2026 Agenda
Join us for the launch of the Adobe Academic Innovation Café, our new virtual series spotlighting creativity, curriculum innovation, and Generative AI in higher education.
Each 45–60-minute Café brings together educators and academic leaders who are transforming teaching and learning through digital creativity. You’ll hear real stories from institutions featured in the Adobe Academic Innovation Summit and leave with practical ideas to apply in your own classroom or program.
Thursday, March 19, 2026
8am PT | 10am CT | 11am ET |
4pm GMT | 5pm CET
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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Stan Kranc | Associate Teaching Professor of English, Penn State University.
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Stuart Selber | Professor of English and Director of Digital Education, Penn State University.
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Melissa Vito | Vice Provost of Academic Innovation, University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Todd Taylor | Adobe Pedagogical Evangelist & Professor of English, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.