A VBF funded project Home | People & Technology | Using Digital Images Site under development… People & Technology Using Digital Images The ability of computers to store and display large numbers of still images, as well as moving images such as animation and video, makes it possible to provide a very high quality learning experience. The prevalence of sophisticated digital cameras and the ability to access and transmit images across networks can also be factors in increasing the quality of the learning experience offered. This consultancy has structured Web-Based Learning Material (not currently online) and Staff Development Seminars (PDF file 100 K) to increase the ability of university teachers to acquire, store, manipulate and use images successfully as part of their teaching. Digital Image Collections This consultancy has access to experience in the building of electronic image collections that goes back to the days of video discs in the late 1980s. Early collections eventually metamorphosed into the Bristol Biomedical image collection. Recent work includes: • carrying out of surveys of teaching needs and best practice • compilation of reports on the issues involved in the use of digital images • provision of recommendations the strategies and policies for institutions involved in developing collections. • Click here for a summary of a 2004 report commissioned by the Royal Veterinary College E-Media Unit (PDF 100 K).