Import the CTLD Student AI Literacy Module into a Canvas Course

Last updated on February 9, 2026

The CTLD has launched a new AI Literacy training to help students understand what generative AI tools, such as MS Copilot and ChatGPT, can and cannot do, and how to use them responsibly in academic and professional settings. The training includes two optional module-based pathways, Self-Guided and Instructor-Learner Participation, that instructors can add to their courses. To learn more, visit Teaching AI Literacy: Preparing Students for Responsible Use.

As an instructor, you can choose whether to incorporate this training into your course and determine which learning pathway best fits your needs. This tutorial walks you through how to import either module into your Canvas course.

Note: If you would like to preview the training, you can import the desired path(s) into one of your existing sandbox shells in Canvas.

Directions

Note: This video was created with an older version of the modules. When selecting the content to import, you now need to select Question Banks as well.

See the written directions under How the AI Literacy Module Appears in the Gradebook to learn how the module with impact students’ grades, and how to change how they appear in the Gradebook.

Download AI Literacy Training Modules

1. Choose which AI Literacy Module Pathway you would like to use in your course.
   • Self-Guided: Features quick, low-stakes knowledge checks for foundational understanding, ideal for large classes or self-paced learning.
   • Instructor-Student Participation: Includes short written responses and practical exercises that encourage deeper engagement with ethical and professional implications. This meets higher-level outcomes but also requires more interaction on the part of the faculty.
2. Click the File linked below to download the AI Literacy Modules
   • CTLD AI Literacy Modules Export File
   • Note: You will select the specific pathway during the import process below.

Note: Do not open the file on your computer. This will corrupt the file, and you will have to redownload it in order to import it into your course.

Import AI Literacy Module into Canvas Course

1. Log in to your Canvas Account.
2. Select the Course you’d like to add the module to.
3. Click Home in the Course Navigation Menu.
4. Click Import Existing Content on the right side of the screen.
5. Click the drop-down menu under Select Content Type.
6. Select Canvas Course Export Package from the drop-down menu.
7. Click Choose File under Source.
8. Select the CTLD-student-ai-literacy-Module.imscc file from the downloads folder on your computer
9. Click Open on the pop-up window.
10. Choose Select specific content from the Content options.
11. Click + Add to Import Queue.
12. Click the blue Select Content button to the right of the import titled Canvas Common Cartridge once it has completed running.
13. Click the arrow next to Modules in the pop-up window.
14. Select the box next to the chosen pathway.
15. Select the box next to Learning Outcomes.
16. Select the box next to Question Banks.
    • This is only needed for the Self-Guided Pathway.
17. Select the box next to Files.
18. Click Select Content at the bottom right of the pop-up window.
    • Note: Canvas may show a few errors when importing the modules. These errors should not impact anything.

Ensure AI Module is Ready for Students

The last step before the module is ready for students is to move it to where in the course modules students would need to access it. It is recommended to place the module after your Course Introduction and University Policies Modules, but before your first content module.

1. Click Modules in the Course Navigation menu once the import is finished running.
2. Locate the AI Literacy Module.
3. Click the Three-dots to the right of the module title.
4. Select Move Module from the drop-down menu.
5. Select where you want to place the module from the drop-down menu.
   • Before and After options allow you to choose another module in your course to place the AI Literacy Module before or after.
6. Click Move.
   • Alternatively, you can click the 8-dot array to the left of the module title to drag and drop the module to a new location in your course. 

How the AI Literacy Module Appears in the Gradebook

All assignments within the AI Literacy Module will be automatically added to a new Assignment Group titled AI Literacy Module, and will also be added to the gradebook. If you have weighted grading turned on, the AI Literacy Module will automatically be set at 0% of the total grade, meaning the scores will not impact a student’s overall grade.

To learn more about how to adjust weighted grade settings, see our tutorial, Weighted Grading.

If you do not have weighted grading turned on, the assignments will appear in the gradebook as follows:

• Quizzes/Knowledge Checks will all be worth 5 points in the gradebook.
  • If you would like make it so the quizzes do not count towards students grades, you can change the quiz to be a Practice Quiz instead. This will allow you and the students to still see the results, but it will not count towards their final grade.
    1. Click on the Quiz Name.
    2. Click Edit in the top right corner.
    3. Click the drop-down menu next to Quiz Type directly under the quiz instructions.
    4. Select Practice Quiz from the drop-down menu.
    5. Click Save at the bottom right of the screen.
  • If you would like quizzes to count for Extra Credit, you can edit the questions to make them all worth zero points instead of one, and manually input scores for students who completed the quiz.
    • To learn how to edit questions in quizzes, see our tutorial, Create and Edit Classic Quizzes.
• Assignments and Discussions will all be automatically worth zero points in the gradebook, meaning any points you give them would be counted as Extra Credit.
  • To learn how to change the amount of points an assignment or discussion is worth, check out our tutorials:
    • Edit Existing Assignments
    • Get Started with New Discussions in Canvas
  • If you do not want these assignments to appear in the Gradebook at all, you can edit them to not be graded.
    • Assignments: Select Not Graded from the drop-down menu next to Display Grade as from the Assignment Settings Page.
    • Discussions: Click the box next to Graded to unselect it from the Discussion Settings Page.

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