Skip to Main Content

Online Learning Resources: Canvas Modules and Courses

This guide shares some information about the variety of USU Libraries' online learning resources.

Canvas Modules and Courses

The library has created Canvas modules and self-enroll courses to support instruction! These provide an easy way to integrate active learning into information literacy instruction. They can be used in a traditional face-to-face class, flipped classroom model, or as stand-alone assignments. The modules and courses encompass subjects like citing sources, research concepts, avoiding plagiarism, and much more.

Self-Enroll Course Previews

Search in Canvas Commons for more samples of the library's Canvas materials!

If you're interested in using or developing any of these materials, contact your library liaison team for assistance.

Importing Canvas Modules

To import library created Canvas modules into your course, following the instructions below:

  1. Go to Canvas Commons and search for the library module you want to include in your course.
  2. On the module's detail page, click the Import/Download button.
  3. From there, you can either directly import the module into one of your listed courses OR download the .zip file. 

If downloading the .zip file to manually import:

  1. Click the Download button. This will save the .zip file to your device.
  2. Within your Canvas course, click the "Settings" tab (left).
  3. On the right side of the "Course Details" page, click the "Import Course Content" button.
  4. From the "Content Type" drop-down, choose "Canvas Course Export Package."
  5. Click the “Choose File” button and upload the downloaded .zip file.
  6. Next to Content, choose the "Select Specific Content" button.
  7. Click "Import." It will take a few minutes to upload.
  8. When you see a blue "Select Content" button, click this button.
  9. Check all the options EXCEPT Course Settings and Syllabus Body. Click the "Select Content" button.
  10. When the import process is finished, you will see a green Completed button. At this point, you can go into your course and place the tutorial assignment where you want.

Online Learning Librarian

Need Help?

Profile Photo
Library Help
Subjects: Accounting, Agriculture, Animal, Dairy & Veterinary Sciences, Anthropology, Applied Economics, Applied Sciences, Technology, & Education, Arts, Automotive Technology, Aviation & Technical Education, Biological Engineering, Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Communication Studies, Communicative Disorders & Deaf Education, Computer Science, Concurrent Enrollment/High School, Cosmetology, Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement, Data Management, Data Sets, Dictionaries & Encyclopedias, Digital Humanities, Economics & Finance, Education, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Education, English 1010/2010, Environment & Society, Geography, Geosciences, Human Development & Family Studies, Images, Instructional Technology & Learning Sciences, Interior Design, Intersectional Gender Studies & Research, Journalism & Communication, Kinesiology & Health Science, Landscape Architecture, Library & Information Science, Management, Marketing & Strategy, Mathematics & Statistics, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Music, Newspapers, Nursing, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Sciences, Philosophy, Physics, Plant, Soils & Climate, Political Science & Law, Psychology, Research Tips, Social Work, Sociology and Anthropology, Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling, Statistical Information, Technology, Design, and Technical Education, Theater Arts, Theses & Dissertations, Utah's Online Library, Veterinary Medicine, Visual Arts, Watershed Sciences, Welding, Wildland Resources, World Language and Cultures