Digital Imagery and Informational Graphics in E-Learning: Maximizing Visual Technologies

This book combines features of a handbook and a survey text. Because faculty and staff work in a do-it-yourself environment, emphasis is on practical methods for acquiring and creating digital imagery for online learning, with an overview of related pedagogical theories, visual literacy, and instructional design. Chapters cover types and practical applications of graphics in online learning, then explore capturing and authoring tools for graphics, the creation of game and simulation spaces, collaborative image creation, and storage and access issues. Final chapters cover multicultural contexts and ethical issues. B&w images and screenshots are included. Most contributions are from the US. The book's readership includes faculty, technologists, instructional designers, and graduate students. Hai-Jew works as an instructional designer at Kansas State University. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)