M54 - Lightbox Gallery

Keywords: images, photos, lightbox, gallery, display, slideshow, photographs

What is it?

This resource allows you to create 'Lightbox' enabled image galleries within your Moodle course. Small thumbnails will then be generated, which are used for the thumbnail view of the gallery.  

Why use it?

 Allows you to create a visually engaging Moodle course, and students can contribute to the images when the correct settings are applied.

Who can use it?

Course administrators and tutors can create, edit and delete galleries and delegate edit rights to students if they choose.

Students can view the images within the gallery.

Before I start...

Ensure your images are clearly named.

Meeting the baseline

The UCL E-Learning Baseline suggests the following for Resources:

• 5.1 Use descriptive titles for all items and consider displaying the item's description on the course homepage, as this helps students understand the purpose of the activity or resource.

• 5.2 Provide learning resources - Provide presentation slides, notes or handouts. See which file format to use when. UCL policy is to provide lecture materials 48 hours in advance. 

• 5.4 Check resources - Regularly fix or remove broken hyperlinks (URLs) and check that all resources are up-to-date before releasing these to students.
• 5.6 Embed videos and other media  (such as animations, audio, virtual labs) from Lecturecast, Box of Broadcasts, YouTube, Vimeo, Khan Academy and other sources.

How do I set one up?

1. Turn editing on and from the add an activity or resource dropdown, select Lightbox Gallery resource
2. Add a name or description 
3. Click Add images and select the images from your computer

Once you can edit or delete the individual photos by clicking Turn editing on.  

Caution

Ensure you have copy right permissions for any images you display.

Examples and case studies

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Questions & Answers

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Further information

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