# Image Gallery
##  Intro
The **Image Gallery** activity allows you to **share, organise, and collaboratively explore images** with your students. It supports both **individual and group engagement**, where participants can **view, upload, review, and rate images** based on defined criteria.
Within a LAMS lesson, Image Gallery becomes more than a repository, it is a **structured visual learning activity** that promotes analysis, discussion, and peer evaluation.
### Why do I want to use Image Gallery?
* **Encourage active visual analysis** rather than passive viewing
* **Promote peer learning** through shared evaluation and discussion
* **Develop critical thinking skills** by assessing images against criteria
* **Support collaborative learning** through shared contributions
* **Engage students visually**, which can enhance understanding and retention
* **Bridge theory and practice** by analysing real-world visual examples
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**Educational Insight**
With Image gallery helps students to engage in the **evaluation and peer assessing** of digital imagery.
Students can share their own images and collaboratively learn from their peers' digital images.
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### What can I use Image Gallery for?
You can use Image Gallery in a wide range of teaching scenarios:
* **Medical education**: Analyse X-rays, scans, or clinical images for diagnosis
* **Art and design**: Critique composition, technique, and style
* **Science and research**: Evaluate diagrams, experimental results, or fieldwork images
* **Social sciences**: Interpret historical photographs or cultural artefacts
* **Presentations and projects**: Curate and justify image selections
* **Case-based learning**: Compare visual evidence across different cases
This makes Image Gallery a powerful tool for evaluating images as academic sources, just like journal articles or books.
### How does it work?
You **provide a set of images** for students to review and evaluate
* Students **view and analyse each image** based on your instructions
* You can enable students to **upload their own images** to contribute to the gallery
* Participants can **rate or evaluate images** using defined criteria
* The activity can be used **individually or collaboratively**, depending on your design
This structured workflow ensures that students are not just viewing images, but **actively engaging with them**.
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