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Still images: Finding and using digital media
This section contains advice on making use of digital image resources. Aimed at teaching and teaching support staff, this section covers the technical issues in finding pre-existing image content and then incorporating it into teaching materials.
Can I Use Images Found on the Internet?
Answers to some frequently asked questions about using images downloaded from the web.
Read full advice document...Case Study: History of Art, University College Cork
This short case study looks at how the newly established History of Art department at University College Cork went about building a collection of images to support its teaching. Although it would have preferred to create an all-digital collection, the constraints of time, money and copyright led the department to take a hybrid approach, using a mix of formats, drawn from several different sources.
Read full advice document...Case Study: Staffordshire Past Track
Staffordshire Past Track is a web-based multimedia archive related to the history and cultural heritage of Staffordshire. The bulk of the collection is comprised of photographic or printed images from the past 150 years. Noteworthy features of the Past Track project are its bespoke content management system and a user interface that provides, among other functions, map-based searching, an image zoom facility, and user-annotated albums.
Read full advice document...Case Study: University of Bristol Theatre Collection
How the collection digitised its documents and photographs.
Read full advice document...Choosing a File Format for Digital Still Images
The choice of file formats can often prove overwhelming for someone new to the world of digital imaging. The aim of this document is to explain some of the factors that should be considered before choosing a format and suggest suitable file formats for specific applications.
Read full advice document...Copyright and Digital Images
Copyright and related rights issues are central to the use of digital images within Higher and Further education. This advice paper provides a broad overview of copyright and related rights as they affect digital images.
Read full advice document...Copyright and Still Images: Frequently Asked Questions
This advice document is a list of frequently asked questions (FAQs) JISC Digital Media has received about copyright in relation to digital still images.
Read full advice document...Finding Images on Flickr
This document looks at the pros and cons of using the photo sharing site Flickr as a source of images.
Read full advice document...Image Backgrounds for Screen Presentations and the Web
Your choice of background for a presentation or website is an important part of the design process. A poor choice of background colour combined with conflicting coloured text or image can render a page unreadable.
Read full advice document...Model Release - Permission to Use Images of People
This document answers some frequently asked questions on getting consent to use images or recordings of people and includes links to sample model release forms.
Read full advice document...Photo Sharing Sites
This advice document looks at the most common features offered by a number of photo sharing sites, highlights the pros and cons of using such sites, and offers some practical tips for both finding images and organising your own images.
Read full advice document...Practical Ways to Use Digital Images in Teaching and Learning
This list provides examples of ways in which digital images can be used in teaching and learning materials. It has been put together to inspire lecturers new to using digital images: however it is not comprehensive!
Read full advice document...Review of Image Search Engines
This is the fourth JISC Digital Media review of image search engines In addition to this review, we have published reviews of moving image and audio search engines.
Read full advice document...Roles and Responsibilities for Staff Using Images for Teaching and Research
Copyright and related rights issues will be central to most activities involving the use of digital images within teaching and research activities. This paper is aimed at staff using images in this way and highlights the range of rights issues affecting digital images. It includes a stage-by-stage guide to clearing rights in images for use in teaching and research.
Read full advice document...Useful Books, Magazines and Online Publications for Digital Imaging
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 digital imaging.
Read full advice document...Useful Links to Imaging Manufacturers, Suppliers, Products and Services
A list of links to various suppliers of digital imaging software, hardware, other products and services.
Read full advice document...Using a Budget Digital Camera for Teaching, Learning and Research
Over recent years the price of digital cameras has tumbled while there has been a corresponding improvement in image quality. Compact digital cameras are compact flexible devices that work well in the modern workflow. This document provides an introduction to the compact camera and how to get the most from it.
Read full advice document...Using Blogs to Find and Organise Images
Blogs tend to be text-based but they often also include images. This advice document provides an overview of blogs, considering how they can be used as both sources of images and as tools for managing and presenting your own images.
Read full advice document...Using Images In Education
This advice document uses an interactive resource to show some of the uses and considerations when using images and how they relate to pedagogy.
Read full advice document...Using Images in Learning, Teaching and Research Materials
A brief guide to using images in educational materials.
Read full advice document...Using Wikis to Find and Organise Images
Wikis are websites that allow groups of users to collaborate on content creation. Although largely text-based, they can include images. This document looks at ways in which you might use wikis as a source of images for use in your own work. It also provides an overview of how wikis handle images for those who already use or are thinking of setting up a wiki.
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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...Hot potatoes – using digital media
Here we introduce Hot Potatoes, a tool that allows you to create interactive quizzes with digital media (images, video, audio and Adobe flash content) which can be embedded into a range of teaching and learning contexts. We take a look at the technical considerations and then show you how to add your own digital media to a quiz.
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...Mobile Learning for Education
This document introduces the subject of mobile learning for education purposes. It examines what impact mobile devices have had on teaching and learning practices and goes on to look at the opportunities presented by the use of digital media on mobile devices.
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 digital media in Quizzes
This is an introduction to some of the ways in which digital media can support the development and use of quizzes to support student learning.
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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