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If you're joining us live, your trainer and support staff will walk you through the necessary steps to complete this workshop, but you should still bookmark this page to use as a one-stop reference that you can refer back to later.
If you're working through the institute on-demand, use this page as your guide - follow the steps below, ensuring that you complete each activity.
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Type in this link to get a copy of this presentation: adobe.ly/vidaei
Live session recording:
In this workshop, you'll explore the broad suite of video storytelling tools available in Adobe Express as you learn how to:
- Explore the importance of storytelling in education
- Explain topics using video
- Self-record and appear in your video, or bring an animated character to life with your voice
- Add AI-generated captions to your video
If you're completing this workshop as part of a live session, don't forget to check in:
Activity 1: Reflect on Your Practice
- Open this template
- Create a short reflection video about how fostering creativity in the classroom might impact your practice as an educator
- Either record a short face-to-camera video with Record yourself, or use Animate characters to animate a voiceover
- Add media and design elements to illustrate your points
- Download your video and an MP4
- Use the Caption video quick action to add captions to your video
- Share your work with us
adobe.ly/vidp
Optional Activity: Create a Short Video Story
Tell a three-part story using video, about how you became an educator.
- Start from this template in Adobe Express
- In each section, replace the titles and images (using the Media and Elements menus) to tell the story of how you became an educator
- Make sure your story has clear divisions between the beginning, middle, and end
- Share your work with us
Reflection Prompts
If you're working on a portfolio entry for this workshop, here are some reflection prompts:
How could you empower your students with storytelling?
Which techniques you've learned today could you apply to your teaching to enhance your current course(s)?
Earn Badges
In order to receive a badge you must have been registered for AEI in November 2025.
- Workshop Badge: Earn a badge for each workshop you completed (no portfolio needed).
- AEI Fellow Badge: completed four (4) or more AEI workshops this year (no portfolio needed).
- Influencer Badge: complete at least six (6) AEI workshops AND submit a portfolio of work created in Adobe Express.
How To Prepare The Portfolio For The Influencer Badge?
To qualify, your portfolio must be created in Adobe Express and include activities from at least six (6) AEI Express workshops you have taken part in. (The final session does not count.)
The portfolio can be a webpage, presentation or even a poster! Upload your your work as pictures, videos or view-only-links.
Please include a short reflection on your learning journey. Throughout the on-demand material you will find short reflection questions you can use for support.
How To Claim Your Badges
Whether you've completed the AEI workshops live or on-demand, you'll need to fill in the form (We'll sharing this closer to the event) to confirm which workshops you've engaged with.
Please note that you only need to complete the attendance form ONCE, so we recommend you do so after you've worked through all the workshops you intend to complete.
Deadline to submit claim your badges: 1st December 2025
How To Share Your Portfolio
Please ensure you have correctly published your portfolio before sharing it with us.
Steps to share the portfolio:
- Open your completed portfolio in Adobe Express
- Click 'Share' in the top right click
- 'View-only link'
- Click 'Create link'
- Copy the generated link and include it in your badge submission
Complete the form below to submit your attendance and your optional portfolio:
Adobe Express Student Academy
The Adobe Express Student Academy (AXSA) from 25th -26th November 2025, available exclusively to students of our Adobe Creative Campuses. 💫
Your students should join us for two inspiring days of creativity, learning, and opportunity - 🎖️ earn digital badges, 🤝 win a 1:1 mentoring session with the Adobe team and 🚀 boost their creative confidence and career potential.
Useful Links
Adobe Skills Lab for more webinars / Adobe Express support for tech questions / Newsletter for HED / More resources here
Questions? Contact us
Adobe (aei@adobe.com) / Edge Gain (jo@edgegainltd.com)