Michael Shimer
Adobe Education Exchange Learning Journals
This page showcases my learning journals as part of the Adobe Education Exchange program. Over the next several months I will participate in a variety of Adobe Education Exchange courses, including: animating history, video for educators, digital publishing, getting started with UX design, getting started with publishing, infographics, cinemagraphs, Spark train-the-trainer, and producing explainer videos.
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These learning journals highlight my technical and digital media and content creation skills using several Adobe Creative Cloud apps, such as: Premiere Pro, After Effects, InDesign, Character Animator, Spark, Media Encoder, Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, etc. 
Click the image above or HERE to view this learning journal for the 'Video for Educators' course (I am still learning in this course so check back for more content and updates).
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This course explores the principles of video design and production. Learners develop skills with Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects and how to teach students the design and technical skills that they need to use video design and production in their projects.
Click the image above or HERE to view this learning journal for the 'Animating History' course.
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This course is for all educators working in primary, secondary or higher education and explores the principles of creating animation and animated characters, with a focus on learning how to use Adobe Character Animator to incorporate engaging animations into history curriculum.
Click the image above or HERE to view this learning journal for the 'Getting Started wih UX Design' course (I am still learning in this course so check back for more content and updates).
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This course explores the world of user experience (UX) design and developing the skills to get started using mobile app design in the classroom using Adobe XD - introducing lesson content, outlining class assignments, recapping on learning and more.