## How to Use This Toolkit

This Brightspace toolkit includes sample assignments, discussions, and supporting materials drawn from the following SUNY Empire courses:

- DIGA-3065: Media Arts
- DIGA-3025: Advanced Web Design
- DIGA-4999: Capstone in Digital Media Arts
- DIGA-3036: Ethics of Digital Arts and Design
- DIGA-3040: Digital Storytelling
- COMM-3027: Data Visualization
- COMM-3002: Digital Communication Careers and Culture Advanced
- COMM-3015: Social Media: Communication and Culture

In addition, two assignments were developed specifically for this toolkit to address key areas of metaliteracy and AI integration, including an introductory reflective writing activity and a culminating reflection and future learning plan.

The examples are organized by module and presented through an AI + metaliteracy framework. Many include rubrics, and some include supplemental resources (for example, guidance on using AI tools, finding images, or using openly licensed media).

After you copy the cartridge into your LMS, you can modify and adapt these examples to fit your discipline, course outcomes, and student needs. You might:

- Swap the topic or content area while keeping the same metaliteracy roles and reflection prompts
- Adjust the tool recommendations to match what your students have access to
- Edit criteria in the rubric to align with your program expectations
- Add or remove scaffolding (templates, checklists, examples) based on student readiness

For information about contributors, AI assistance, attribution, citation, and licensing, see the Credits, Attribution, and Licensing page.

## Importing the AI & Metaliteracy OER Toolkit

The AI & Metaliteracy OER Toolkit was developed in Brightspace and includes learning modules, assignments, rubrics, and additional instructional resources. The toolkit can be imported into Brightspace or another learning management system that supports Common Cartridge files.

### Import into Brightspace

1. Download the toolkit course cartridge file to your computer.
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 course cartridge file.
7. Select Import All Components.
8. When the import is complete, review the course content, assignments, rubrics, links, and settings.

You can then reorganize, revise, or remove materials. Watch this video for a step-by-step demonstration of how to import the toolkit by following the instructions above.

### Import into Another LMS

Use your LMS course import tool to upload the Common Cartridge file. Import steps and supported components may vary by system, so review all content, assignments, rubrics, and links after the import is complete.

- Blackboard
- Canvas
- Moodle