Multimedia workshops by Auburn University Libraries assist with remote learning

To help users learn how to use the creative applications of the Adobe Creative Cloud currently offered to students for free by the university, the Auburn University Libraries’ Media and Digital Resource Lab/Innovation and Research Commons, or MDRL/I&RC, is offering instructional workshops open to all Auburn students, faculty and staff.

Topics include Getting Started with Adobe Creative Cloud, Designing for Screens: Adobe XD for Beginners, Adobe Photoshop for Beginners, Digital Video: Adobe Premiere Rush and more. Learn to use creative apps to enhance classroom assignments, present research, and design and publish online content.

Workshops take place via Zoom. Meeting links will be sent in an event reminder email. View MDRL/I&RC Workshop information at https://www.lib.auburn.edu/mdrl/files/MDRL-Workshops-Summer-2020.pdf Register at http://aub.ie/libraryworkshops.

For more information, contact Chelsy Hooper aat hooperc@auburn.edu.

Digital Design for Students: Increase Student Engagement with Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Spark
(for instructors)

Engage students through digital creativity tools. Use Adobe Spark, a web-based design app with a low learning curve, to have students complete an existing assignment in a new way. Discover Adobe’s free resources that will empower your students to use more powerful apps such as Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro.

May 18: 10-11 a.m.

Digital Design: Getting Started with Adobe Creative Cloud and Adobe Spark

Learn about Adobe Creative Cloud and begin creating in Adobe Spark. Students, sign up for your free Adobe ID http://adobe.auburn.edu. Faculty and staff, learn to leverage Adobe Creative Cloud in your courses and work. Explore Adobe Spark, an app that allows everyone to create beautiful web stories, slideshows, and video. Access Adobe’s free resources that will empower you to use more powerful apps such as Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro. Use your own laptop to join in; additional mobile device recommended.

June 1: 3- 4 p.m.

Poster Design

Learn the basics of poster design. Need to design a poster for a class assignment, research presentation or a conference presentation? Begin with the drag and drop features of PowerPoint to design and print or submit a poster; basic design tips included. Explore ways to get started with more advanced poster design using Adobe InDesign and interactive apps.

June 2: 3-4 p.m.

New workshop offerings 

Adobe Acrobat DC: Getting Started with PDFs

Learn the basics of Adobe Acrobat DC and create, combine and edit PDFs. Organize pages, combine files of various file types and export from PDF into other file types. Adobe ID required http://adobe.auburn.edu. Use your own laptop with Acrobat installed. Additional mobile device recommended.

June 3: 3-4 p.m.

Digital Video: Adobe Premiere Rush

Create and edit video. Need a quick way to create slick video, on the fly? Explore Adobe Premiere Rush for video creation and editing. Adobe ID required http://adobe.auburn.edu. Use your own laptop with Rush installed. Additional mobile device recommended. Discover Adobe’s free resources that will empower you to use more powerful video apps such as Premiere Pro.

June 4: 3-4 p.m.

Creating Graphics: Adobe Photoshop for Beginners

Learn the basics of Photoshop and develop photo editing skills to enhance your class assignments and projects, including combining graphics with layered text and images for collages, adjusting photo colors and adding effects. Adobe ID required http://adobe.auburn.edu. Use your own laptop with Photoshop installed.

June 8: 3-4 p.m.

Digital Drawing: Adobe Illustrator for Beginners

Learn the basics of Illustrator and develop digital drawing skills to enhance your class assignments and projects, including layering shapes, drawing lines, using color effectively, and creating vector images. Adobe ID required http://adobe.auburn.edu. Use your own laptop with Illustrator installed. Additional mobile device recommended.

June 9: 3-4 p.m.

Designing Documents: Adobe InDesign for Beginners

Learn the basics of InDesign, including how to create brochures, flyers and custom documents and how to place images and add text. Adobe ID required http://adobe.auburn.edu. Use your own laptop with InDesign installed. Additional mobile device recommended.

June 10: 3-4 p.m.

Designing for Screens: Adobe XD for Beginners

Learn the basics of Adobe XD and design a presentation, a prototype or mockup, or an application for touch screens such as smartphones and tablets; no coding required. Adobe ID required http://adobe.auburn.edu. Use your own laptop with XD installed. Additional mobile device recommended.

June 11: 3-4 p.m.

Level 2 workshops in some Adobe applications available as video recordings on the MDRL Help page.