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Building an Equitable, AI Ready Campus
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
10am BKK | 11am SGP | 1pm SYD | 3pm NZ | 8pm PT (5 May)
Join us to explore how Swinburne University has built a forward-looking strategy that embeds creativity, technology and AI fluency across the entire institution, empowering every learner, educator and staff member. Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia, has spent years building a reputation as one of the most future-focused institutions in the Asia-Pacific region. This session unpacks the driving motivations to transform: how Swinburne removed barriers to creativity and experimentation, modernised its curriculum for a digital-first context and leveraged industry partnerships to align learning with emerging workforce demands.
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Gen AI: Empowering Creativity & Productivity Across Higher Education
Higher education is entering a new era, one where creativity, productivity, and responsible AI are no longer optional but essential to ensuring every learner, educator, and staff member can thrive. This webinar series is intended specifically for institutional decision makers who shape technology ecosystems across campus, including CIOs, IT leaders, deans, faculty development directors, student success leaders, marketing and communications teams, and administrators.
These events and their on demand recordings will include closed captioning.
Asia-Pacific
Building an Equitable, AI Ready Campus
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
10am BKK | 11am SGP | 1pm SYD | 3pm NZ | 8pm PT (5 May)
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Join us to explore how Swinburne University has built a forward-looking strategy that embeds creativity, technology and AI fluency across the entire institution, empowering every learner, educator and staff member.
Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia, has spent years building a reputation as one of the most future-focused institutions in the Asia-Pacific region.
This session unpacks the driving motivations to transform: how Swinburne removed barriers to creativity and experimentation, modernised its curriculum for a digital-first context and leveraged industry partnerships to align learning with emerging workforce demands.
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Europe & Middle East
Cultivating an Equitable, AI-ready Campus
May, 2026
12:30pm WET | 1:30pm CET | 2:30pm EET
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A webinar series designed to unlock the future of equitable, AI‑powered learning and work. Higher education is entering a new era, one where creativity, productivity, and responsible AI are no longer optional but essential to ensuring every learner, educator, and staff member can thrive.
This webinar series is intended specifically for institutional decision makers who shape technology ecosystems across campus, including CIOs, IT leaders, deans, faculty development directors, student success leaders, marketing and communications teams, and administrators.
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FOR HIGHER EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS
Academic Innovation Café
The Adobe Academic Innovation Café is a virtual series that brings together educators, academic leaders, and innovators who are transforming teaching and learning with creativity and Generative AI. Each 45–60 minute session spotlights one higher education institution or initiative from the Adobe Academic Innovation Summit series, offering attendees practical insights, examples, and inspiration to reimagine learning through digital creativity.
Join us to learn how universities are embedding Adobe tools and Generative AI into the curriculum to foster student engagement, critical thinking, and future-ready skills.
These events and their on demand recordings will include closed captioning.
Asia-Pacific
Growing Student Success through Story, Identity, and Design at Western Sydney University
Thursday, May 28, 2026
11am ICT | 12pm SGT | 2pm SYD | 4pm NZ | 9pm LA (27 May) | 12am NY (28 May)
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Join us for an inside look at how Western Sydney University is reimagining the first-year experience through reflection, identity development, and creative storytelling.
You will learn how the Learning Experience team and academic staff are leveraging a Digital Storytelling Activity Guide to help thousands of new students make sense of who they are, where they come from, and who they hope to become. You will also hear how WSU designed a powerful reflective framework that builds confidence, strengthens belonging, and supports well-being during one of the most important transitions in a student’s life.
This session offers a close look at an innovative model that blends reflection, community building, and student-centered teaching practices to drive meaningful transformation at scale. Attendees will take away inspirational ideas as well as a practical learning module to reimagine innovation on their own campuses.
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Asia-Pacific
Digital Pedagogy: Preparing the educators of the future at Curtin University
Thursday, June 18, 2026
8am ICT | 9am SGT | 11am SYD | 1pm NZ | 6pm LA (17 Jun) | 9pm NY (17 Jun)
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Step into the future of teacher education with this dynamic edition, showcasing Curtin University’s forward-thinking approach to preparing tomorrow’s educators. In an era defined by rapid technological change, Curtin is reimagining how future teachers learn, design, and assess – embedding multimodality, AI fluency, and digital storytelling at the heart of its curriculum.
