Commentary by Tom Vreeland on Littlejohn, A. (2003) Reusing Online Resources, Chapter 13: Use and Reuse of Digital Images in Teaching and Learning, by Grainne Conole, Jill Evans and Ellen Sims

Abstract

Abstract: Conole, Evans and Simms, the authors of Chapter 13, Use and Reuse of Digital Images in Teaching and Learning, have provided a coherent and well structured description of the issues involved in use of digital imagery in education. The authors have done a good job of describing the aspects of granularity and context and how they relate to utilization of images in education. Editors: Allison Littlejohn and Simon Buckingham Shum.

Keywords

• commentary
• book chapter
• learning objects
• digital images
• granularity
• contextualisation
• specifications
• learning interactions
• scalability
• sharing
• reuse
• learning resources
• learning object economy