This session introduced participants to Adobe Express for Education and how it supported creative, engaging communication across higher-education settings. Participants explored how visual, multimedia, and web-based content could be used to share information, present ideas, and organize materials in accessible, impactful ways.

Craig Daalmeijer-Power | Head Teacher of Photography, Screen & Games, TAFE NSW.

In this session, participants learned how to create and edit short-form video content in Adobe Express and explored practical ways video could enhance communication, instruction, outreach, and project storytelling across higher-education environments. Participants experimented with simple editing features that made it easy to produce polished videos for announcements, training materials, student engagement, or departmental communications.

Ali Blackwell | Designer, Doctoral Candidate and Research Adviser, Edith Cowan University.

This session introduced participants to creating clear, engaging webpages in Adobe Express. Participants learned 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 highlighted practical layout strategies that helped faculty and staff create pages that kept students and colleagues informed and confident.

Craig Daalmeijer-Power | Head Teacher of Photography, Screen & Games, TAFE NSW.

In this session, participants learned how to create cohesive, on-brand materials and reusable templates in Adobe Express. Participants explored how a consistent visual identity and organized project assets could streamline workflows, reduce repetitive design work, and support collaboration across teams. Participants left with practical strategies and tools to easily refresh, reuse, and scale materials across courses, programs, and departmental initiatives.

Ali Blackwell | Designer, Doctoral Candidate and Research Adviser, Edith Cowan University.

In this session, participants learned how to build and share reusable, remixable presentation templates in Adobe Express to support consistent communication and collaborative workflows. Participants explored how to design clear, accessible presentation structures that guided users while still allowing room for personalization and creativity. The session focused on creating scalable templates that could be easily reused and adapted across courses, programs, teams, and projects.

Craig Daalmeijer-Power | Head Teacher of Photography, Screen & Games, TAFE NSW.

This session expanded podcasting beyond the basics, showing participants how to create polished audio using Adobe Express and Adobe Podcast. Participants explored 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 highlighted how audio projects could support instruction, communication, and creative storytelling across roles. Participants left with practical techniques for producing accessible, professional-quality podcast content for courses, teams, and campus initiatives.

Erin Raethke | Digital Trainer and Educational Technology Specialist, TAFE Queensland.

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

Ali Blackwell | Designer, Doctoral Candidate and Research Adviser, Edith Cowan University.

Participants explored how Acrobat helped transform PDFs from draft documents into materials ready to share and act on. The session covered secure sharing, accessibility considerations, and visual refinement, providing guidance on delivering documents that are clear, usable, and inclusive across audiences.

Craig Daalmeijer-Power | Head Teacher of Photography, Screen & Games, TAFE NSW.

This session offered a forward-looking view of how Acrobat supported collaboration across roles and teams. Participants explored useful online tools, companion apps, and an introduction to PDF Spaces, including what was available at the time and what was coming next. Shared documents became easier to review, align on, and move forward together.

Erin Raethke | Digital Trainer and Educational Technology Specialist, TAFE Queensland.