This session introduces participants to Adobe Express for Education and how it supports creative, engaging communication across higher‑education settings. Participants explore how visual, multimedia, and web‑based content can be used to share information, present ideas, and organize materials in accessible, impactful ways.

Greg Hodgson | Founder, Edge Gain.

In this session, participants learn how to create and edit short‑form video content in Adobe Express and explore practical ways video can enhance communication, instruction, outreach, and project storytelling across higher‑education environments. Participants will experiment with simple editing features that make it easy to produce polished videos for announcements, training materials, student engagement, or departmental communications.

Heather Lawrenz | Program Director and Senior Digital Media Trainer, University of Kansas.

This session introduces participants to creating clear, engaging webpages in Adobe Express. You’ll learn how to organize content into a single, easy‑to‑navigate page using text, media, and links, and how to apply simple design principles to improve clarity and user experience. The session highlights practical layout and strategies that help faculty and staff create pages that keep students and colleagues informed and confident.

Greg Hodgson | Founder, Edge Gain.

In this session, participants learn how to create cohesive, on‑brand materials and reusable templates in Adobe Express. You’ll explore how consistent visual identity and organized project assets can streamline workflows, reduce repetitive design work, and support collaboration across teams. Participants leave with practical strategies and tools to easily refresh, reuse, and scale materials across courses, programs, and departmental initiatives.

Matt Dombrowski | Professor of Emerging Media and Assistant Director, University of Central Florida.

In this session, participants learn how to build and share reusable, remixable presentation templates in Adobe Express to support consistent communication and collaborative workflows. You’ll explore how to design clear, accessible presentation structures that guide users while still allowing room for personalization and creativity. The session focuses on creating scalable templates that can be easily reused and adapted across courses, programs, teams, and projects.

Flora Marcella Cusi | Adobe Community Professional, Adobe.

This session expands podcasting beyond the basics, showing participants how to create polished audio using Adobe Express and Adobe Podcast. You’ll explore advanced tools such as high‑quality voice recording, Enhance Speech, integrating audio into slides or webpages, and using animation features to bring stories to life. The session highlights how audio projects can support instruction, communication, and creative storytelling across roles. Participants leave with practical techniques for producing accessible, professional‑quality podcast content for courses, teams, and campus initiatives.

Suzi Bowerman | Senior Lecturer in Radio and Sound Design, University of West London.

This session introduces the core Acrobat tools that quietly save time every day. Participants explore practical ways to create, organize, and reuse PDFs across common workflows, including working with document files and moving content into Adobe Express. Participants leave better equipped to handle everyday PDF tasks with speed, clarity, and purpose.

Judy Wood | Adobe Certified Expert Trainer, Adobe.

Participants explore how Acrobat helps transform PDFs from draft documents into materials ready to share and act on. The session covers secure sharing, accessibility considerations, and visual refinement, equipping participants to deliver documents that are clear, usable, and inclusive across audiences.

Matt Dombrowski | Professor of Emerging Media and Assistant Director, University of Central Florida.

This session offers a forward-looking view of how Acrobat supports collaboration across roles and teams. Participants explore useful online tools, companion apps, and an introduction to PDF Spaces, including what is available now and what is coming next. Shared documents become easier to review, align on, and move forward together.

Heather Lawrenz | Program Director and Senior Digital Media Trainer, University of Kansas.