Academic Essentials Fall 2022 Series
OER eTExtbook: https://adobetextbook.myportfolio.com/
(1) Produce an an assignment prompt in Creative Cloud Express
(2) Join Adobe Education Exchange: edex.adobe.com
(3) Submit your assignment prompt to receive badge #1: https://forms.office.com/r/id9mG4iQK8
aspirational outcomes
- to move students away from being passive, disconnected consumers of other people's content to becoming active, connected producers of their own ideas
- to integrate more experiential learning in my course
- to conduct class sessions that are more interactive and inclusive
- to support students who are less familiar with and less comfortable in the academic culture of my courses and community
student success metrics
- first-year retention
- mastery
- time to degree
- career readiness and placement
student learning outcomes (SLOs)
- to communicate effectively: to explain complex ideas, data, or information
- to collaborate in teams: to complete a project be managing roles and workflow
- to think critically: to use evidence, data, information, and reasoning to support your perspective
- to creatively problem solve: analyze a problem and explore a solution that makes new connections or explores new methods for addressing the problem
transferable abilities, literacies, fluencies
- locate or generate evidence, data, information, research
- understand, analyze, synthesize, study patterns within your body of evidence
- share, publish, narrate, present a perspective and a call-to-action based upon your analysis
For this assignment, learners have the option to create and share their work as an Adobe Creative Cloud Express web page instead of using a word processor or slide deck. Go to https://www.adobe.com/express/ to get your free account. When you are ready to share your work from Creative Cloud Express: (1) click the "Share" button, (2) copy the URL of your project, and (3) paste the URL anywhere you want to share.
Step #1: create a new web page
From the home screen: click + button > Create New > Web page
Step # 2: Add a title and subtitle
Type in a title for the project. For the subtitle, add information such as author(s), date, class, etc.
Step #3: add a decorative cover image
click the + button to add a decorative cover image > Photo > find or upload photo/image
Step #4: Create an outline
Scroll down to add text below the cover screen > Click the + button > text > enter first subheading > format subheading as H1 or H2 (repeat for each subheading)
Create your own outline, or copy and paste one of these outlines for inspiration
LAB REPORT
- Introduction/Background
- Methods/Procedure
- Results/Data
- Analysis/Discussion
- Conclusion/Next Steps
JOURNALISM
- WHY
- WHAT
- WHO
- WHERE
- HOW
10 STEPS
- Step
- Step
- Step
- Step
- Step
- Step
- Step
- Step
- Step
- Step
Step #5: Format text
Select text > choose among format options: Header Level 1, Header Level 2, quotation, bulleted list, numbered list, bold, italics, hyperlink, justification
Step #6: Adding a standard image
Click the + button > Photo > search or upload image > use “Add a caption” > click on image to pick format > use “Add a caption” to enter alt-text for accessibility
Step #7: Add a special format
click the + button > choose either Button, Video, Photo grid, Glideshow, or Split layout
Step #8 Change Font, Format, and Color Themes
Click on Themes menu in top-right corner to adjust fonts, colors, and default formatting
Step # 9 Publish and Share
Click the Share button > Publish and share link> Pick a category > toggle author name on or off > Create link > (takes a few seconds to process) > copy link > paste or share link through LMS, email, text, social media, etc.
Step #10 Revise and Update
To make changes and update URL: click the Share button > Publish and share link > Update link
Credits:
Created with an image by Lukas Gojda - "Beautiful landscape with old compass on traveler's hand. Traveling concept."