have previously written about some good, free stock image resources. In response to that article, a reader asked me if the images on these sites were royalty free and could be used in courses that he planned to sell. Sometimes you can use the images, but only if you credit the original artist. Other times you can use the image, but not if you're going to sell your eLearning courses. And sometimes it's just really complicated and you would be well served to contact the owner of the image and get permission to use it. by AJ George. MORE >>

We reach the third stop on our tour of the elements that make up all our online communications with still images. What images are good for. Imagine how difficult it would be to convey the following without the aid of images: The new office that we will all be moving to later this year. Images come in a variety of forms and these all have their particular place: Photographs are capable of accurately depicting real-life people, objects, places and events. Still images will be second best to animation or video when communicating movement or representing live action. MORE >>

From my observations of some student presentations I invigilated recently I know there are clearly issues with students knowing and understanding what is legal and what is not when you use and re-use content or images you find on the Internet. eLearning eResources CC Copyright Creative Commons Images Plagiarism PresentationMany of us already know about Creative Commons content and how it works, but I found this presentation, with audio slidecast, that I have also made available to staff and students alike, in the vain hope it’ll make a difference. MORE >>

One of their latest is Google Image Swirl. “Google Image Swirl organizes image search results into groups and sub-groups, based on their visual and semantic similarity and presents them in an intuitive exploratory interface. It is still in the labs, so I am sure there will be improvements when released, and I do hope they increase the size of the images in the swirls. What I do like is that I can very quickly dig into subgroups of the image results, refining the search visually. Go ahead, give it a try, Image Swirl. MORE >>

There is no doubt that graphics and images greatly improve online training content. Really…Were These the Best Images We Could Find? Don’t use Gratuitous Images in eLearning (eLearning Brothers). Tags: Featured Instructional Design Tips & Tricks graphic design images The question is how to properly use them. I’ve come across some good articles lately and thought that I’d compile and list them here.  the list also includes some posts on graphics that we’ve done in the past.). Realistic Graphics and Learning: What’s most effective? MORE >>