
The Online Professional Development Resource Center offers resources for schools or districts that want to use online professional development in a variety of ways. Whether you need to create and distribute on-demand professional development content, deliver live professional development sessions, or deliver a hybrid of both models, you'll find help here.
Select the work you need to do:
- I need to create and distribute on-demand professional development content.
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Adobe® Presenter, Adobe Acrobat® Pro, Adobe Acrobat Connect™ Pro, and Adobe Captivate® software can help you develop and distribute a variety of on-demand content and create a flexible, convenient, and timesaving online professional development program.
I'M READY TO GET STARTED.
Learn the basics of on-demand professional development and evaluate your content creation options with these getting started resources.
I HAVE NO TIME.
Quickly turn your Microsoft PowerPoint presentation into an online presentation.
I HAVE TOO MANY DOCUMENTS.
Convert any printable document into a PDF document and package all your files into a PDF Portfolio.
I NEED TO PRESENT HOW-TOS.
Use screen sharing and recording features to record demonstrations.
I NEED TO DELIVER SCENARIO-BASED TRAINING.
Create simulations, nonlinear exercises, and online quizzes.
WHAT ABOUT CONTENT DISTRIBUTION AND ASSESSMENT?
Evaluate your options for managing and distributing content and assessing learner progress, and determine the best way to get your content into the hands of learners.
MY LEARNERS WILL NEED HELP.
Provide simple guides to help learners get the most out of your on-demand professional development content.
- I need to deliver professional development with live sessions.
Use the Acrobat Connect Pro tools and features to move professional development from face-to-face workshops to collaborative live online professional development sessions.
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I'M READY TO GET STARTED.
Learn the basics of live online professional development and start preparing for live online sessions.
I NEED TO CREATE LEARNING CONTENT.
Use Adobe Presenter, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and Adobe Captivate to help you develop and present a variety of learning content.
I'M READY TO TEACH ONLINE.
Get familiar with Acrobat Connect Pro, set up an online meeting room, and review best practices for online teaching.
MY LEARNERS WILL NEED HELP.
Provide simple guides to help your learners get the most out of your live online professional development sessions.
HOW DO I KEEP IT ALL ORGANIZED?
Evaluate your options for managing live sessions and content and determine the best way to efficiently organize your professional development program.
HOW DO I ASSESS ONLINE LEARNING?
Get data to measure the effectiveness of your live professional development sessions and then adjust online content or teaching as needed.
- I need to deliver professional development with live sessions and on-demand content.
Use Acrobat Connect Pro and its related set of content development tools to combine a live online session with on-demand content and create a robust and flexible professional development program.
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I'M READY TO GET STARTED.
Learn the basics of a hybrid online professional development model and get started preparing for live online sessions and creating on-demand content.
I NEED TO CREATE LEARNING CONTENT.
Use Adobe Presenter, Adobe Acrobat Pro, and Adobe Captivate to help you develop and distribute a variety of on-demand content.
I'M READY TO TEACH ONLINE.
Get familiar with Acrobat Connect Pro, set up an online meeting room, and schedule and lead a live session.
WHAT IF SOME LEARNERS MISS THE SESSION?
Use the recording features of Acrobat Connect Pro to record and archive professional development sessions for learners to watch later.
WHAT ABOUT CONTENT DISTRIBUTION?
Evaluate your options for managing and distributing content and determine the best way to get your content into the hands of learners.
MY LEARNERS WILL NEED HELP.
Provide simple guides for your learners to help them get the most out of your live online session and professional development content.
HOW DO I ASSESS ONLINE LEARNING?
Get data to measure the effectiveness of your live professional development sessions and on-demand content and then adjust online teaching or content as needed.
- I need to provide support for online professional development programs.
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Support the Acrobat Connect Pro users in your school or district as they deliver live online professional development sessions and distribute on-demand learning content.
I'M READY TO GET STARTED.
Learn the basics of using Acrobat Connect Pro for live online professional development and get started supporting both teachers and learners.
HOW DO I PREPARE FOR LIVE SESSIONS?
Get familiar with Acrobat Connect Pro, set up an online meeting room, and schedule a live session.
HOW DO I KEEP IT ALL ORGANIZED?
Learn how to manage live sessions and on-demand content and keep your professional development program organized and efficient.
HOW DO I ASSESS OUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM?
Get data to measure the effectiveness of your professional development program and refine your methods to get the most out of Acrobat Connect Pro.
CAN I INTEGRATE ACROBAT CONNECT PRO WITH OUR LMS?
Integrate Acrobat Connect Pro in your school or district's Learning Management System (LMS) to further streamline your online professional development program.
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