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.

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

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.

Flora Marcella Cusi | Adobe Community Professional, Adobe.

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.

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

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.

Judy Wood | Adobe Certified Expert Trainer, Adobe.

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.

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

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.

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

In this culminating session, participants reflected on key takeaways from the week and revisited their learning contributions. Together, we explored how these insights connected to individual goals and next steps. Participants left with a clear, personalized plan for applying what they had learned through the AEI workshops.