Instructional images, especially when placed close to explanatory text or accompanied by an audio track, help to reinforce and enhance learning. The Media Center team can create or obtain a variety of custom graphics for your course which can be used in PowerPoint slides, on course pages, in quizzes, or in videos and interactive activities. We will collaborate with you to ensure images are accurate, clear, concise, and help meet objectives. See our gallery below for examples.
Examples
3D Illustration
We have instructional artists on our team who are specialized in creating and positioning 3D models for export to 2D visualization. 3D models allow the artist to create images from different camera angles allowing a whole series of figures to be created to describe an object, environment, or process.
In the figure above, a 3D model was built for an architecture course to illustrate load in a structure.
Labeled Illustration
Illustrations, particularly when enhanced with carefully placed labels, can help describe objects and processes. Our instructional artists can help you find and customize images for your course and can create illustrations from scratch to your specifications.
In this example, an illustration was custom-created to help biology students understand the basic principles of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Digital Photo
Sometimes a photograph is needed to illustrate an idea, process, or technique. They can also be used to introduce topics or enhance the graphic design of a course page or presentation. We have media team members who can help you obtain and format images for your course through our stock subscriptions and through custom photography.
Banner
Online courses benefit from banners by visually describing the course theme or subject. They also serve to provide visual location cues as students move through different modules in online courses. Our artists can work with you to develop banner designs that reflect your course content and your personal style.
PowerPoint Design
PowerPoint or presentation slides are often used in online courses as supplemental reference material and as visual aids in screen capture video. Members of our media team can assist you with the design of your PowerPoint slides so that they are clear, informative, and professional in appearance.
3D Illustration
3D models allow the artist to create images from different camera angles, allowing a whole series of figures to be created to describe an object, environment, or process.
In the figure above, a 3D model was built for an architecture course to illustrate a segmented perforated portal frame.
3D Illustration
3D models and environments can be created by our artists to be utilized in interactive activities, such as in healthcare scenarios. 3D models can be customized to illustrate features specific to those scenarios, such as the patient’s characteristics in the example above.
Banner
Online courses benefit from banners by visually describing the course theme or subject. They also serve to provide visual cues as students move through different modules in online courses. Our artists can work with you to develop banner designs that reflect your course content and your personal style.
Infographic
Visual explanations of processes can help enhance verbal or written descriptions. Our instructional artists can work with you to develop infographics which are clear, organized, and help explain concepts.
Infographic
Visual explanations of processes can help enhance verbal or written descriptions. Our instructional artists can work with you to develop infographics which are clear, organized, and help explain concepts.
The example above was developed for a biology course to illustrate the relationships between organisms and the environment in a forest ecosystem.
Graph
Graphs are visual assets you can utilize in your course that illustrate data and describe relationships between variables.
Members of the media center can help you develop graphs which are clear, concise, and easy for students to understand.
Themes
Theming involves producing a unified look and feel for your online course. Theming elements can function both as visual cues to the organization of course material and provide a professional aesthetic quality to a course.
The media team can assist you in developing an overarching course theme that effectively represents your subject matter and your personal style. A theming package typically will include a main course banner, module banners, a PowerPoint template, a canvas dashboard image, and a YouTube video thumbnail template. Additional theming elements such as icons or decorative dividers can also be created.