This session highlights the innovative assessment frameworks that enable Education students to experiment, co-create, and demonstrate mastery in authentic, creative, and practice-aligned ways. From multimodal artefacts to AI-supported learning design, participants will see how Curtin equips pre-service teachers with the digital mindset, pedagogical agility, and creative confidence they need to thrive in contemporary classrooms.
Join us to explore the digital pedagogies shaping the educators of tomorrow.
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FOR HIGHER EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS
Adobe Education Institute Series
The Adobe Education Institute (AEI) is an exclusive professional learning program for Adobe partner institutions. These sessions are suitable for all HED staff & faculty and will focus on Adobe Express.
These events and their on demand recordings will include closed captioning.
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Creativity and AI literacy are among the most sought-after skills in today’s job market. During this event, we explored how equitable access to future-ready creative and AI tools helps students engage more deeply with their learning, solve complex problems, and communicate their ideas with impact.
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Industry Events
Adobe industry events bring creativity and innovation together, offering inspiring keynotes, hands-on sessions, and real-world insights for designers, marketers, and creators.
Europe & Middle East
Cultivating an Equitable, AI-ready Campus
May, 2026
12:30pm WET | 1:30pm CET | 2:30pm EET
In this event →
A webinar series designed to unlock the future of equitable, AI‑powered learning and work. Higher education is entering a new era, one where creativity, productivity, and responsible AI are no longer optional but essential to ensuring every learner, educator, and staff member can thrive.
This webinar series is intended specifically for institutional decision makers who shape technology ecosystems across campus, including CIOs, IT leaders, deans, faculty development directors, student success leaders, marketing and communications teams, and administrators.
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Next Office Hour: Building a Campus AI Strategy
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
2:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM PT
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Join us for the next installment of Next Office Hour, hosted by Jeff Selingo, with support from Adobe. This free virtual event will explore how institutional leaders can develop and implement a comprehensive AI strategy that drives innovation, supports faculty, and prepares students for an AI-shaped workforce.
As colleges and universities move beyond early AI experimentation, the challenge is shifting from adoption to strategy. How should institutions approach AI governance? What role should creative and digital literacy play? And how can leaders build consensus across departments, faculty, and administration?
This session brings together higher education leaders to discuss practical frameworks for building a campus-wide AI strategy — one that balances innovation with responsibility, and prepares graduates for the demands of a rapidly evolving job market.
Featured:
Hosted by Jeff Selingo, author and higher education journalist
A pre-recorded case study interview with an institutional leader (details coming soon)
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Asia-Pacific
Growing Student Success through Story, Identity, and Design at Western Sydney University
Thursday, May 28, 2026
11am ICT | 12pm SGT | 2pm SYD | 4pm NZ | 9pm LA (27 May) | 12am NY (28 May)
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Join us for an inside look at how Western Sydney University is reimagining the first-year experience through reflection, identity development, and creative storytelling.
You will learn how the Learning Experience team and academic staff are leveraging a Digital Storytelling Activity Guide to help thousands of new students make sense of who they are, where they come from, and who they hope to become. You will also hear how WSU designed a powerful reflective framework that builds confidence, strengthens belonging, and supports well-being during one of the most important transitions in a student’s life.
This session offers a close look at an innovative model that blends reflection, community building, and student-centered teaching practices to drive meaningful transformation at scale. Attendees will take away inspirational ideas as well as a practical learning module to reimagine innovation on their own campuses.
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Cultivating an Equitable, AI-ready Campus
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
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How to build a technology ecosystem with creativity, productivity, and AI tools that serve every learner, educator, and staff member.
This session provides a strategic roadmap for choosing institution wide platforms that support universal access, reduce technology sprawl, and ensure secure, responsible AI adoption. Leaders will explore how to evaluate tools for accessibility, scalability, cross disciplinary fit, and long term digital fluency across the entire campus community.
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Beyond the Hype Cycle: Empowering Higher Education Leaders to Drive Real AI Impact
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
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As generative AI continues to transform the educational landscape, higher education leaders face a critical opportunity: moving beyond debates about plagiarism and the permissibility of AI in classrooms to focus on strategic implementation across institutions. This webinar is designed for decision-makers and high-level influencers in higher education who are ready to lead their institutions into an AI-empowered future.
