The AI & Metaliteracy OER Toolkit for Teaching and Learning brings together instructional materials for exploring generative AI through the framework of metaliteracy. It includes learning activities, assignments, reflections, rubrics, and supporting resources that educators can use and adapt for their own teaching and learning environments.

The complete toolkit can be accessed through OER Commons, downloaded as a PDF, or imported into a learning management system using either the Brightspace Cartridge or Common Cartridge. The five AI avatar videos created for the toolkit are also available as a separate YouTube playlist.

Choose How You Want to Access the Toolkit

1. Access the Toolkit through OER Commons

The complete toolkit is available through OER Commons, where you can review the five modules and download the Common Cartridge for use with compatible learning management systems, including Brightspace, Blackboard, Canvas, and Moodle.

Explore the AI & Metaliteracy OER Toolkit on OER Commons

The Common Cartridge provides a flexible option for importing the toolkit across compatible learning management systems. Some LMS-specific features or formatting may not transfer.

2. Download the Brightspace Cartridge

If you use Brightspace, you can also download the Brightspace Cartridge (.zip) directly from Metaliteracy.org. This version is designed specifically for Brightspace and is the recommended option for retaining Brightspace-specific content, layouts, and settings.

To import the cartridge into Brightspace:

1. Download the Brightspace Cartridge above.
2. Open the Brightspace course where you want to add the toolkit.
3. Select Course Admin.
4. Select Import/Export/Copy Components.
5. Choose Import Components and select Start.
6. Upload the toolkit cartridge.
7. Select Import All Components.
8. When the import is complete, review the content, assignments, rubrics, links, and settings.

Brightspace Import Tutorial

3. Download the Toolkit as a PDF

Prefer to use the toolkit as a single document? Download the PDF to read, save, or share without importing the materials into an LMS.

Download the AI & Metaliteracy OER Toolkit (PDF)

4. Access the Toolkit Videos

The five AI avatar videos created for the toolkit are available together on the Metaliteracy YouTube Channel. The videos introduce the individual modules while highlighting ways to apply the metaliteracy framework to generative AI. View them alongside the toolkit content, use individual videos to support related teaching and learning activities, or draw inspiration from them to create your own AI avatar videos.

View the AI & Metaliteracy OER Toolkit Video Playlist

Use and Adapt the Toolkit

The toolkit is designed for flexible use. Educators may use the complete sequence, select individual modules, or incorporate specific activities, assignments, reflections, and other materials into existing courses and learning experiences.

As an open educational resource (OER), the toolkit is available to use, adapt, and build upon. If you use or adapt the toolkit, we invite you to share your experience with us at Metaliteracy.org.

AI & Metaliteracy OER Toolkit for Teaching and Learning by Nicola Marae Allain, Tom Mackey, Eugenio Solis de Ovando, and Alena Rodick, Empire State University, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.