For today’s blog post I thought I’d talk about an interesting eSeminar that Adobe has made accessible for students and university staff, which explores the impact of digital skills in higher education. The thing I found the most surprising from the seminar is that digital competency is no longer just expected from the IT technicians, artists and designers of the world, it is now taken as a given that everyone should be digitally expressive – including professionals in disciplines as diverse as chemistry, marketing and medicine!
So what does this mean for universities? Well the seminar explains that a new trend is emerging whereby universities are stepping away from telling students to use a set programme to write, say, a journalistic article, to giving students the tools to tell more rich and compelling stories in a variety of different ways. This could mean using video and multi-media to present back ideas or using digital imagery to visualise data.
The seminar also gives some great examples of different ways universities are using digital tools across subjects – some real food for thought for lecturers looking for inspiration on how to integrate digital tools into projects. For example, one university challenged its dental students to create scientifically accurate visual dental information through digital imaging software Adobe Photoshop. This is certainly a far cry away from when I was at university and the only way of presenting back work was via a flip chart!
If you want to view this eSeminar yourself you can do so at http://www.adobe.com/uk/special/webinar/- it’s definitely worth a watch!
Liz Wilkins is Senior Marketing Manager for Education at Adobe Systems UK. Her involvement with Adobe Education products has seen her work closely with a range of educational institutions, championing the use of digital media tools in the curriculum, and their integration into a number of subject areas in order to better prepare students for the future demands of the workplace. Liz works closely with teachers and administrators integrating software, curriculums, and instructional resources as well as certification options and professional development tools. Through promoting digital literacy in cross-curricular education, teaching essential career skills, and streamlining administrative processes Liz has experience working in partnership with a diverse portfolio of schools and further education institutions. 
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