Hello, Spring
Congrats on another amazing semester, Bobcats! As the end of the 2024-2025 academic year draws near, the Digital Literacy Integration (DigLit) Team is excited to reflect on all we have achieved. This has been the first year of our latest Adobe contract, where everyone on campus has access to the full Adobe Creative Cloud suite.
In this issue:
Website Update
MSU's Adobe website is newly expanded! There are now pages where you can view upcoming events, find on-demand support resources, learn more about the DigLit Team, explore our grant program, and admire student projects created in Adobe.
Grant Awardees
We also want to give a special shoutout to every faculty member who has received a Digital Literacy/Adobe grant from us over the past six years. We have showcased our partners on the Adobe Grant Awardee page! If you are highlighted and want to submit an updated headshot, please email diglit@montana.edu.
Semester Recap
We had a packed schedule of events this semester! The DigLit Team hosted 9 workshops, visited 14 classes, gave out swag at 2 tabling events, and presented at 2 sessions of this semester's Student Organization Leadership Conference (SOLC), hosted by the Office of Student Engagement. Overall, we interacted with over 400 individuals this semester!
Workshops
- Build-a-Brand @ SOLC - 1/25
- Intro to ePortfolios - 1/29
- Intro to Premiere Rush - 2/3
- ePortfolio Content Bootcamp - 2/11
- Intro to Premiere Pro - 2/19
- ePortfolio Tech Tips - 2/24
- Intro to Lightroom - 2/27
- Intro to Illustrator - 3/5
- Digital Literacy in the Classroom - 3/10
- Adobe in the Classroom - 3/26
Courses Visited
ARTZ 261: Metals I
- Instructor: Victoria Burchill
- Sections: 1
- Project: Professional ePortfolio
- Tool: Adobe Express, Adobe Portfolio
ARTZ 361: Metals II
- Instructor: Victoria Burchill
- Sections: 1
- Project: Professional ePortfolio
- Tool: Adobe Express, Adobe Portfolio
ENT 201: Intro to English Education
- Instructor: Will Fassbender
- Sections: 1
- Project: Podcast
- Tool: Adobe Podcast
NRSG 675 : Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Project
- Instructor: Carrie Miller
- Sections: 9 (presented to practicum meeting)
- Project: Research Poster/Executive Summary
- Tool: Adobe Express
PSCI 595: Capstone Professional Portfolio
- Instructor: Paul Lachapelle
- Sections: 1
- Project: Professional ePortfolio
- Tool: Adobe Express, Adobe Portfolio
PSYX 222: Psychological Statistics
- Instructor: Linying Ji
- Sections: 2 (Labs)
- Project: Data Visualization Presentation
- Tool: Adobe Express
WRIT 201: College Writing II
- Instructor: Jean Arthur-Sellegren
- Sections: 4
- Project: Interview Summary Video
- Tool: Adobe Express
WRIT 201: College Writing II
- Instructor: Denise Malloy
- Sections: 3
- Project: News Articles, Final ePortfolio
- Tool: Adobe Express
Interested in integrating Adobe into a class or assignment? Contact diglit@montana.edu, book a consultation, or request an in-class demo.
Event Highlights
Intro to Illustrator Workshop
The DigLit Team partnered with the Graphic Design Guild to offer an Intro to Illustrator workshop - one of our most popular offerings yet! Special shoutout to Radley Robertson, who taught the workshop.
Exploring DigLit & Design Non-Credit Course
Academic Technology and Outreach (the DigLit Team's department) offered a free, open-enrollment course on fostering digital literacy and design skills using Adobe Express. We will continue to offer this course, including in-person and online options.
Branding Partnership with the Blackstone LaunchPad
The DigLit Team and the Blackstone LaunchPad are working on a partnership to support marketing and branding initiatives across campus. Stay tuned for more info!
Generative AI Digital Literacy Cafe
Nicole Hopkins, the DigLit Team lead, was featured in a Digital Literacy Cafe webinar hosted by Adobe. She shared her experience enhancing branding and marketing workshops with generative AI.
Call for Student Work
Did you create a project using Adobe this semester? We would love to highlight your work on our website! Email diglit@montana.edu for more information or fill out our Work Submission Form.
Graduating?
Congratulations on your achievement! Don't forget to migrate any content you want to keep to a personal Adobe account. You can find more information on the Adobe website.
Reminder: You get a 4-month grace period after graduating to retrieve your Adobe content. Don't wait until it's too late!
Exit Survey
IIf you are graduating, we would appreciate your filling out our quick exit survey! This will ensure we remove you from our email list and give us some information about your experience with Adobe at MSU.
DigLit Grad Spotlight
Congratulations to our graduating DigLit Team members! We will miss them, but we're so proud of their work.
Naomi Ohman
Naomi is graduating with an interdisciplinary degree in film, writing, and history. She specializes in digital storytelling and Premiere Pro.
Zach Footer
Zach is graduating with a degree in Film & Photography with a minor in Latin studies. He specializes in sports photography and Lightroom.
Honorable Mention: Radley Robertson
Radley is graduating with a degree in graphic design and a minor in business administration. Though he was not on the DigLit Team, he hosted two Illustrator workshops with us and was the president of the Graphic Design Guild.
Congrats, Grads!
Contact Info
Questions? Contact Nicole Hopkins, Instructional Technology Support Specialist in Academic Technology and Outreach.
- Email: diglit@montana.edu
- Phone: 406-994-6595
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Thank you, and have a great summer!
Credits:
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