Preparing Future Creatives for an Al-powered career

In-Person Workshop | Dublin | 13th October, 2026 | 9:30 AM–3:30 PM (Networking Lunch Included)

Creative teaching is evolving. Across design, film, and visual communication, educators are exploring new ways to support ideation, experimentation, and production, while keeping creative intent and authorship at the center.

This FREE in-person workshop is designed to support higher education educators with practical workflows and teaching approaches for this next phase of creative practice.

Led by educators and creative professionals, the day combines short talks, shared discussions, and guided hands-on sessions using Adobe Firefly and Adobe Creative Cloud Pro Plus for Higher Education.

What to expect during the day

Join us for a day exploring how Adobe Creative Cloud Pro Plus supports university staff and students in creative practice, focusing on Firefly generative AI workflows, key features, and best practices for ideation, iteration, and production across design and motion. Participants will develop AI literacy grounded in ethical and discipline-specific use, and explore how generative AI enhances creative authorship across print, screen, and time-based media workflows.

Please bring your laptop fully charged - Demo licenses will be provided so you can actively work with Creative Cloud Pro Plus during the sessions.

Networking lunch included.

Sessions during the day will include:

• Welcome and Introduction: An introduction to the day's objectives, exploring how Adobe Firefly and Creative Cloud Pro Plus support concept development, responsible AI use, and creative workflows for teaching and learning.
• Generative AI and Ethics: The Evolution of the Digital Creative: Explore how generative AI is transforming creative workflows in higher education, with a focus on AI literacy, ethical practice, and responsible integration into teaching and learning.
• Intro to Adobe CC Pro Plus: Discover enhanced features included in Adobe Creative Cloud Pro Plus including Adobe Stock, Acrobat Studio, and expanded generative AI credits.
• Introduction to Adobe Firefly: Generative AI for Teaching, Learning & Creative Practice: Gain hands-on experience with Adobe Firefly’s generative AI capabilities for higher education, using text-to-image, Generative Fill, and Firefly Boards.
• Visual Prototyping: Exploring Ideas with Adobe Firefly, Photoshop & Illustrator: Create and refine visual concepts using Adobe Firefly, Photoshop, and Illustrator, combining generative AI with fine art workflows and rapid prototyping techniques.
• Acrobat Studio: Building a design curriculum, quickly and efficiently: Discover how Acrobat Studio and Creative Cloud Pro Plus enable rapid curriculum design through PDF Spaces, Adobe Express presentations, and AI-generated audio content.
• Rapid Prototyping for Digital Storytelling with Adobe Firefly & Creative Cloud: Explore rapid digital storytelling prototyping using Adobe Firefly and Creative Cloud tools.
• Wrap up and final Q&A
  The day concludes with reflection, discussion on curriculum integration, and final Q&A

Please bring your laptop fully charged - Demo licenses will be provided so you can actively work with Adobe Acrobat Studio and Creative Cloud Pro Plus during the sessions.

Limited seating | First come, first served.

Location: Aloft, Liberties Suite, 1 Mill St, The Liberties, Dublin, D08 XK58, Ireland

If you can't join us for our in-person event, sign up for our webinar on 28th October.

Presenter

Greg Hodgson is a former teacher, school leader and the founder of digital education consultancy Edge Gain, Adobe’s Global Education Professional Development Partner. 

With years of experience in education, Greg became convinced of the potential of digital technology for unleashing student creativity, engaging the disengaged, fixing the skills gap and significantly challenging the educational status quo. 

This work continues today leading a global team of associates, expert trainers and expert educators that successfully blend digital learning, industry expertise and outstanding professional learning.

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