Join Adobe and a panel of distinguished experts for an engaging session that explores how to embed, integrate and elevate AI across higher education institutions. From why AI matters to how it impacts everyone on campus, this session will provide actionable strategies and critical insights to help leaders harness AI as a transformative tool for academic innovation, operational efficiency, and workforce readiness.
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Australia & New Zealand
Preparing Higher Education Students for Career Success in the Age of Gen AI
Tuesday, October 14, 2025
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AI is transforming education and the workforce. Is your institution ready?
Watch our exclusive on-demand webinar designed for Provosts, Pro Vice-Chancellors, leaders and decision makers. Gain actionable strategies to enhance student engagement, academic outcomes, and workforce readiness.
Our speakers shared:
Peer insights: Hear from an academic leader using AI and Adobe tools to enhance teaching and learning.
Student outcomes: Discover how generative AI is helping institutions improve learning equity, and support student success, drawing on insights from Adobe’s Future of Learning report.
Demo: Watch a demonstration showcasing the journey to generative AI creativity, collaboration, and automation.
Leave with a clear vision for preparing faculty, staff, and students for success in an AI-powered world.
This on-demand includes closed captioning.
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Empowering the Workforce of Tomorrow: Creativity and AI Skills for Career Success
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
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In today’s rapidly evolving job market, creativity and AI literacy are no longer optional—they’re essential. Watch our engaging on-demand webinar where industry leaders and educators discussed how universities can prepare students to meet the growing demand for creative and AI-driven skills across all fields.
Hear from Wendy Fitch, Head of Creative at H and R Block on why creativity and AI expertise are critical for graduates entering the workforce. Learn from Megan Workmon, Director of Learning Experience at ASU on their campus’s innovative approach to equipping students with these skills, and gain insights from Edelman Research on how graduates can leverage creativity and AI without needing a creative degree.
This on-demand provides actionable strategies for university leaders and decision-makers to bridge the skills gap and empower students for career success.
This on-demand includes closed captioning.
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Achieving Accessibility: Streamlining PDF Compliance in Higher Education
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
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Join Adobe and its partners for a dynamic webinar tailored to higher education leaders and decision-makers. Discover practical strategies to meet the DOJ’s 2026 mandate for PDF accessibility and ensure document compliance across your institution.
Learn how automation and cost-effective solutions can simplify your workflows, reduce resource strain, and support inclusive learning environments. Gain insights from real-world implementations at Ohio State University, explore a live demo on creating fully accessible documents in Acrobat, and engage in a fireside chat with industry experts. The session concludes with a live Q&A to address your institution’s unique challenges.
Empower your campus to lead in accessibility, meet legal requirements, and support every learner—regardless of ability.
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Navigating the AI-Driven Future
of Higher EducationWednesday, April 30, 2025
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As AI continues to reshape both education and the workforce, higher education leaders need to ensure that their institutions are prepared to reimagine teaching and learning and help students build critical new skills. In our exclusive webinar designed for presidents, provosts, and other senior leadership, our speakers shared actionable insights and success strategies for driving innovation on campus, transforming the educational experience, and sharpening your competitive edge with generative AI.
Our speakers showcased peer-led discussions, thought leadership, and industry research focused on enhancing student engagement, academic outcomes, and workforce readiness.
Our speakers shared:
Peer insights: Hear from academic leaders using AI and Adobe tools to enhance teaching and learning
Industry research: Gain insights from leading experts on the future of AI in education
Student outcomes: Learn how AI is revolutionizing personalized learning and career readiness
Demo: Watch a demonstration showcasing the journey to generative AI creativity, collaboration, and automation
Watch our webinar and leave with a clearer vision for how to prepare your faculty, staff, and students for success in an AI-driven world.
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Asia-Pacific
Reimagining assessment with creativity and enhanced-AI collaboration to drive global changes at Bond University
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
8am ICT | 9am SGT | 11am SYD | 1pm NZ | 6pm LA (28 Apr) | 9pm NY (28 Apr)In this event →
Discover how Bond University is redefining what assessment can be: creative, cross-disciplinary, globally relevant, and powered by AI-enhanced collaboration. This session spotlights the award-winning Collaboration for Global Change subject, recently recognized with the Next Generation Learning and Skills Award at the 2025 Green Gown Awards Australasia for its pioneering approach to sustainability education.
