Adobe Firely, offered as part of the Adobe Creative Campus license, is the University of Miami's preferred AI-powered image generation tool.This page is designed to provide valuable insights into the practical use of Adobe Firefly in the higher education classroom. It will outline the tool's benefits, potential limitations, and considerations when integrating it into educational settings. Additionally, the page will offer a collection of assignment examples and use cases, serving as a resource for educators seeking to leverage this technology to improve their teaching methods and engage students in a more visually compelling way.
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Adobe Firefly is a standalone web application available at firefly.adobe.com that is available to all students, faculty, and staff at the University of Miami. Using generative AI , Firefly enhances the way users visually convey ideas effectively through a wide array of capabilities including text to image, generative fill, and more. For example, through the text to image feature, users can describe an image they envision through specific prompts as well as select various effects, colors, and tones to generate their desired image. To learn more about how to access Adobe Firefly using your UM credentials, please visit the Adobe Firefly Get Started page.
When incorporating tools like Adobe Firefly into the curriculum, faculty should provide students with clear instructions on the tool's technical aspects as well as the ethical considerations surrounding AI-generated content. One approach to promoting ethical AI integration is by engaging students in the co-creation of guidance through community agreements on AI use. This collaborative effort fosters a sense of shared responsibility and accountability among students. Faculty, in partnership with their students, can develop guidance that addresses both the potential and limitations of AI technology, and lay the foundation for responsible use. Another aspect to consider when integrating generative AI tools like Adobe Firefly is whether students will be required to acknowledge the use of AI-generated content. Faculty should provide clear guidance to students on how to cite AI-generated content accurately for the course or utilize the most recent updates in their respective style books such as APA, Chicago, and MLA.
In this section, we provide an array of sample assignments that showcase the diverse ways in which Adobe Firefly can be integrated in the classroom. As you explore these assignments, consider how you can adapt and implement them to align with your course objectives. Are you already integrating Adobe Firefly in your assignments? Please share your experience with us at life@miami.edu to be featured on the site.
Use AI to develop a public awareness campaign around the topic of climate change and climate gentrification. Dina Moulikova, GEG 203 - Global Challenges
Prompt: A city being impacted by climate change, there is a safe covered by a glass dome for the privileged Style: Art, Futuristic
Develop a short story that integrates AI visuals into the story. You can create images that represent characters, important scenes, objects, or emotions from your story.
Prompt: A woman wearing a coat feeding ducklings near a pond with a small child Style: Art, Paper Mache
Utilize AI-generated visuals to create a visual timeline that traces historical events in Miami, focusing on themes like the city's immigration dynamics, the profound influence of its art scene, or its pivotal role in the civil rights movement. The timeline should not only uncover Miami's rich history but also reveals how it has shaped the city's contemporary infrastructure and cultural fabric. Prompt: A group of older man playing dominos in Miami art deco style
Use Adobe Firefly to illustrate the poem “Lady Lazarus” by Sylvia Plath with a written reflection on how you developed that image, and why it relates to the poem.
Prompt: A 30 year old woman who keep coming back from the dead like a saint with red hair, she should rising from the ocean like a phoenix with a vengeance Style: Art with a 3D style
Choose five different emotions. Use a generative AI image generation tool to create visual representations of these emotions. Accompany each image with a short explanation (200-250 words) discussing the psychology behind each emotion, the reason for your design choices, and how the AI interpreted your inputs.
Prompt: Vastness, walking by the night sky, glittering stars Style: Art, Vaporwave, Vibrant Colors, Long-time Exposure
Choose a complex geometric concept or function. Use generative AI to visualize this function or concept, creating an image that helps elucidate its intricacies or beauty. Accompany your image with a brief report explaining the chosen concept and how the AI-generated visualization aids in understanding that geometric function. Prompt: Ocean, Fractal Geometry, Swirls and Pastels Style: Art, Geometric Pen, Iridescent
As technology continues to advance, the integration of tools such as Adobe Firefly in higher education holds promise for educators and students alike. It offers an array of creative possibilities, enabling the design of visually engaging educational materials and the illustration of complex concepts. However, it is vital to acknowledge that no tool is without limitations. In this section, we'll explore some of the potential limitations of Adobe Firefly.
While Adobe Firefly offers impressive capabilities, it's important to acknowledge that there may be instances where the generated images include body features that appear unrealistic. This is particularly relevant when designing content that involves human representation. With the latest version, Firefly Image 2, the images rendered are of higher quality including improved human body features. Unrealistic body features using Firefly Image 1 (left) and Firefly Image 2 (right). Prompt: Professors meeting with the dean discussing AI virtually with eager smiles
Additionally, users should be aware that text may sometimes appear distorted and unclear in the images generated by Firefly. This limitation may affect the legibility of textual content within the images. Faculty and students should exercise caution when relying on Firefly for text-based visual materials. Distorted text using Firefly Image 1 (left) and Firefly Image 2 (right). Prompt: Butterfly flying by the Miami River you can see a sign that states Miami River
Adobe Firefly is trained on data primarily sourced from Adobe Stock. This may limit the range of images it can generate, potentially impacting the tool's versatility in certain educational scenarios. Given Firefly's training on Adobe Stock, students encounter limitations when attempting to generate images resembling those of well-known artists. For instance, they cannot directly prompt Firefly to replicate an image of a cell in the style of Van Gogh's 'Starry Night'. Instead, they would need to adapt their prompts and utilize various effects, colors, and tones to craft something inspired by 'Starry Night.' As a result, educators should be aware that the tool's image database is not exhaustive, and they may need to complement Firefly-generated content with external resources where necessary to meet specific learning objectives.
Prompt: The cell with visible brushstrokes rendered in a bright opulent color palette with wavy patterns Style: Painting, Impressionism
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