Images
In addition to the content-related images, you can illustrate or visualise the learning material by generating images using artificial intelligence or by using freely shareable images from various image banks. Unnecessary use of visual elements such as images can also overload the senses, so use with care.
Below are a few excellent image banks where you can safely use the images you find anywhere, any way you like: as part of a lesson, in an online environment, in a brochure, in videos, etc.
- unDraw
- Smithsonian Collections (CC0)
- Pixabay.com
- Images and videos can be used freely (including for commercial use).
- The images are accompanied by information on the licence for use (Content Licence Summary).
- Unsplash.com
- Pexels.com
- Gratisography.com
- Slightly more unusual pictures, perhaps.
- CC Search
- Below each image is the “CC image attribution” text, copy it as a caption when using these images.
- Flickr.com
- The terms of use of the images vary according to the licences. At flickr.com/creativecommons, images from the image service are categorised under different licences.
- Fully free to use images can be found on Flickr under Public Domain Dedication and Public Domain Mark licenses.
- Images that need a source reference can be found on Flickr Attribution License These images can be used as long as the following information is provided with the image:
- the name or nickname of the photographer on Flickr
- link to image on Flickr
- licence name and link: CC BY 2.0
- edits made to the image (e.g. colour adjustment, cropping)
Take advantage of AI-generated images
- Jamk’s staff have access to Adobe applications. Take advantage of this package to use the Adobe Firefly or edit an existing image using Adobe Photoshop’s AI feature.
- Jamk uses Bing Chat Enterprise, describe there what kind of picture you need.