available in Canvas Commons

The following modules have been created by UM-Flint librarians and shared in the Canvas Commons for other UM-Flint instructors to use. You can search for them in the Commons under Thompson Library.

The library will periodically update the modules, typically over the summer, to refresh content and make sure that it is correct. You will see a notification about updates when you enter the Commons. Scroll down for instructions on updating these modules.

Avoiding Plagiarism Module
This is an asynchronous version of the library's Avoiding Plagiarism webinars. All content is the same between the live webinars, the Canvas certificate course, and the Canvas module.
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In order to complete the module, students must watch all four videos, answer the check point questions embedded in the videos, and complete the 20 question review quiz. There is additional help and resources linked throughout the course. The video questions and review quiz should be automatically added to your grade book after you upload this module. The review quiz has four sections of questions and it will randomly pull five from each to construct the full twenty questions. This module is licensed under the Creative Commons, so you are able to edit the content and quiz.
Exploring and Evaluating Information Sources
This module is intended to stand in place of a live library session on exploring and evaluating sources of information.
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After completing this module students should be able to distinguish between and popular and scholarly sources, determine whether a source is primary, secondary, or tertiary, and evaluate sources using the SIFT and CRAAP methods.

Included in the module are a video introduction and reading, videos and textual explanations of scholarly vs. popular sources, videos and textual explanations of the different level of evidence found in sources, videos and textual explanations of the SIFT and CRAAP methods, and three assessment activities.
Introduction to Searching UM-Flint Library Resources
This module is intended to complement or stand in place of a live library instruction session(s) on the basics of searching library resources and should be connected to a larger research project or paper.
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Learning outcomes: develop a focused research question, identify the key concepts from that questions, develop search terms, use the basic and advanced search functionality of the library's homepage search box. This module includes: informational pages to help students develop their research question, identify relevant information sources, and understand how the library's databases work, three short readings adapted from an OER textbook, links to additional library tools and webpages, three 5 - 8 minute video tutorials on the mechanics of the Search All tab on the library's homepage, and three assessment activities with rubrics.
UM-Flint Library Orientation
This module is intended to stand in place of a live library orientation session. New and transfer students will probably get the most out of the content, but students in any class with a research component or reliance on the library will benefit.
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Learning outcomes: after completing this module students should be able to navigate the library building, navigate the library website, identify some library resources that are relevant to them, and identify how to get help using the library.

Included in the module are a video introduction to the library, a tour of the library's website, a tour of the library's physical space, and three assessment activities: Digital Scavenger Hunt, Picture Scavenger Hunt, and discussion.

If you have suggestions or requests for additional topics, please email Liz Svoboda, esvoboda@umich.edu.

Importing a Commons Module

To add a library module from the Canvas Commons to your course.

Open your course.
Click Import from Commons in the upper right corner of the page to be taken to the Canvas Commons.
Search for Thompson Library.
In the resulting content look for the module you want and select it.
On the module's page you can preview the content before clicking Import/Download to open a side menu.
On the side menu select the course you want to import the module, then click Import.
The module will appear in your course and gradebook shortly.

Canvas Commons Overview | Canvas Video Guide
A video tour and tutorial of the Canvas Commons. Most resources uploaded to the Commons are licensed using Creative Commons, which means they are open educational resources.

Updating a Commons Module

The library's modules will be reviewed annually for any content that needs updating. These reviews will occur during the summer, but it is good practice to look for updates at the start of each instruction period.

Updating Modules Imported from Canvas Commons
When a modified resource is re-shared to Commons, users who have imported a copy of that resource in Commons prior to the update will have the option to update the resource. When an update is available, it will appear in the updates page, in the notifications center, and in the resource detail page.