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UTSA Adobe Institute Your key to digital literacy

What is the Adobe Institute?

This summer UTSA's Adobe Specialist, Willie Schaefer, will lead the first ever Adobe Institute. In each 45-minute session participants will be introduced to applications included in Adobe Creative Cloud, a tool that is free for all UTSA faculty, staff, and students. Attendees will complete short projects that will give them the opportunity to produce artifacts that they can showcase. Participants may attend the sessions synchronously on Zoom or asynchronously on Panopto. Those who complete all projects and upload their work into Portfolio will receive a certificate of completion from Adobe as well as an incentive from UTSA.

When is the Adobe Institute?

The first cohort of the institute institute will begin on July 6th. Live sessions will be hosted every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 a.m. on Zoom. The recorded sessions will be available on Blackboard shortly afterward.

The second cohort of the institute institute will begin on August 9th. Live sessions will be hosted every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 1:00 p.m. on Zoom. The recorded sessions will be available on Blackboard shortly afterward.

What you will learn.

During each session you will be introduced to a piece of software in Adobe Creative Cloud. The programs and skills covered include:

  • Photoshop - Correcting your professional headshot
  • Illustrator - Creating your personal brand
  • Behance - Showcasing work on social media
  • Portfolio - Designing a collection of work
  • InDesign - Making multipage documents
  • Acrobat - Creating forms and signatures
  • Premiere Pro - Editing and filming on a budget
  • Audition - Correcting audio

Course Structure

The July cohort will meet for two 45-minute sessions per week for four weeks with a fifth optional week. After each meeting participants will have the chance to produce an artifact based on the tool covered. Additional resources will be available to students through Blackboard. There were also be weekly collaboration sessions where individuals in the program can work together to improve their artifacts.

The fifth, optional, week will allow participants to transform what they have learned during the sessions into assignments and materials for their Blackboard course. Instructional Designer Elyse Ramirez will walk you through a step by step guide on how to add digital literacy to your course.

The August cohort will meet for four 45 minute sessions per week for two weeks. After each meeting participants will have the chance to produce an artifact based on the tool covered. Additional resources will be available to students through Blackboard. There were also be weekly collaboration sessions where individuals in the program can work together to improve their artifacts.

The September cohort will meet for two 45-minute sessions per week for four weeks After each meeting participants will have the chance to produce an artifact based on the tool covered. Additional resources will be available to students through Blackboard. There were also be weekly collaboration sessions where individuals in the program can work together to improve their artifacts.

Certificate and Incentive

Each cohort of the institute is limited to only 50 seats. Those who complete their portfolio of projects will receive a one-time incentive of $500.

How to sign up

Log in to the My Training Portal with your abc123 and passphrase to enroll in the Adobe Institute. For additional help with enrolling, send an email to william.schaefer@utsa.edu

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