This August, the Association of African Universities gathered delegates in Zanzibar for its Capacity Building Workshop on Safety and Security in African Universities. Conversation was alive with topics of campus safety, protecting people, buildings, and daily life. Another kind of security kept surfacing. As universities digitise student records, research data, and exam materials, and lean […]
Adobe Creative Cloud dominates creative industries, but its 20+ apps overwhelm beginners. This guide matches apps to your goals, explains realistic learning curves, and provides a week-by-week plan with free resources tailored for students, including South African specifics.
It’s a common story for many outreach-driven Centres of Excellence. They have world-class research. They have field expertise. They also have a mandate that genuinely matters and a community that depends on them to deliver. What they don’t always have is the toolset, the time, or the institutional muscle to publicise their work. The Regional […]
Anyone supporting students in higher education has noticed how visual their coursework has become. Nowadays, posters, infographics, social posts, and even short videos have become part of the academic load. The question for universities isn’t whether students need design tools. The question is which free design tools they should be providing their students with. There’s […]
How Adobe Express is Poised to Empower Entrepreneurship Students at Redeemer’s University The story of Redeemer’s University’s adoption of Adobe Express began at the Association of African Universities (AAU) Conference in Morocco in late July, 2025. It was there that the Learning Curve team first met university representatives, planting the seeds of a partnership that […]
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When Dr. Sean Kruger, Doctor of Business Management at UP, introduced Adobe Express into his third-year business management module, his goal was clear: shift student outputs from traditional static documents to dynamic, visually engaging presentations. He says: “The course’s primary objective is to stimulate creative and innovative thinking within a business context. The emphasis on […]
“Educators are naturally creative when it comes to delivering knowledge, and Adobe Express makes this process even more seamless.” Mr Mahomed Sheik, a Support Consultant in the IT Department at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), has seen a few technologies in his time. He has been at the forefront of integrating digital tools into academic […]
“Adobe Express allows students to design professional-quality content easily, making it accessible for everyone, regardless of their design experience.” Mrs Nomfundo Zwane, an Associate Lecturer in Digital Animation at Nelson Mandela University, is passionate about equipping Public Relations (PR) and Media students with the technical skills and creative mindset needed to thrive in an evolving […]
“Adobe Express is easy to learn and is more targeted to specific user needs. So, it’s quick to teach, if teaching is even necessary.“ Tanya Pretorius is a trainer at TheTrainingCentre.co.za. She is responsible for delivering engaging and effective instruction, guiding students, digital learning capacity, and ensuring her students develop digital skills. She recently shared […]
