Faculty Guide for Research Skills Modules

Designed by Credo Education and customized for NWTC, the Research Skills Tutorial Modules walk students through the essential elements of finding and using information for research assignments, giving them a solid foundation in information literacy (InfoLit!) and critical thinking.

By integrating the Research Skills Modules into Canvas, faculty can embed selected videos and tutorials throughout their course materials, as well as add quizzes and tests which connect to their grade book.

Students do not need to login to the Research Skills Modules if they are embedded into Canvas using the instructions below.

1. Create an Assignment.  Enter an assignment name.
2. Scroll down and enter the number of points.
3. In the Submission Type drop-down menu, select the External Tool option.
4. Paste the LTI link of the desired quiz or other module into the Find box. Click the box next to Load This Tool in a New Tab.

5. Click Save & Publish.

To add a Research Skills tutorial, video, or quiz to an existing Canvas Module:

1. Click the Module Add item + button .
2. In the Add drop-down menu, select External Tool. 
3. Paste the LTI link of the desired Research Skills module into the Find box, and give the link a Page Name.

4. Click the red Add Item button. And don't forget to Publish!