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Hello List,
TASI is pleased to announce a one-day seminar entitled Effective Use of 
Digital Images in Education Resources to take place on Wednesday 29th June 
2005 at the University of Bristol.

The purpose of the TASI seminar is to investigate some of the most 
challenging issues surrounding the use of digital images in teaching and 
learning. To discuss and demonstrate some pragmatic solutions to creating 
teaching materials, and improving availability and access to images for 
both teaching staff and students.

Who should attend?
This seminar is primarily aimed at further and higher education teaching 
and lecturing staff, learning technologists and educational support staff, 
but is suitable for anyone charged with creating educational resources, 
from all subject areas and disciplines, who wish to enhance teaching and 
learning materials with images.

Seminar Objectives
Presentations throughout the day will address the technical, conceptual and 
practical issues surrounding obtaining and delivering images. Presenters 
will endeavour to share best practice and disseminate current resources and 
approaches.

This seminar aims to address the following issues:
· To explore the impact of images on learning
· To demonstrate possible resources for sourcing appropriate images
· To outline the copyright issues that arise when using found images for 
educational purposes
· To highlight methods and software that can be used to create teaching 
resources
· To discuss and demonstrate effective models for embedding images into 
teaching materials
· To investigate how current technologies can to utilised to improve access 
and availability to images

Discussion Activity
Delegates will be expected to play an active role in the seminar. In the 
afternoon there will be a breakout session where delegates will join 
discussion groups of their choice. The purpose of the discussion groups is 
to give delegates an opportunity to voice specific concerns and issues, to 
share information and to provide feedback that will inform future research 
and support areas for TASI.

Digital Imaging Clinic
Delegates will have the opportunity to ask practical questions about using 
digital cameras and scanners, and image editing applications via our 
Digital Imaging Clinic

Costs & Bookings
Attendance for the seminar is charged at £75 per person.

Bookings can be made online:

www.tasi.ac.uk/training/seminar1.html

Regards
Karla
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Karla Youngs, TASI Director
TASI - Technical Advisory Service for Images
Free help, advice and guidance for the
Further and Higher Education sector
http://www.tasi.ac.uk/
A JISC Service