Adobe Express has emerged as a relatively easy to use presentation tool that can be used by instructors and students to create attractive and engaging short videos, web pages, or blog posts. Multiple examples of Express presentations can be viewed in the Gallery. Instructors can use Express for promotional and instructional content. Students can use Express to make class presentations.
Even though the quality of Express presentations can appear to be professionally created, they are actually very easy to create by anyone through the use of templates and public image libraries. Express even makes it easy to cite others copyrighted works.
Anyone can use the free version of Express. Faculty and staff have access to a few enhanced features by accessing Express through the Adobe Creative Cloud license at AppState. A quick tutorial created using the early version called Spark explains how AppState faculty and staff can launch Express (formerly Spark) using the Creative Cloud.
The following example prenetations have been created using Express as examples for faculty:
- Promotional video of an AppState faculty's experience creating an online presentation
- Long form of the interview presented as an Express web page
Faculty and staff can learn more about Express by attending a workshop. Please check the schedule for upcomming offerings. If you have suggestions, ideas, or questions about using Express in your classroom you can contact me by email at eggersdc@appstate.edu.