VCU Adobe Creative Cloud

The Adobe Education Exchange is your online hub to help ignite creativity in your classroom. With instructional resources, professional development, and peer-to-peer collaboration, there are tons of opportunities to learn more about the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of tools and begin integrating them into your classes. Visit https://edex.adobe.com to get started!

Virginia Commonwealth University faculty, staff and trainers are invited to attend the upcoming Adobe Education Institute, an invitation-only conference for Adobe Creative Campus institutions (like VCU) that will take place June 10-14, 2024. Through a series of live, hands-on training sessions, participants will discover ways to deepen student engagement and foster multi-modal teaching using Adobe technology. All sessions will be delivered remotely and recorded for on-demand access.

Sessions are 90 minutes and will cover the following topics: 

• Intro to Adobe Express in Higher Education
• Teaching with Generative AI and Firefly
• Productivity with Acrobat
• Publish Papers and Essays
• Designing Presentations
• Storytelling with Video
• Create Portfolios, Resumes, and CVs
• Create Podcasts with Adobe Audition
• Digital Imaging with Generative AI
• Create Graphs and Visualize Data

The event will also include office hours, an optional showcase, and an opportunity to receive badging and an “Adobe Education Institute Fellow” credential. 

The event has gone global this year, so you will see some extra instructions around dates and times. We encourage you to register for sessions that best fit your schedule and remember to add them to your calendar. More information about the schedule can be found on this AEI FAQ page.

Registration: https://edex.adobe.com/education-institute

The Adobe Support Community is a global network of people who answer questions, provide inspiration, and share their knowledge of Adobe's Creative Cloud app ecosystems. Here you can find answers, learn from experts, and connect with others who may be working on similar projects. 

To access the Adobe Support Community, visit https://community.adobe.com.

Note: VCU Instructional Computing Services provides account support for all Managed Enterprise Accounts (Federated IDs), but we may not be able to assist with specific app-related questions. If you are having trouble signing-in to your account with your VCU email address, please reach out to us by submitting a ticket at https://itsupport.vcu.edu under the Teaching & Learning > Instructional Resources > Adobe Software category or email us at adobe@vcu.edu. 

This is a free, self-paced course with pedagogical best practices from higher education instructors and leaders. Are you excited to learn more about digital literacy and the benefits that this vital, game-changing skill set can have for your students? In this course, you will work through activities that help you: 

• Understand the importance of digital literacy for education, careers and civics
• Understand how digital literacy relates to your own teaching and learning
• Understand how Adobe creative tools can support your student digital literacy initiatives
• Gain access to resources to help you create engaging opportunities for your students

To register for this course and optionally earn a digital badge (professional learning credit), visit https://edex.adobe.com/professional-learning/self-paced-course/cultivating-digital-literacy. 

Looking for a list of projects you can integrate into your classes to help your students learn new creative skills and build their portfolio? Adobe has an entire catalog of projects (with templates) available for ALL skill-levels from beginner to expert. This catalog projects a quick and easy way to get started with projects that are beginner-friendly and that take less than an hour to complete, all the way up to advanced projects for students who want to sharpen their creative skills.  

To view the entire catalog of projects, visit https://edex.adobe.com/search/teaching-resources/higher-education.