AI Literacy for Students
Add AI Literacy to your curriculum Today!
Faculty are encouraged to integrate Ready-to-use Canvas modules to help students use generative AI responsibly, ethically, and effectively. These modules are designed for instructors across all disciplines, these flexible resources can be incorporated into any course with minimal preparation.
Course Topics and Activities
1. AI Fundamentals
Learn how generative AI works, how to write effective prompts, and how to evaluate AI output responsibly. Activities include brainstorming, prompt chaining, image generation, and a final knowledge check.
2. AI for Brainstorming and Planning
Use Gemini to generate and evaluate ideas, identify project risks, create timelines, and organize information in a project knowledge hub.
3. AI for Research and Insights
Use Gemini Deep Research and Gemini Notebook to examine multiple sources, summarize information, create research reports, and develop an AI expert advisor.
4. AI for Writing and Communicating
Use AI to summarize meetings, develop action plans, improve drafts, adapt communications for different audiences, and practice presentations or difficult conversations.
5. AI for Content Creation
Create and refine images, videos, marketing materials, and presentations. Learners also use AI to develop design guidelines and evaluate creative work.
6. AI for Data Analysis
Use everyday language to define success metrics, clean and organize data, generate spreadsheet formulas, create visualizations, and build an interactive performance simulator.
7. AI for App Building
Learn the fundamentals of vibe coding and use Google AI Studio to create, test, troubleshoot, and refine a functional application without requiring prior coding experience.
Grow with Google: AI Professional Certificate
This course from Google and Coursera that explores AI concepts and real world applications to help students build practical skills for school, work, and the future. Students who complete the entire course can earn a Google AI Professional Certificate.
Best for
Courses that want a deeper or career-focused AI experience.
Format
Canvas module available for download from Canvas Commons.
Source
Developed by Google and Coursera.
Access the Module
To add the module to your course, click the button below to see the resource in Canvas Commons. Learn more about downloading from Canvas Commons.
UNC System Foundational AI Skills for Students
This course explores foundational AI concepts and real-world applications to help students understand AI fundamentals, including how AI tools work, benefits, risks, and pitfalls, and responsible workflow and application in college life and beyond. Students who complete Modules 1-3 (at minimum) can earn a UNC System AI Foundational Skills and Literacy course Certificate of Completion.
Best for
Courses that want to provide a foundational overview of AI, including applications in higher education, industry, and daily life.
Format
Importable Canvas course .imscc file.
Source
Developed by a team of 20 faculty, librarians, and instructional designers across the UNC System with support from Amazon Web Services.
Access the Module
To add the module to your course, click the button below to submit the course request form. The course file will be emailed to you, along with a helpful how-to guide. Learn more about how to add the course file to your course.
Faculty Tip
You can import one or all modules depending on your course goals. Many instructors introduce AI Literacy at the start of the semester or before assignments where students may use AI tools.
Need more help?
The Center for Teaching and Learning is here to help you incorporate AI Literacy into your course.