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Cross-media: Finding and using digital media
This section contains advice on making use of cross-media digital resources (moving images, audio or still images). Aimed at teaching and teaching support staff, this section covers the technical issues in finding pre-existing digital content and then incorporating it into teaching materials.
Audiovisual Copyright: Frequently Asked Questions
By reviewing copyright enquiries which have reached us via our helpdesk, we’ve collated answers to some of the most common. These are presented here as an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions).
Read full advice document...Copyright: An Overview
Copyright and other intellectual property rights are central to the development, use and sustainability of digital collections. This advice document provides a broad overview of copyright.
Read full advice document...Delicious Bookmark Service
This advice document brings to your attention the free online bookmark service Delicious. Its ability to allow you to manage bookmarks by saving, searching and sharing will be of interest to anybody who has to manage many bookmarks for individuals or groups. It has applications of use for teaching and learning which will be described below.
Read full advice document...Digital Media with the WebCT Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)
This advice document aims to introduce WebCT and how you can use digital media to support your WebCT course content. We will look at why digital media can enhance the teaching and learning experience.
Read full advice document...File Formats and Compression
This document looks at the theory of file formats and the common methods of data compression.
Read full advice document...Finding Subject-Specific Digital Media Resources
There are a multitude of websites providing access to a wide range of digital media resources (images, video and audio) covering many subject areas. This can be very bewildering if you are searching for specific resources to use in the lecture/classroom or for inclusion in a VLE (virtual learning environment). The purpose of this document is to provide a subject-specific guide to finding digital media resources with links to a number of useful websites.
Read full advice document...Finding Video, Audio and Images Online
There are countless websites offering images, video and audio files for use in education, but it’s not always easy to know which sites are most useful or appropriate. This advice document discusses general tools and strategies for finding digital resources and looks at many of the sites you can use as reliable sources.
Read full advice document...Fonts: Basic Guide to Font Licensing
Fonts are software for creating and displaying typefaces. As with any software, you need to license font software in order to use it. This document provides a simple guide to font licensing.
Read full advice document...Introduction to Fonts and Typefaces
This advice document provides an introductory guide to fonts. It shows you where you can find legitimate free fonts and defines some of the terminology used in typography. It is aimed at readers with little or no prior typographic knowledge who are interested in using fonts other than those supplied with their computer. It also looks at the recent developments in the use of non-standard fonts on the web.
Read full advice document...Overview of JISC Digital Materials for those using Digital Media in Teaching and Research
This guide provides an overview of the JISC Digital Media website we think those staff wishing to use digital images within teaching and research materials will find useful.
Read full advice document...Overview of JISC Digital Media Materials for those involved in Business and Community Engagement
This guide provides an overview of the JISC Digital Media website, highlighting materials we think may be of particular use to HE/FE staff involved in business or community engagement (BCE).
Read full advice document...Pedagogical Uses of Presentation Software
This advice document investigates some pedagogical aspects to consider when using presentation software for teaching and learning.
Read full advice document...Signposts to Relevant Organisations
This page provides links to four types of organisation that digitisation project staff may be interested in: Academic Service Providers; Public Sector Organisations; Standards Organisations; International Organisations.
Read full advice document...Useful Books, Magazines and Online Publications for Audio and Audio Visual
This is a list of books, papers, magazines, journals, online publications and mailing lists that JISC Digital Media thinks are useful to keep up to date with developments in audio and audio visual.
Read full advice document...Using Quandary to Add Interactive Learning Objects
This advice document will introduce you to the Quandary interactive decision software. We will demonstrate how Quandary exercises can be enhanced using digital media to support your teaching material.
Read full advice document...Using SlideShare to Share Presentations
This article provides an overview of a web service for uploading, embedding and sharing presentations called SlideShare. After a description of the features available we will look at its uses for teaching and learning.
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