You will hear from the architect behind this transformative curriculum, who will unpack how Bond brings together design, creative pedagogy and AI-enhanced teamwork to prepare every undergraduate student to address the world’s most urgent challenges.
Whether you’re an educator, academic leader, or curriculum innovator, this session will offer bold, actionable ideas for reimagining assessment in the age of AI.
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Information and AI Literacy in First-Year Writing at Penn State University
Thursday, March 19, 2026
8:00am PT | 10:00am CT | 11:00am ET | 4:00pm GMT | 5:00pm CETIn this event →
In this session, leaders from Penn State’s Program in Writing and Rhetoric (PWR) showcase an innovative Infographics Unit designed for 5,000 First-Year Writing students. Discover how they guide students to transform written arguments into compelling data visualizations using Adobe Express. You’ll explore how PWR faculty scaffold, support, and assess multimodal projects, with a strong focus on critical thinking and creativity in the age of Generative AI.
These projects demonstrate how technology can be thoughtfully and strategically integrated into writing courses. Leave with actionable approaches to help students become agile, effective visual communicators, skills essential for today’s digital world.
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Transforming the Student Experience at Tulane University
Thursday, February 19, 2026
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In today’s dynamic higher education environment, student success increasingly depends on transforming their experience—perhaps beginning even before arrival on campus. Mike Griffith and Bobbie Garner-Coffie from Tulane University present their innovative approach, which started at summer orientation and continued through the Tulane Interdisciplinary Experience Seminar (TIDES) for incoming students.
Mike and Bobbie ground their innovation through specific strategic pillars: early access to digital tools, responsible use of AI, creativity, and fostering a sense of belonging. They then connect the dots from aspiration to action as they review the pedagogical design of the student projects, highlighting exceptional, creative results.
Finally, Bobbie Garner-Coffie will share two practical take-away resources to inspire similar initiatives:
A learning module using Adobe Express and Firefly, enabling students to create a personalized orientation badge reflecting their educational vision.
An Adobe Express remixable “Second-Line Umbrella” template, encouraging students to document and reflect on their TIDES First Year Seminar experiences.
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Growing Student Success through Story, Identity, and Design at San Diego State University
Thursday, January 22, 2026
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Join us for an inside look at how San Diego State University is reimagining the first-year experience through reflection, identity development, and creative storytelling. Their First-Year Seminar team will share how their Life Tree project helps thousands of new students make sense of who they are, where they come from, and who they hope to become.
You’ll hear how SDSU faculty designed a powerful reflective framework that builds confidence, strengthens belonging, and supports well-being during one of the most important transitions in a student’s life. Through roots, core values, and future-self exploration, students create a living narrative that grows with them across their academic journey.
This session offers a close look at an innovative model that blends reflection, community building, and student-centered teaching practices to drive meaningful transformation at scale. Attendees will take away inspirational ideas as well as a practical learning module to reimagine innovation on their own campuses.
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US & Canada
From AI Hesitation to AI Innovation: Embracing Transformation
Wednesday, December 03, 2025
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Is your institution still navigating AI hesitancy while others surge ahead? In this on-demand session, Adobe and Justin Hodgson from Indiana University explored how institutions can move beyond the “should we?” and into the “how do we excel?”
This isn't another conversation about AI's risks and rewards. This is your strategic roadmap for building an AI-empowered campus - where faculty, students, and staff don't just use AI, they thrive with it.
We heard from leaders who are getting it right:
CIO Vision: Strategic leadership insights on positioning your institution at the forefront of the AI-forward movement
Center Director: Campus-wide approaches to building AI literacy and enabling confident adoption across diverse departments
Faculty Perspective: Real-world strategies for responsible AI integration in curriculum and classroom practice
Whether you're just beginning your AI journey or looking to accelerate your institution's transformation, with this on-demand webinar you'll gain practical insights, example frameworks, proven strategies, and the confidence to become a critical part of your institution’s AI-empowered future.
Stop hesitating. Start empowering.
All on-demands include closed captioning.
