Adobe Digital Disha

ADD Spark to Foster

Digital Literacy & Creativity Skills
Creativity | Communication | Collaboration | Critical inking

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 e Dynamics of Digital Skilling
e advent of the fourth Industrial revolution, is witnessing unprecedented technological advances.
e 17 million entrants into the workforce, of which 54% are below 25 years, pose a unique challenge to Young
India. For India to reap the bene ts of its demographic dividend and to realise the economic opportunities of
Exponential Technologies, it is imperative to create a nimble demand- led education system integrated with
digital skill development.
e interplay of three primary forces - Globalization, Demographic Changes and Adoption of Industry 4.0
(Exponential Technologies) is expected to have a disruptive impact on India’s job landscape; and the kind of
jobs that would get created, the workforce mix and consequently the signi cant new skill sets required to
deliver them.

9%
would be deployed
37%
would be deployed
in new jobs that do in jobs that have
not exist today radically changed
skill sets

Source: Future of Jobs in India: A 2022 perspective; speci c to IT-BPM,Automotive, Retail, Textile and Apparel, BFSI sectors

Hence, it is also critical for the emerging workforce across – 240 million school students and 34
million higher education students across Universities, to develop digital literacy to enhance the
4 crucial skills of Creativity, Communication, Collaboration and Critical thinking. *

* e study on ‘Skill Development for Industry 4.0’ by FICCI and Rolland Berger along with member BRICS countries (2016) highlights
the increase in demand for creative, design oriented high order skills.
*Creativity ranked as one of the top 3 skills by World Economic Forum.
Adobe Digital Disha Program
Adobe Asia Paci c undertook a study on ‘Creative Classrooms’ in Asia Paci c. e key concerns highlighted by
Educational Institutes were:

Indicated the importance

the developing blended
75% programs for critical thinking
and creative problem solving
Recognized the need
74% to build engaging and
interactive learning content

Saw the need to create Believed a nurturing

68% collaborative platforms
for students to work together
88% environment is the
catalyst to success

And the key priorities identi ed for Educational Institutes for the next 3 years

83%
are focused on creating rich learning
80%
are looking at preparing students with the
experiences that improve student learning digital skills
outcomes

Engage Execute
Adobe Digital Disha is an India speci c program
Partnerships Professional
conceptualised in sync with Digital India and Skill Development
• Higher ED
India mission. It aims to empower educators to Student learning
• K-12
provide digital experiences to students to & employability
• Skilling
become future ready.
Adobe Digital Disha program with its 4E Strategy
has undertaken the task to digitally revolutionize
today’s education needs (K-12, Higher Education, Evaluate Experience
Skilling Centers) by providing Adobe Spark – a Monitor Quality Competitions
tool to transform teaching and learning in Success Stories Certi cates
response to the needs of the Experience Era. Awards &
Recognition
By integrating Adobe Spark in the school curriculum Adobe Digital Disha program aims to

Orient teachers and students to emerging Empower educators to teach new age skills,
technologies in the Digital Era create and share impactful lesson plans
Introduce vistas for experiential and accelerated Enhance learning outcome
learning

K-12 Students will

Gain a competitive
edge

Develop Creative &

Design thinking

Enhance Collaboration
skills

Cra exceptional journeys

for project based learning

Higher Education/Vocational Training Students will

Develop ability Enhanced

to transform employability
ideas into career skills
opportunities

Communicate Master digital

expressively skills to succeed
in their careers
Introducing Adobe Spark
Adobe Spark is an integrated suite of storytelling applications for the mobile and web developed by Adobe
Systems. It is based on Adobe’s Arti cial Intelligence platform called Adobe Sensei and promotes machine
learning. It comprises three separate design applications:
h ps://spark.adobe.com/edu/

Video Page Post

Adobe Spark Video: A video storytelling application developed by Adobe Systems. It

combines motion graphics, audio recording, music, text, and photos and is also used to
produce short animated, narrated explainer videos. It is part of the Adobe Spark suite of
design and storytelling apps.

Adobe Spark Page: Create beautiful web pages—in minutes. Explore best-in-class
layouts, colors, and fonts with text and photos. Share your creations and capture a ention
with your amazing designs. Projects are automatically synced across the web or mobile for
students and teachers to work whenever inspiration strikes. Put a unique twist on anything
you want to communicate—a book report, weekly newsle er, or your latest travel
adventure. Page uses responsive web design and adapts to any device, creating a delightful
read on tablets, phones, or computers.

Adobe Spark Post: Create stunning graphics—in seconds. Turn text and photo into a
professional-looking graphic by simply applying your favorite theme to create beautiful
images.
Fostering Digital Creativity
Adobe Spark for Higher Education Adobe Spark for K-12
Video Lectures Developing STEM Curriculum
Digital Lesson Plans Creative Storytelling
Research Projects Project Based Learning
Department Circulars Class Reports & Newsle ers
Digital Resume ICT / Digital Clubs
Creative Portfolios and Web page
Social Media Posts

Bene ts of Adobe Spark

Integrated Program: Adobe Spark can be used on desktop web browsers and mobile devices, it syncs your
Spark projects automatically between your computer and mobile devices.
Easy Login: Ability to setup single sign-on so students can easily login with their existing school ID.
Enhanced control: Schools own the accounts and exercise admin rights over them in order to keep
students safe. In addition, image results are more age appropriate for K-12 students.
Premium Features: Adobe Spark’s Premium Features which are used to customize Spark creations, are
included for Free.

Eligibility Criteria
All Schools, Higher Education Institutions, Vocational Training Institutes, which are internet enabled.

Roles and Responsibilities

Adobe Academic Institutions

Capacity Building Workshops Availability of computers with internet

facility
Free access to Adobe Spark with Premium features
Content and sample lesson plans Details of faculty to be trained as Adobe
Adobe Education Exchange Digital Educators

Awards and Recognition * Conditions apply

 Projects

Digital
Resumes
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Presentations

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Media
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Digital Videos

Adobe Digital Disha

For more information, contact

Garima Babbar
Program Head – Education and Skill Development
Adobe Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
gbabbar@adobe.com