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Makers-in-Residence at Garden Grow-How

A team of our student Makers-in-Residence hosted a table at the Student Engagement Network’s Garden Grow-How event in the HUB. They handed out 3D-printed germination discs, paired with seed packets generously provided by the Ross Student Farm, and showcased their...
Making Resources for Berks + Brandywine

Making Resources for Berks + Brandywine

Media Commons has begun rolling out Cricut Maker printers to Penn State Berks and Penn State Brandywine. At Berks, the Cricut is available in the campus Maker Space, which is supported by an intern, highlighted here. Students can use the space for both academic and...
Life Sciences Logo Making + Gen AI

Life Sciences Logo Making + Gen AI

The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences hosted a session on generative AI organized by Media Commons at the request of Dr. Donna Korzik. The event brought together over 100 graduate students and faculty members at the Innovation Hub. Working in small groups,...
Immersive Day at Penn State Berks

Immersive Day at Penn State Berks

In October, Media Commons and the Thun Library at Berks hosted an Immersive Technology Day. The event was organized by Library Services Specialist, Annamarie Given and Instructional Designer, Glenn Kuntz. The participants were encouraged to put on a Meta Quest headset...
Undergraduate Advisor Training in VirtualSpeech

Undergraduate Advisor Training in VirtualSpeech

The Lambert Undergraduate Advising Center at Penn State Harrisburg worked with the campus Center for Teaching Excellence to offer VirtualSpeech training as professional development to its staff on September 17. Participants used CTE-provided headsets with TLT’s...
Fall 2024 Libraries Open Houses

Fall 2024 Libraries Open Houses

The University Libraries open houses featured TLT visits to Fayette, Greater Allegheny and New Kensington September4, September 16-17 and September 23+26, respectively.   At Fayette, TLT partnered with landscape contracting lead, Margaret Hoffman for a faculty session...