SJSU Adobe Digital Literacy Day

SJSU Adobe Digital Literacy Day 2023

In collaboration with Adobe, eCampus and the Center for Faculty Development hosted a virtual event for faculty to discover and discuss best practices in the use of Adobe Creative Cloud solutions in the classroom. This year's event took place on March 1, 2023.  It was open to faculty and staff from all CSU campuses. 

Missed the event? Recording available on Vimeo.

Agenda

9:00 a.m.     Provost Welcome

9:10 a.m.     Center for Faculty Development, eCampus, and Adobe Welcome

Keynote

9:15 a.m.     Laura A. Huisinga

Visual Design for Teaching and Scholarship

This presentation discusses using the Adobe Suite to leverage visual design, increase digital literacy and foster digital humanities and digital scholarship through project-based learning.

Keynote recording available on Vimeo.

Presentations

• 10:00 - 10:25 a.m.

  • Jonathan Gomez, Chicana and Chicano Studies

    Counter-Storytelling and Digital Literacy

    Dr. Gomez, Faculty in Residence for HSI Initiatives in the Office of the Provost, shares the role of counter-storytelling in the development of digital literacy.

    Session recording available. See chapter directory (starts at 32:40).

• 10:30 - 10:55 a.m.

  • John Delacruz, Journalism and Mass Communications

    From Mobile to 3D: Integrating Adobe Capture, Illustrator and Dimension for Packaging Design

    Creating photorealistic packaging design is a breeze with Adobe Dimension. This presentation showcases a packaging design and product shoot project from the advertising program where students integrate Adobe Capture, Illustrator, and finally, Dimension as they create a range of packaging designs. This project culminates in a product shoot within Dimension that seals the deal on this art direction assignment for advertising creatives.

    Session recording available. See chapter directory (starts at 1:01:55).

    Resources:

    Adobe Capture

    Adobe Dimension

    Adobe Stock

    Packaging design portfolio

• 11:00 - 11:40 a.m.

  • Donna Caldwell, Adobe

    Leveraging Adobe Stock in your projects

    Explore how Adobe Stock content can get added to your projects to create impactful visual designs.

    Session recording available. See chapter directory (starts at 1:29:20).

    Resources:

    Adobe Stock

    Adobe Creative Cloud Professional

• 11:45 - 11:55 a.m.

  • Jennifer Redd, eCampus

    Increasing the Accessibility of PDFs

    An as early participant with access to the Adobe PDF auto-tag application, this session describes experiences with remediating PDFs both accurately and quickly to develop accessible instructional materials.

    Session recording available. See chapter directory (starts at 2:15:30).

• 12:00 - 12:55 p.m.

  • Panel Presentation moderated by Sara Wildman with panelists Allison Green, Katherine D. Harris, and Raymond Lam.

    Exploring the Intersection of User Experience Design and Digital Literacy

    Panelists discuss how visual design can impact the user experience within digital humanities and beyond.

    Session recording available. See chapter directory (starts at 2:30:30).

    Resources:

    Faculty Digital Humanities Projects and Pedagogy

    Definition of Digital Humanities specifically defined for a teaching institution.

    Digital Pedagogy in the Humanities: Visualization

    Digital Pedagogy in the Humanities: Design

    Digital Pedagogy in the Humanities: Interface

    Educause study of device and Internet access during COVID.

    White Paper: OER Adoption Study: Using Open Educational Resources in the College Classroom from the California Open Educational Resources Council.

    Cal State CREATE is a CSU-wide creative event and competition in collaboration with Adobe and Apple. Similar to Adobe Creative Jams, CSU students will have the opportunity to explore creative tools and create a unique, personal artifacts.

    Digital Pedagogy in the Humanities has curated all kinds of pedagogical materials freely available and published by the Modern Language Association. Access more than 600 pedagogical materials.

• 1:00 - 1:55 p.m.

  • Hands-on Workshop led by Tina Korani and SJSU Adobe Student Ambassadors

    Streamlining Your Branding: Creating Consistent Visuals with Adobe Express

    Adobe Express is a powerful tool that can help businesses create consistent branding across all their marketing materials. By using Adobe Express, companies can easily design and customize logos, social media graphics, website banners, and other visual assets to ensure a cohesive look and feel. With features such as pre-built templates, design guides, and access to a vast library of high-quality images and graphics, Adobe Express simplifies the process of creating professional-looking branding assets. Whether a business is just starting out or looking to refresh its brand, Adobe Express can help ensure that the company's visual identity is consistent and memorable.

    Session recording available. See chapter directory (starts at 3:31:20).

    Resource:
    Adobe Express

    Technical Level: General Audience, Intermediate

• 1:55 - 2:00 p.m.

  • Final Thoughts

    SJSU Adobe Digital Literacy Day 2023 event recording

    Resource: Essentials of Digital Creativity in Higher Education