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Beyond the Plagiarism Panic: Rethinking Learning and Leadership in the Age of AI
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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AI is already reshaping the classroom — and for many in higher education, it raises tough questions. Do we ban it? Treat it as cheating? Ignore it and hope it goes away?
This session took a different approach.
Instead of defaulting to plagiarism panic, colleges and universities have a chance to lead by rethinking how AI fits into teaching, learning, and assessment. Our experts looked at how two institutions are embracing AI as a tool for student creativity, critical thinking, and career readiness while still upholding academic integrity.
Watch our on-demand and explore how to design practical, forward-thinking classroom strategies that integrate AI without losing what matters most in higher ed.
Our speakers shared:
How to use AI to boost student engagement, faculty innovation, and institutional distinction
Ways to support faculty in building assignments that are authentic, accountable, and intellectually challenging — not easily gamed by AI
Approaches that empower students to explain, critique, and stand behind their AI-assisted work (just like they’ll need to in the workforce)
Policy and guidance frameworks that support ethical AI use — from idea development to research support — without going full automation
Tactics to preserve and promote critical thinking when it’s tempting to let AI take the wheel
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From creativity to career success: a student's digital journey
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
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Nobody knows what the next three-to-five years are going to look like, but skills such as creative thinking, resilience, and digital agility are poised to rise in significance by 2027 — becoming critical indicators of student success.
Join us to discover how you can help your students develop these essential skills. Professor Justin Hodgson of Indiana University showcased how integrating digital creativity into the classroom can increase student engagement and facilitate dynamic learning experiences. By combining low-stakes activities and high-impact practices that center on digital creativity, you can empower your students to develop the skills and knowledge employers need today and in the future.
In this session, Professor Hodgson was joined by a former student who’s navigated the transition from undergrad to industry professional by using creativity and visual communication in the most unexpected ways.
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Building student's career-readiness and success with digital badges and credentials
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
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To help students succeed in a competitive job market, higher education leaders need to equip students with sought-after skills and ways to showcase them to employers.
Professor Justin Hodgson of Indiana University demonstrated how projects with integrated digital badges can help students articulate their learning and their career-ready skills, supplementing traditional degrees. By combining micro-credentialing with creative digital coursework, educators can help students stand out and land their dream jobs.
Our speakers shared:
How digital badging programs provide a quick mechanism for students to cultivate real-world career skills
How digital badging enhances student projects and offers success measures outside of traditional grades
How badges and credentials can help hiring managers identify that students have both practical skills and growth mindsets
How self-paced Adobe Express and Firefly badging and credentialing programs align with academic goals and workforce-ready skillsets to help students stand out
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Driving student engagement with Adobe Express and Adobe Firefly generative AI
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
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After years in learning environments that couldn't accommodate creative, unstructured, exploratory, or even hands-on learning experiences, many of today's college students arrive on campus with a hyper-focus on checklists and grades.
In this session, Indiana University's Professor Justin Hodgson shared how educators can build more meaningful learning experiences — even failure-friendly experiences — that focus on the joy of discovery and integrating digital fluency into the classroom.
Our speakers shared:
How to shift rote coursework to approaches like “ungrading” that prioritize conversations and the development of skills including creative problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaboration
How to drive engagement with creative projects that challenge students to show what they know
How students can use Adobe Express and Firefly to craft media they’ll be proud to share while becoming critical, ethical, and agile users of AI
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Reimagining assessments to supercharge learning with Adobe Express and Adobe Firefly Generative AI
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
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In this session, our speakers taught innovative ways to assess your students’ work and comprehension more effectively than ever.
From "specs grading" to "ungrading," rubrics to reflection, Professor Justin Hodgson and undergraduate Mia Freeman (Neuroscience ’25) shared successful multi-modal approaches utilized at Indiana University, in which students across disciplines showcase their research, ideas, and insights in the form of creative digital media.
