DigitalChalk eLearning

JUNE 20, 2013

When it comes to creating an eLearning project , you can easily invest a lot of time in finding the perfect images. When taking your own digital images isn’t an option, free stock photos become the go-to-tool. Morgue File is an easy to use free photo site, with thousands of high-resolution images.

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BrightCarbon

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Images are so important for our presentations. More than just an aesthetic choice, the right images can help you tell your story and make it more memorable for your audience in the long run. Unsplash Unsplash is a paradise of beautiful, high-definition images that have been sourced from thousands of creators across the internet.

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Fly Plugins

APRIL 2, 2024

They needed help with what happens after course production is finished… How to market and sell more courses We began creating our own courses almost 10 years ago and we’ve learned a thing or two along the way, so our plan over the coming weeks is to publish content designed to help you do just that… sell more courses.

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BrightCarbon

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Previously, we’d pretty much exclusively been using iStock for our commercial-use presentation photos. 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!

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

This post includes links on scenario-based learning (SBL) research, working with Twine, learning experience design (LXD), 360 images, VR resources, and elearning development time calculators. 360 photos. Free stock photos related to 360 panoramic. Free 360 photos. I share these links periodically here on my blog.

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E-learning Uncovered

JUNE 20, 2016

Photos are a powerful tool in e-learning. Unless you can afford custom photo shoots, you likely need to purchase stock photos. You may have heard some people talk about how much they hate stock photos in e-learning : they seem cheesy, they aren’t diverse enough, or they look like the subject is in a vacuum.

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eLearningArt

MAY 20, 2019

Free bonus images for those who listen to the interview. Origin story of eLearningArt – My own struggles with images as an eLearning consultant ( 2:13 ). What’s wrong with most stock photo sites and how eLearningArt overcomes that ( 3:55 ). Photos vs illustrations. How to build an eLearning portfolio.

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Ashley Chiasson

APRIL 24, 2017

100+ Free Stock Photos for Use in E-learning. Instructional Designers and E-Learning Developers are always looking for high-quality stock photos they can use use within their e-learning development. All of these photos have been carefully sought out by yours truly, and used within many personal projects.

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Raptivity

JUNE 15, 2020

Educators and trainers are always striving to create slideshows that can excite, engage, and educate their learners. However, creating bewitching digital presentations is an art. Here are some tips that you can follow while creating your next presentation. It goes without saying that do not use copyrighted images.

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Storyboard Hero

JUNE 25, 2023

Want to create an AI art image from your writing? They then apply these styles to input images provided by the user to create new artwork. These tools make it easier for anyone, from professionals to beginners, to explore and create art with the help of artificial intelligence.

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learnWorlds

AUGUST 17, 2021

Using Stock Video Footage. Luckily, there is now an abundance of tools and resources to create attractive new videos filled with your brand messages, as well as an ever-growing community of videographers dedicated to offering great stock photos for downloading, royalty-free music, and video stock footage.

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eLearningMind

DECEMBER 14, 2022

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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LearnDash

MARCH 14, 2024

You can use Meta Ads Manager to create and manage ads on Facebook and Instagram, but in this article, we focus on Facebook only. Use your own graphic or stock photos to share high-quality visuals. According to Facebook, images work best when you want to drive website traffic, raise awareness, or quickly publish an ad.

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E-learning Uncovered

JUNE 9, 2016

It’s not always easy to find high-quality images for your e-learning when you’re working on a budget. If you can’t afford the popular stock image sites, you might think you’re only option is to take your own photos. Here are my top 10 free stock image sites for e-learning, along with a few of my favorite finds!

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Challenge to Learn

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

It enables a creator (of images, courses, music, video’s) to get registered as the owner/creator of the resource but at the same time grants other people the right to use this resource. Another license is the GNU license, that is mostly used for software but also other resources like images and video’s. Free images.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 11, 2015

The good news is that there are more than enough free stock images available, such as these three earlier posts where I shared 80 free stock photos , 45 free stock photos , and 60 more free stock photos. But whatr about the various background images? The colors would cause streaking.

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 1, 2017

In the past, I’ve created conversation-driven eLearning with video, animation, and photos. After the initial video, we used cutout still photos of the same actors. This requires a custom photo shoot, but it’s much cheaper than using video for the entire course. Photos or Illustrations.

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Trivantis

JUNE 18, 2014

We’ve written a lot about the importance of choosing the right images for your e-Learning projects and suggested some sources for economically priced stock photography. But what if you don’t want to spend hours searching for the perfect stock photo, or you just can’t find one that demonstrates your industry?

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Kitaboo

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

5 eBook Builder Platforms to Explore in 2024 Kindle Create Adobe InDesign Marq KITABOO Flipbuilder II. Compatible with Mac and PC, it works well with text-intensive material interspersed with images, but it can also be used for books like travel guides or cookbooks. However, it does not support image captions.

