Preparing for and Participating in the 1/15/26 UTA Technology Test Kitchen Where Innovation is the main ingredient

Topic: Level-Up Your Career Portfolio with Adobe Express

We are thrilled that you will be joining us on January 15, 2026 for a new, collaborative adventure--the UTA Technology Test Kitchen in the lobby of Trinity Hall/Trinity 112, or Trinity 105, at your designated time between 1:00-2:30 pm. *If you cannot participate in the Technology Test Kitchen you can still participate on your own by reading through these tasks and completing them on your own! Please take a close look at these preparation instructions. And please complete these steps no later than January 14, 2026 if you are attending the test kitchen in person. Doing so by January 14, 2026. will help make everyone's experience super fabulous. These steps will also help you appreciate what your students and colleagues will experience as they innovate with the Adobe integrations you will design at the Test Kitchen event. What's the deadline? It's January 14, 2026. Before you begin: Check out and join the CRTLE Technology Test Kitchen Teams channel! [insert link]

STEP 1: Hardware and Software Prep (5-15 minutes)

  • Prepare and bring a laptop computer with a power charger and WiFi connectivity. The UTA Technology Test Kitchen will have essential hands-on moments throughout. A laptop is highly preferable to a tablet.
  • Triple-check to ensure you have rock-solid access to Adobe Express through your campus log-in protocol. In other words, use your campus SSO to confirm that you can access Adobe Express. You can click this URL to test: http://express.adobe.com

STEP 2: Customize Your Name Tag (5-15 minutes)

  • Open the Remixable Template at: https://tinyurl.com/Adobe2025ASU
  • Click the blue Remix button in the top-right corner.
  • Replace the placeholder text with your first name, last name, and institution's name.
  • Click the text-to-image icon in the middle of the empty image pane until you see the Generate Image menu pop-up on the left.
  • In the box beneath Describe what you'd like to see, type in a generative AI prompt to create an image that represents the kind of academic innovation that you aspire to create on your campus.
  • A resource for prompting is here (highly recommend. Give it a skim/read): Adobe Firefly Prompt Guide
  • Click Generate.
  • Iterate the prompt and (re)Generate until you like it.
  • When you are finished iterating, click the grey Download button in the top-right (next to the Share button) and use the default PNG format to download.
  • Email the downloaded file to Nakesha Brown (nakesha.brown@uta.edu).
  • Optional: Be ready to informally share it to at least one peer at the actual Test Kitchen event! Feel free to post it in the Teams folder for the TTK!

STEP 3: The Portfolio Task for the 1/15 Test Kitchen

If you are attending the Test Kitchen event in person on 1/15, you can preview this. If you are participating on your own (asynchronously) follow the directions below to learn and participate. You can use this to participate in the The Chef's Challenge for recognition! 1. Open the Remixable Template for the Portfolio Task here: 2. Click the blue Remix button in the top right corner. 3. Replace 4. Consider ways to use this beyond the

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