Our speakers shared:
How to get students to engage more deeply with their learning and think beyond checking boxes to get a grade
How students can use Adobe Express with Firefly generative AI features to easily and ethically bring their ideas to life in web pages, videos, infographics, and more
Reflective learning strategies that inspire students to articulate the key values of their work for diverse audiences
Examples of real student projects and challenges around using them to assess learning
Assessment strategies for evaluating innovative digital projects from a new perspective
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Empowering students to visually communicate with impact
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
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In the digital age, visual communication and creative skills have become fundamental, enabling students to express themselves, engage with others, and make an impact. From videos and podcasts to blog posts and social media, the avenues for creative expression are endless. However, many students may feel daunted by the prospect of developing new content, unsure of where to start or how to refine their skills.
Our speakers shared:
The Power of Student Voice: Learned how empowering students to visually communicate fostered a sense of ownership and agency, amplifying their voices on diverse topics.
Practical Tips and Techniques: Explored practical tips, techniques, and best practices for communicating across various mediums, including video production, podcasting, blogging, and social media.
Engaging Learning Experiences: Discovered innovative approaches to integrate visual communication into the curriculum, creating engaging and meaningful learning experiences that fostered creativity, collaboration, and digital fluency (powered by Adobe Express + Firefly).
Supporting Student Creativity with generative AI: Explored strategies for supporting and nurturing student creativity with generative AI tools, including mentorship, peer collaboration, and feedback mechanisms that encouraged experimentation and growth.
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Democratizing creativity for all
Thursday, March 28, 2024
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In today's dynamic world, creativity is not just a luxury reserved for a select few. It’s a necessity for innovation, problem-solving, and personal fulfillment for all students. In this webinar, we explored how creativity played a critical role in student success while they were in school and when they launched and grew their careers, regardless of their field of study and degree.
Our speakers shared:
Unlocking Potential Through Accessibility: Emphasizing the importance of breaking down barriers to student creativity.
Fostering Inclusivity and Diversity: Central to democratizing creativity was fostering inclusivity and celebrating diversity within student populations.
Technology as an Enabler: Using Adobe Express + Firefly as a powerful enabler in democratizing creativity.
The Role of Leadership and Advocacy: How academic and institutional leadership played a critical role in driving the democratization of creativity.
The event also included live demonstrations and an interactive Q&A to address questions and share best practices.View speakers
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Enabling student success in higher education with Adobe Express + Firefly
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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There has never been a more critical time to transform education, and Adobe has long been on a mission to help institutions ensure that students succeed.
This on-demand webinar focuses on Adobe Express + Firefly, powerful tools to enhance creativity across all disciplines in education. In this session, we delved into practical applications, tips, and tricks that empowered everyone on campus to successfully create dynamic and engaging content.
Our speakers shared:
An overview of Adobe Express and its application in educational settings.
An introduction to how students could create amazing images with generative AI features powered by Adobe Firefly.
Live demonstrations showing how to effortlessly create meaningful content and assets.
An interactive Q&A to address questions and share best practices.
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Showcasing Inspirational Student Work Amplified by Generative AI
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
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In our final Digital Literacy Café (DLC) session of the academic year, we featured students who’ve created innovative course projects using generative AI. Coming from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, these inspiring students described their creative decision-making processes and shared their experiences of learning with generative AI tools like Adobe Firefly. Our Café moderators also quickly recapped the previous five DLC sessions to reflect on the ways in which higher education thought leaders and faculty have enabled these students’ success.
Our speakers shared:
Student perspectives on using generative AI for teaching and learning
Ideas for redesigning course deliverables to integrate AI tools across the curriculum
Practical insights for helping all students become critical, ethical, and agile users of emerging technologies
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Connecting AI Literacy, Learning Outcomes & Career Readiness
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
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To integrate generative AI across the curriculum, higher education institutions must find meaningful connections between students’ day-to-day academic work, their learning outcomes, and the growing demand for AI literacy everywhere.
This on-demand session explores ways to do that work from the perspectives of both education and industry. Our featured panelists reflected on what measurable skills and learning experiences students need in order to face the future classroom and an uncertain future of work.
They also offered insights into what employers and academic institutions are looking for in terms of integrated approaches to generative AI across the curriculum.
Our speakers shared:
How innovative institutions in North America approach curricular transformation and career readiness in the age of generative AI
Strategies to thoughtfully and equitably invite all students to develop AI literacy through learning outcomes shared by all disciplines
The growing expectations industry stakeholders have for college graduates transitioning to or upskilling in the workforce
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Integrating visual communication with generative AI
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
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In higher education, most of the conversation about the impact of generative AI has focused on text output for research and writing projects. But what about image generation with AI? Join us to hear how three faculty members shared their diverse approaches to helping their students build essential visual communication skills, increasingly leveraging the power of Adobe Firefly and other generative AI tools.
