Welcome to the September 2021 edition of the Australasia Adobe in Education Update Newsletter.
This edition will be covering:
- the coming APAC Adobe Education Summit;
- Adobe MAX;
- a Creativity Challenge for NSW schools;
- Inject Creativity Live – 50th show;
- a video update from Dr Tim Kitchen;
- Adobe Edu Blog posts;
- new Education Exchange course material;
- an Adobe Edu Resources Spark Page; and
- lots of classroom resources and ideas for K12 & Higher Ed.
Only days to go until the 2021 APAC Adobe Education Summit
So far, about 550 teachers have registered for the open day of the 2021 APAC Adobe Education Summit – Wednesday 29th September. This is a free and virtual event for all teachers at any level and any curriculum area that will involve presentations and inspiration from the global Adobe Education Team, Adobe Solution Consultants and Adobe Education Leaders.
The Summit will commence at 9 AM AEST with 30 min breaks each hour. Note that the first and last session of this day will be broadcast live on the official Adobe for Education YouTube Channel and the whole day will be live via Vimeo Livestream. Please register to access the Vimeo Livestream link.
Invite your colleagues to join in this amazing professional learning opportunity by sending them the link – https://adobe.ly/edu-summit21
Note that if you have at least enrolled in the Adobe Creative Educator program, you are welcome to take part in the Adobe Creatively Challenge Day which is part of this Summit event.
Have you registered for the free & virtual Adobe Max conference?
Adobe Max – The Creativity Conference – is Adobe’s largest community event to be held 28–29 October (APAC dates) with over 5 million global creatives being involved last year.
Join us for an extraordinary virtual experience to find inspiration, connect with creatives from around the world, and learn the best ways to bring your best ideas to life. Open to all, at no cost.
Be inspired by expert speakers in design, photography, illustration, social media, 3D, video, and register for the special education track.
This year’s Adobe Max will be featuring a session from Tim Kitchen (Adobe Education) and Craig Daalmeijer-Power (TAFE NSW) on student voice with Character Animator so book into session S292 – Giving Students a Voice with Character Animator.
It will also be featuring Australia’s own Juliette Bentley (Adobe Education Leader and Adobe Master Teacher) from Mt St Michael’s College – session S291 – Fostering Digital Literacy in the K–12 Creative Classroom.
Swinburne University Deputy Vice-Chancellor Sarah Maddison will also be presenting – session S807 – Transforming Education with Creative and Digital Skills
Let your colleagues know and get involved.
Creativity Challenge for NSW schools
A number of talented Year 7-9 students from a variety of NSW schools took on a recent Adobe Creativity Challenge and worked in virtual teams to create short video clips that promoted good hand hygiene.
Visit Tim Kitchen’s journal post about this event to find out more and see what they created.
Keep checking the ANZ Adobe in Education Events & Resources site for opportunities for your students to be involved in future similar challenges.
Inject Creativity Live – episode No. 50
Wednesday 22nd September was the recording of the fiftieth episode of Inject Creativity Live. What started as an initiative from the Adobe Education Team during lock-down 2020, Inject Creativity Live is now a regular part of Adobe’s adoption program for the APAC region. Over 60 presenters have contributed to the 50 shows and an average of over 660 teachers have watched each episode via the Adobe for Education YouTube Channel. Have a look at this fiftieth episode …
Over 33,000 teachers have joined the Adobe Creative Educator Program
The Adobe Creative Educator Program is all about creativity in education, you don’t need to be an Adobe export or even a regular Adobe user to get your level 1 badge. We encourage all who have enrolled to complete level 1 and have a go at level 2.
If you would like to be supported through level 1, you may like to do the Be a Creative Educator course. Next opportunities are 18th October and 16th November.
Update from Dr Tim Kitchen about recent APAC Adobe in Education programs
Recent Adobe Education Blog posts
Swinburne University — Learning and adapting in a changing world
Have a look at how Australia’s first Adobe Creative Campus, Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne is making the most of their university-wide access to the Adobe Creative Cloud.
How Wales brings digital literacy to every student in the country with Adobe
Have a look at this blog post see how Adobe Spark is helping learning & teaching in Wales.
Dr. Ben Scott – bringing creativity into a traditional UK science classroom
Find out how one of the world’s oldest schools is using Adobe tools to bring creativity into the science classroom through the passion of Dr Ben Scott at St Albans School in Hertfordshire, England.
New Adobe Education Exchange Course
Digital Painting and Drawing in the Classroom
Engage your students with creative visual learning
Visual learning is a powerful compliment to instruction on any topic, and painting and drawing has been linked to improvements in key essential skills like communication, creativity, and problem solving. Have a look at this new course.
See other on-demand courses on the Adobe Education Exchange Courses
Classroom ideas on the Adobe Education Exchange
Create a self-portrait exploring identity and self-expression
In this lesson by expert educator Lisa Gottfried, students use Photoshop to explore how they and others define their identities.
Produce a video to share an “I am from” poem
In this lesson by expert educator Caitlin Macleod-Bluver, students use Adobe Spark to draft and publish poems about their identities.
Design a postcard to capture a secret
In this lesson by expert educator Megan Jacobs, students use Photoshop to represent secrets.
Film a short video to share your imaginary worlds
In this lesson from expert educator Michael Cohen, aka the Tech Rabbi, students use Adobe Spark to produce short videos exploring hypothetical or imaginary scenarios.
Design a poster about cooking to learn fractions
In this lesson from expert educator Cristen Magaletti, students use Adobe Spark to visualise fractions using examples from baking and cooking.
Design a web page to reflect on your media diet
In this project from expert educator Max Suechting, students use Adobe Spark to consider how their views of the world are shaped by the news sources they consume.
Adobe Education Resources Spark Page
Have a look at this Spark Page that outlines key Adobe in Education resources and share this site with your colleagues each time to run a Adobe related professional learning event or discussion.
Create a paperless school
Find out how to go paperless with the Adobe Education Resources Hub, powered by the Adobe Document Cloud.
Check out the latest from our friends at DLTV
Adobe Edu on Social
Share how you’re bringing creativity into the classroom using the #AdobeEduCreative hashtag for a chance to win a Creativity Kit full of swag! We pick one winner every Friday!
Join the following Adobe in Education Facebook groups to keep up to date with and contribute to the world of Adobe in Education:
Dr Tim Kitchen's Journal - Creativity in Education 