VCU: An Adobe Creative Campus, Promoting Digital Literacy for All Students

VCU is proud to be an Adobe Creative Campus, equipping students across all fields with vital digital skills for academic and career success. Through access to Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Express, and Firefly AI tools, students develop communication, creativity, and productivity skills crucial for today's digital landscape. LEDStudio is partnering with Academic Technologies to support Adobe's Creative Campus initiative to expand access to Adobe software for students, faculty, and staff.

As part of the global Adobe Creative Campus network, VCU is committed to innovative teaching that empowers students to express themselves and gain valuable experience with digital media. This designation also allows VCU to connect with other institutions, sharing best practices that enhance student engagement and learning.

Ready to start using Adobe for your instruction or with your students? With Adobe Express and Premiere Rush, you and your students can create videos, podcasts, infographics, and other social media content.

Get An Account: Getting Started with Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Express or Adobe Premiere Rush

For details on requesting an Adobe Creative Cloud account based on your role at VCU, please visit the Adobe software for VCU employees webpage. Adobe Express access is limited to instructional faculty who plan to use it in their teaching.

Adobe Resources at VCU

Professional Development and Training

As an Adobe Creative Campus, VCU provides faculty with access to extensive Adobe resources and professional development:

• Adobe Education Institute: Exclusive summer training with Adobe experts, offering hands-on learning and best practice sharing.
• Adobe Education Exchange: Thousands of faculty-curated teaching resources for creative projects.
• Ongoing Development: Access live workshops, webinars, and self-paced courses led by Adobe and higher education experts.
• Digital Literacy Café: Monthly webinars showcasing faculty approaches to digital literacy and career preparation.

Self-Paced Adobe Tutorials:

LinkedIn Learning - self-paced training available from LinkedIn Learning. Simply login using your VCU eID, browse and select Adobe trainings. 

Adobe Digital Academy - self-paced Adobe Digital Academy courses on how to make the most of Adobe Express and Creative Cloud to create videos, presentations, infographics and more.

How to Get Help

Instructional Computing Services

For support with your VCU Adobe account, please visit the VCU Adobe Creative Cloud Support page. On this page, you will find resources such as downloading and installing Adobe software to your computer, system requirements, and links to request technical support.

LEDstudio

Provides individualized support using the Adobe Creative Cloud tools.

• Complete Contact Us form
• Email us at ledstudio@vcu.edu
• Attend Open Office Hours - every Tuesday and Wednesday from 12-2 PM

The Workshop at VCU Libraries

The Workshop is the creative technology space located on the lower level of Cabell Library. It provides hardware, software, spaces, and expertise to help the VCU community produce creative work of all kinds, including the Adobe Suite. 

• Are you looking to assign a creative project with an Adobe tool? Schedule a one-on-one consultation with their Multimedia Teaching & Learning Librarian, who can assist in developing an effective learning activity for your students. 
• Want to schedule a class visit? Complete the Request an Instruction Session or a Tour for Groups/Classes form to request a presentation to your class about the Adobe Creative Suite.

Want hands-on learning opportunities? Their Workshops @ The Workshop series offers sessions on various Adobe tools throughout the academic year.