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Improving Instructional Design with Images, Illustrations, and Animation

eLearningMind

You’ve probably heard that the human brain processes images 60,000 times faster than text. Perhaps you even know that MIT found that the brain could recognize images in as little as 13 milliseconds—literally in the blink of an eye. But do you know why brains love images over other forms of information? Photographs.

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10 Reasons to Use Illustrations Instead of Stock Photography in Learning

eLearningMind

The grinning woman eating a salad; the perfectly multicultural meeting; the man with a headset: these are the standards for stock photography. And while it definitely has its place, stock photography isn’t the gold standard when it comes to learning. Learners can sense stock photography from a mile away. Remove unconscious bias.

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Maintaining the Cool Factor in E-Learning—Without Blowing Your Budget

ATD Learning Technologies

You really can create e-learning content on a budget—if you’re willing to be a little creative. In an organization that promotes a casual and fun work environment, an e-learning course that looks homemade and features amateur photography can fit right in—in fact, it may even be preferred. Beware of the Downsides.

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Using Custom Artwork to Build Beautiful eLearning Without Breaking the Budget

eLearning Architect

In this article we'll explore an alternative that won't blow your budget. Despite the large number of people expected to engage with this content, we didn't have a huge budget for creating custom graphics and imagery. We wrote a detailed brief for each image, which included as much information as possible.

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Make Learning An Experience. Blend It! | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

There is value in books, manuals, and written reference materials included in training activities, but don’t use words to replace examples, images, and experience. Outside of work I enjoy several hobbies including camping, travel and photography. Don’t Throw Out the Baby with the Books. Enjoy people; embrace life! It is amazing ho.

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Shutterstock vs. iStock for presentation photos

BrightCarbon

Shutterstock was cheaper, it had better model continuity, and Shutterstock’s Spectrum search was a super easy way of finding coloured images. Read to the end to discover where we find our favourite free stock photography too! Because, let’s face it, it doesn’t matter how much you like a service if it’s way out of your budget!

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The Power of Your Network | Social Learning Blog

Dashe & Thomson

Outside of work I enjoy several hobbies including camping, travel and photography. Some of my photography can be seen in local art galleries and online through National Geographic image stock. Enjoy people; embrace life! Jim: Glad you enjoyed the post, Liam! It is amazing ho. Liam McCoy: Thanks for this. Properly d.