Adobe Lightroom Mini Online Course

The creation and sharing of exemplary digital photographic images is a process that involves both camera and computer skills. In terms of digital photography, this process is called the “digital workflow”. Adobe Lightroom is the industry standard software that facilitates this workflow. If done properly, this workflow begins with the following camera skills: formating the memory card and creating images on it. The workflow then continues with the following computer skills: importing the images from the memory card by adding them into a Lightroom’s database and copying them to a specific location on a hard drive or thumbdrive, editing the images, exporting the edited images, and sharing and/or printing the exported images. As a Digital Art lecturer at a large community college in Hawaii, the presenter noticed that many of the learners who enroll in his Introduction to Digital Photography course lack the requisite computer skills necessary to succeed in the course. To overcome these deficiencies, the presenter designed and created a mini online course. This presentation describes the steps involved in planning and creating this mini online course hosted on a carefully tailored learning management system which incorporates video tutorials, step-by-step written instructions, and quizzes to test comprehension and retention. In addition, this presentation details the trials and tribulations of the process and makes “best practice” suggestions for future improvements.