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<p>I know I've mentioned this in the past, but I truly believe that the Adobe Edex courses are the best free PD I've ever done. </p>
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<p>Adobe offers teachers free online courses with a blend of live classes (which you can watch recordings of) and weekly exercises. They include speakers from industry as well as practical skills and, upon successful competition of the course, you are awarded
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<p>The following courses are open now:</p>
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<p><span><b><a href="https://edex.adobe.com/pd/course/agpmotiondesign16" title="https://edex.adobe.com/pd/course/agpmotiondesign16
Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link">Motion Design</a></b></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">An advanced level course for educators wanting to develop their skills with animated graphics. Great for those of you who are looking at moving into After Effects. The course has already opened</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">,
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<p><span><b><a href="https://edex.adobe.com/pd/course/t4t-summer-2016-">Adobe Train the Trainer </a></b></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Adobe Education Train the Trainer is a free, eight-week online course designed to equip K12 - Higher Ed education trainers worldwide with the knowledge, skills, and tools to successfully design and deliver effective, engaging
professional development. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Participants who successfully complete the course will earn an “Adobe Education Trainer” credential and be endorsed by Adobe as a leader in the education technology training space. Course begins
June 21st, but you can sign up now.</span></p>
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<p><span><a href="https://edex.adobe.com/pd/course/UX2UI"><b>UX to UI Design</b></a></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">User Experience design is one of the fastest growing design sectors and it encompasses a number of different skill sets which actually has little to do with traditional graphic design, but relies heavily on an understanding
of users needs, identifying goals and creating basic outlines of designs. I'm pondering making my students sign up to do this course in preparation for the Web unit. Already opened</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">, enrollments closing on June 1.</span></p>
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<p style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><a href="https://edex.adobe.com/pd/course/animation-2016" title="https://edex.adobe.com/pd/course/animation-2016
Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link"><b>Animation</b></a></p>
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<p style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">This is a beginners level course - perfect for getting some great ideas about how to introduce animation concepts. I completed this last year and found it to be great fun. It's
now updated to include Adobe Animate CC, providing an introduction into the newly released Flash replacement. Course opens on 26 September, but you can sign up now.</p>
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<p>If you do sign up, either <a href="https://edex.adobe.com/member/a25c70">follow me
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