Discover—But Don't Misuse—the Wealth of Open-Access Media : Learning Solutions Magazine

"Interesting, relevant multimedia elements are essential to creating engaging eLearning. Obtaining these can be a challenge for eLearning designers and developers with limited resources to create photos, graphics, audio, and video. An often untapped resource, open-access media, offers a solution for the budget-strapped eLearning designer. The best-known open-access licenses for photographic images are the range of Creative Commons licenses. According to Barbara Waxer, an author, trainer, and educator who teaches at Santa Fe Community College, it’s possible to find Creative Commons–licensed photos on a multitude of sites. These include: Free for Commercial Use WOCinTech Chat, which shows primarily women of color in technology roles MMT Flickr (search by Creative Commons license) FreeImages, which also offers vector graphics"