Our speakers shared:
How image-based AI tools can facilitate both general AI literacy and practical visual communication for academic work and beyond
Cross-curricular strategies to engage and empower learners through images, graphics, and creative thinking
Ways to equip students to become critical, ethical, agile users of visual generative AI, especially in their future careers
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Exploring in-class exercises and lesson plans that integrate generative AI
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
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To ensure that our students become critical, ethical, and agile users of generative AI, we need to integrate it into courses in every discipline. In this session, four faculty members shared a dozen successful classroom exercises and lesson plans that engage students and help build transferable skills like creativity and collaboration.
Our speakers shared:
Practical day-to-day approaches to integrating generative AI in ways that promote student learning outcomes
Pedagogical principles behind the lesson plans and exercises
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Designing and assessing student projects that integrate generative AI
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
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Our students are eager to learn to use generative AI and incorporate it into their work, and we are, too. But how can we integrate this technology into our coursework in ways that support our desired learning outcomes? In this session, faculty from four different disciplines led us in an interactive conversation about what their students have been doing in the classroom with generative AI.
They shared class activities that have engaged students and helped build skills like critical thinking, collaboration, and creative problem-solving. And they told us about the challenges they've encountered and the successes they've achieved.
Our speakers shared:
How they created assessment strategies and rubrics to support their teaching goals
Practical insights on achieving the right learning outcomes
Instructional materials and student work samples to inspire your own innovations with assignments and assessment
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One year later: exploring new policies and guidelines for integrating generative AI across the curriculum
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
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At the start of the 2023-2024 school year, thought leaders from four campuses visited the Adobe Digital Literacy Café to share how they established initial guidelines around the use of generative AI in academics. One year later, three schools have gathered and shared how they have evolved their approaches to responsibly integrating the technology across the curriculum — as well as one EDUCAUSE researcher who recently coauthored a report on AI integration in the education sector.
Our speakers shared:
How they’ve been working to ensure that their students and faculty can benefit from game-changing technology while maintaining academic integrity
How their new policies and guidelines are designed to help students develop in-demand career skills
Access to reports, projects, and other materials they’re creating related to generative AI policies and guidelines
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Student showcase: resume-worthy generative AI projects
Thursday, April 25, 2024
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In April, we concluded the Digital Literacy Café series with student perspectives. Four student exemplars from across the curriculum showcased their inspiring work as they reflected on the “essential skills” and “student learning outcomes” that they developed as a result.
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Designing and Assessing Generative AI Student Projects
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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Four award-winning college instructors from across the curriculum shared innovative assignments that they designed to develop the “essential skills” and “student learning outcomes” that were the focus of the March Digital Literacy Café.
Each case study included the principles, goals, and contexts of each assignment, including lesson plans, materials, assessment strategies, and a reflection on the results.
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Generative AI essential skills and student learning outcomes
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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The February episode of the Digital Literacy Café brought into focus the “essential skills” and “student learning outcomes” that educators were increasingly looking to integrate into their coursework across the entire curriculum through digital storytelling supported by generative AI.
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US & Canada
From Classroom to Career: Empowering Students with Creative AI Skills for the Future
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
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Our speakers will share:
Strategies for embedding creative AI tools into diverse academic programs.
Insights into how Adobe micro-credentials and portfolios enhance employability.
Real-world examples of students leveraging Adobe skills to land jobs faster and advance in their careers.
Prepare your students for a future defined by innovation, adaptability, and creative leadership. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how your institution can lead the way in shaping tomorrow’s workforce.
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UK & Ireland
From Classroom to Career: Empowering Students with Creative AI Skills for the Future
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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Our speakers will share:
Strategies for embedding creative AI tools into diverse academic programs.
Insights into how Adobe micro-credentials and portfolios enhance employability.
Real-world examples of students leveraging Adobe skills to land jobs faster and advance in their careers.
Prepare your students for a future defined by innovation, adaptability, and creative leadership. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how your institution can lead the way in shaping tomorrow’s workforce.
