Module title

Images

Notional Learning time

3 – 5 hours

Description of the module

The module is designed linear. The sequences are

1. Image Sources (Camera, Smartphone, Scanner)
2. Popular Image Formats (Raster image format, RGB)
   This is very specific for digital illiterate people and must be explained in an easy-to-understand way
3. Image File Formats^[1]
   JPeG, PNG, GIF
4. Image Compression – loss of image quality
5. Images in the Cloud
6. Use of Images
   • Social Networks
   • Texts
7. Image Editing and change of image settings and properties (presets of applications – social media)
8. Final summative self-evaluation

Learning objectives

The module aims to know the creation, adoption and use of images including the basic technical background of image files.

Steps

• Learn about various image sources
  Intermediate self-evaluation
• Learn about different image formats
  Intermediate self-evaluation
• Learn about the use of images (various purposes)
  Intermediate self-evaluation
• Learn about basic image editing processes
  Intermediate self-evaluation

Material

Learning content

Case study about image sources
Presentation image formats
Summary of image file formats
Interactive demonstration of image compression and loss of quality
Description of images stored in the cloud
Description of the use of images
Description of (simple) image editing

Learning content type in MOODLE

• Case study for image sources
• “H5P Course Presentation” of some image issues
• Interactive PPT presentation of image file formats
• Multimedia-based self-evaluation (image sources, image file formats)
• Interactive compression demonstration (with self-evaluation)
  Support documentation about image formats
• Page “Images in the cloud”
• Book “use of images”
• Interactive PPT presentation image editing
  Hint: 3 versions for Android Smartphone, IOS Smartphone, and computer-like devices
• Summative evaluation

Activity/Task

Work through the case study
Do the “H5P Course Presentation” of popular image formats
Run the PPT presentation of image file formats
Do the self-evaluation
Run the H5P  interactive compression demonstration
Do the self-evaluation (compression)
Work through the page “Images in the cloud”
Work through the book “use of images”
Do the presentation about the image editing
Do the summative self-evaluation

External resources

Evaluation

Learning outcomes in terms of competence

Knowledge

Skills

Attitude

Reference to competence map

Reference to competence map

Reference to competence map

Know about image sources

Know about different image formats and their use

Identification of different images

Use images in various contexts (social media, text, …)

Use images correctly in the given context

Know about basics of image editing

Be able to edit basic settings and properties of images

Evaluation content

Intermediate self-evaluations
Summative final self-evaluation
Hint: Both are used as assessment means.