Have a look at last week’s Inject Creativity Live Chat-show and join us this coming Wednesday at 6.30 PM (AEST).

Here is this week’s Inject Creativity Live Chat-show with special guest Dr Karen Sutherland from the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Click here for the Inject Creativity Live Deeper-dive workshop event that followed the chat-show.

• Chapter 1 – Introductions
• Chapter 2 – New AELs & interview with AEL Emeritus Gary Poulton
• Chapter 3 – Karen Sutherland presentation (Spark & Social Media)
• Chapter 4 – APAC Summit promo (http://bit.ly/adobe-edu-summit20)
• Chapter 5 – Erin Raithke (Spark in an LMS – part 2)
• Chapter 6 – Resources & takeaways

Join us live next week with special guest Kev Lavery from TAFE QLD

Assessment is a vital part of the teaching and learning process. Unfortunately, it can be seen as a burden and one of the least enjoyable features of being an educator, yet when done well, it can be a very creative a rewarding experience for both teachers and learners.

This video blog post looks at a creative approach to diagnostic assessment or pre-assessment with the help of some Adobe tools. Diagnostic assessment is often overlooked in busy classrooms but when done well, it can help with engagement, curriculum planning as well as provide agency (a student voice) and lead to great levels of student engagement.

More information about using Adobe apps in education can be found within the Adobe Education Exchange which currently involved over 850,000 educators globally.

Some great Australian based tutorials for Premiere Rush, Spark Video and other Adobe apps are available via Dr Tim Kitchen’s EduTips series.

Click here if you would like to get monthly updates on Adobe in Education resources for busy teachers.

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As Semester 2 commences for many of you, have a think about how engagement and creativity can be enhanced in your classes by allowing the learners in your care to do assessment tasks via video with Premiere Rush or Spark Video or even Premiere Pro. You may also like to incorporate the amazing design thinking and collaboration capabilities of Adobe XD.

A new video course has recently been announced on the Adobe Education Exchange – Make Impactful Social Videos with your Students. This course helps teachers and students enrich their creative skillset and deepen their knowledge of video creation with Premiere Pro.

Another new course is the Adobe Spark Professional Learning Kit. This course is aimed at all educators working in primary, secondary or higher education looking to offer face to face or online professional development with Adobe Spark.

Inject Creativity Live – weekly free webinars

At last week’s Inject Creativity Live Deeper-live event, the new Whiteboard plugin for XD was featured. It is a great tool for brainstorming and visual online collaboration. This week, the focus is on Adobe Spark. Join us each Wednesday evening starting at 6.30 PM (AEST), 4.30 PM – WA/SEA, 8.30 PM – NZ via any of these social media channels Facebook (closed group), YouTube or Twiter/Periscope.

New free PL series for K12 Teachers

A new free series of professional learning events for K12 educators is happening online during Term 3. This will cover a number of Adobe applications that are available for many schools including Spark, Rush, Adobe Sign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dimension, XD, Captivate & Presenter. Click here to find out more, share and register your interest.

The above events and more can be found in the new look Adobe in Education Events & Resources site.

APAC Adobe for Education Summit

The 2020 APAC Adobe Education Summit will be held as an online event from September 29 to October 1. Being a holiday period for most educators in ANZ, this event is about digital creativity for all areas and levels of education. The theme will be Improving Education Following COVID-19. Please encourage your colleagues and wider education networks to register for the September 30 sessions that are open to all educators.

Adobe Creative Educators Program

This month, Adobe is officially launching the Adobe Creative Educators program which is aimed to help teachers continue to develop their digital communication and creativity skills. Designed for educators in every subject area and sector, members will receive free lessons and resources to spark creativity with students, in addition to special events with other like-minded educators and the Adobe team. Encourage your colleagues to join.

The new Creativity for All course on the Adobe Education Exchange is a prerequisite for the Adobe Creative Educators Program, especially if you were not already an active member of the AEL or ACL program. This free course is about understanding the power of creativity, why it matters, and how to leverage it in your teaching helps prepare students with 21st Century skills they need to succeed.

Have a listen to Clara Galan (Adobe’s Global Education Community Lead: K-12 and Higher Education) chat about the new program that launches for APAC officially on July 14.

Australasian Adobe Education Community Facebook Group

Click here to join the Australasian Adobe Education Community Facebook Group and get first hand updates on the Adobe in Education program.

Don’t forget to join us live each Wednesday for Inject Creativity Live

Keep being creative!

Regards

Tim Kitchen (Senior Education Specialist, Adobe – APAC)

This EduChat interview is with Andrew On Yi Lai, media teacher at Northern Beaches Secondary College – Freshwater Senior Campus in Sydney.

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Click here for more information about Andrew.

The charity mentioned by Andrew – hearforyou.com.au/
SkillShare for online learning – skillshare.com/
FreshMedia YouTube channel showcasing student, ex-student and teacher productions from Freshy – youtube.com/channel/UClsQ0UmGaznPpdTnt7PdUqg

We had a great Inject Creativity Live session last night with special guests Craig Daalmeijer-Power from NSW and Paul McClean from NZ.

Take note of Craig’s Adobe XD (Whiteboard Plugin) session. Great for design thinking!

Here is a recording of the Chat-show session

Click here for the Deeper-dive event

• Chapter 1 – introductions
• Chapter 2 – Craig Daalmeijer-Power  – Adobe XD (Whiteboard Plugin)
• Chapter 3 – APAC Summit promo (http://bit.ly/adobe-edu-summit20)
• Chapter 4 – Paul McClean – Future of Education research
• Chapter 5 – Resources & takeaways

Join us live next week with guest presenter Dr Karen Sutherland – AEL from the University Of The Sunshine Coast

Have a listen to the promotional podcast for this week’s Inject Creativity Live event,

Click here to find out more

July 8

• Focus – App design & development 
• App – Adobe XD
• Guest presenter – Craig Daalmeijer-Power  AEL/ACL & Lecturer / Head Teacher Nepean Arts & Design Centre- Tafe NSW Western Sydney

Special guest – Paul McClean CIO of Rare Innovations, NZ

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July 1 – 6.30 PM (AEST)

• Focus – Change Management, #whatisschool, Adobe mobile apps
• Guest presenters – Michelle Dennis from Strathcona in Melbourne and  Erin Raethke ACL & Online Learning and Media Developer at TAFE Queensland

Find out more via – http://bit.ly/adobe-inject

Join us live.

This interview is with Steven Kolber, humanities teacher at Brunswick Secondary College in Melbourne and the Executive Secretary at Teachers Across Borders Australia.

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More information about Steven can be found via – https://edex.adobe.com/member/va98decb4

This interview is with Rebecca Smith, Visual Arts & Technology teacher at Northern Beaches Christian School in NSW.

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Rebecca is a regular presenter at Adobe in Education events in Sydney.

More information on Rebecca can be found via – https://edex.adobe.com/member/v10a9e8a5

Have a look her latest music video clip – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abVoK3j-cvI