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UK & Ireland
Why Generative AI Skills Belong in Every Creative Curriculum
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
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Join our webinar to discover why the next generation needs more than Adobe proficiency—they must master generative AI to stay competitive. As content demand surges, employers want graduates who can deliver high-quality creative fast.
Learn how integrating Adobe Firefly with Creative Cloud empowers students to stand out and meet evolving industry needs.
Our speakers shared:
What the industry is looking for in today’s creative professionals
How Adobe Firefly is enhancing our students' craft and making them more employable
How Adobe is helping our students get their careers started
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UK & Ireland
Empower Creative Students with Future-ready Skills
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
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As demand grows for AI literacy in creative careers, students in creative arts programs need the skills to express their ideas and deliver standout work using both industry-leading apps and new AI-powered tools.
Join us to hear how Adobe is equipping the next generation of creative professionals, faculty and staff with cutting-edge creative technology and responsibly designed, commercially safe generative AI.
Our speakers shared:
How students can learn industry standard skills for the future
Ways to amplify students’ originality and create a more engaged campus
How you can help students become compelling visual communicators in the classroom, their future careers, and beyond with Adobe Creative Cloud
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US & Canada
Now or Never: Higher Education at the AI Crossroads
October 7-9, 2025
Adobe Founders Tower, San Jose CA 95113In this event →
At EduMAX, we explored how equitable access to creative and AI tools empowers students to engage more deeply with learning, solve complex problems, and communicate their ideas with impact. The sessions highlighted how creativity and AI literacy are becoming essential skills for success in today’s evolving job market.
To learn more, explore the research and insights shared by our speaker Brian Johnsrud in Career Outcomes with Creativity and AI in Higher Education and on Improving Student Outcomes in Higher Education and on Adobe Creative Campuses.
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Online
Empowering the AI Generation:
Building Career Pathways with Digital StorytellingOctober 8-9, 2024
San Jose, CAIn this event →
EduMAX 2024 was an in-person, two-day event that brought higher education leaders together to discuss and learn about innovative technology solutions designed to address institutional challenges, increase learning engagement, and improve student outcomes.
Centered around the theme Empowering the AI Generation: Building Career Pathways with Digital Storytelling, the keynotes, fireside chats, and panels focused on how higher education leaders could empower the next generation of the workforce through generative AI and other emerging technologies. Attendees gained insights into the impact of artificial intelligence on higher education and the evolving workforce — as well as the role institutions played in equipping students with the career‑ready skills needed for long‑term success.
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In-person
Next-Generation Innovators: Student Success in the Age of Generative AI
October 24–25, 2023
San Jose, CAIn this event →
EduMAX 2023 was live, on-the-ground, and held in Adobe’s brand-new Founders Tower — a space that represented the future of work. It was a truly special EduMAX to remember.
Generative AI is transformative technology. It can be used to create content, from art and music to solutions for complex problems. As we transitioned into the AI-augmented age, education systems needed to adapt to prepare students for success in this new landscape. EduMAX provided unique insights into how institutional peers were effectively improving faculty development, authentic assessment, and student success in a world shaped by AI.
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Next-Generation Innovators: Student Success in the Age of Generative AI
October 18-20, 2022
San Jose, CAIn this event →
EduMAX 2022 brought global higher education leaders together to explore the future of digital literacy and creative learning.
Held alongside the Adobe MAX Creativity Conference, this two-day in-person gathering marked the first in-person EduMAX since 2019. The event spotlighted innovative institutions reshaping teaching and learning through digital tools—centered on creativity, access, and career readiness. From student storytelling that drives change, to system-wide transformations like the CSU’s Creative Cloud rollout, attendees saw firsthand how digital literacy is powering more engaging, equitable, and future-facing education across disciplines.
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Online
Next-Generation Innovators: Student Success in the Age of Generative AI
October 26-28, 2021
San Jose, CAIn this event →
EduMAX 2021 united over 100 higher‑ed leaders online to tackle digital literacy in a post‑pandemic world.
Across keynotes, panels, and workshops, academic decision‑makers explored how creative tools and continuous learning drive engagement, close skills gaps, and promote equity—equipping faculty and students with the digital fluency needed to thrive in hybrid and online environments.
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