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  • If you are currently using images in your classes, in what ways are you using them?

  • If you are NOT currently using images in your classes, how do you hope to use them?

  • How does, or might, the addition of a visual element contribute to your students’ learning?

  • What kinds of images do you find most valuable for teaching? Why?

  • How do you ensure that images complement the learning experience, rather than distract students’ attention?

  • Do you encourage/allow students to use images in their projects and papers?

  • If so, what issues come up that are different from the "usual"?

  • What expectations do you have about students’ citing images they have used, and what guidance do you provide them on how to do it properly?

  • How do you foster and encourage the critical assessment of images by students, as you might for text-based resources?

  • What sorts of assignments have you developed that use images?

  • How do you use your own image collection, if you have one?

  • What kinds of images files or collections would you find most useful to have?

  • How can the library assist you in using images in your teaching or research?

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