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LearnDash

JULY 6, 2021

We’ve talked a lot on this blog about the importance of good instructional design , which often focuses on how educators create course content. Online courses aren’t just about the words written on the page or the images on the screen, but about how those words and images work together to convey ideas. Stay Consistent.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

As instructional designers, I think we have a social responsibility to support diversity in the learning experiences we create. Image Credit: Diversity Mask by George A Spiva Center for the Arts. I wouldn’t try to create a 50/50 split if I was designing a course for firefighters. Race and Images. What Do You Do?

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eLearning Brothers

AUGUST 8, 2017

eLearning Brothers announced today that it has acquired privately-held SolidStockArt.com , a premier stock photography company that focuses on high-quality images. Solid Stock Art adds over 2 Million assets to the eLearning Brothers library. Last week, we purchased Solid Stock Art to continue the growth of our library.”

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Rapid eLearning

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Going to a stock image site and looking for just the right pictures can be very time-consuming and a drain on your limited resources. Why not create your own stock images? Obviously, this approach doesn’t work for everyone and taking good photos is an art in itself. Keep the image in focus.

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eLearningArt

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

I recently created a photo slideshow (using PowerPoint) of my dad’s life-sized chess set sculpture that’s at Facebook (Go Dad!). And once I learned the basics, I was able to create my next slideshow in under 1 minute! Create a custom title slide. Improve image quality. Scale images to the edge of the slides.

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Raptivity

AUGUST 15, 2018

As an educator, don’t you strive to create slideshows that can excite, engage, and educate your students in one go? Creating bewitching presentations is an art. I have a list of some cool PowerPoint add-ins that could help you create extraordinary presentations. Well, there is definitely something amiss if you are not.

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Trivantis

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Instead, you should use images to make—or reinforce—a point in a clever, clear and captivating way. Ask yourself these five questions as you’re selecting images: Does the image reinforce your message? Take the time to create your own images if your budget allows, or really search through stock photo sites to find the best image.

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Rapid eLearning

APRIL 21, 2020

Many of you are currently creating new health and safety training focused on the Coronavirus (COVID-19). It’s not always easy to find the images you need. Here are some free images and resources to help with your training programs. Free Coronavirus Stock Photos. Coronavirus stock photos.

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Scissortail's Learning Nest

AUGUST 29, 2022

Did you know that if you search for “superhero” photos (whether on Google or stock photos sites), most of the images you’ll find are of white men? The images featured in this article are a heartwarming exception.) Fortunately, there are stock image sites that provide diverse images.

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eLearningMind

OCTOBER 3, 2016

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. With illustrations, you don’t need a reshoot each time you create new eLearning.

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BrightCarbon

JANUARY 31, 2019

Both PowerPoint and Google Slides offer some great image editing tools that are so easy to use you don’t need to be an expert to make your presentation look striking, but we’re going to focus our time today on what Google Slides image editing can offer. Choose the image you want to insert and click Open.

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Making Change

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

If you let their assumptions drive what you do, you’ll waste time creating more training than is useful or effective. In elearning we’re tempted to make up for the lack of human contact with an avalanche of irrelevant stock photos, narration, and flying bullet points. Focus on challenge, not bling. What do you think?

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Integrated Learnings

JULY 13, 2011

We know that meaningful images provide a memorable and efficient way to learn information. As a text-oriented person myself -- someone who finishes reading an article's text and then goes back to view the tables and charts -- translating text into images does not come naturally for me. a flowchart, labeled image, etc.).

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Matrix

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

When creating online courses it can be hard to pick and choose the perfect image and put it in the perfect spot in your lesson. While I could go on and on about not knowing your target audience when selecting images for your courses, this post will focus on the second reason only. My first stop is almost always Google Images.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Do you struggle with finding good stock photos to use in your eLearning scenarios? So then do you go do a custom photo shoot? eLearning Art provides royalty free stock photos, images, and other assets to help you create some cool stuff in your own authoring tools. But usually not. But usually not.

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Mike Taylor

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Learn more → Beyond Stock Photos: A Neuroscience Approach to Imagery Dr. Carmen Simon shares lessons from recent study looked at how image choice impacts buyer behavior and engagement. Cliché stock photos can feel predictable and familiar but don’t necessarily boost attention to content.

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easygenerator

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Images are expensive, and you do not want to violate copyrights. Finding good images that you are allowed to use can be a challenge. Here is a list with free services to images and other resources that you are allowed to use. Copyright free images via search engines. Death to the stock photo. Free photos.

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eLearning Brothers

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

I’ve written various blogs about why gratuitous eLearning images are bad. Our images should be relevant and be used as a teaching aid. It has always been interesting to me how many “bad images&# are used in eLearning. Confession…I’ve used my fair share of “bad images&# over the years.).

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