Community

Media Commons, Maker Commons and IMEX Lab have the distinct privilege of being able to work with faculty and students on a wide variety of creative projects and initiatives, all across the Commonwealth. The community of teachers and learners inspires our team – and we hope you, as well.

Notable Class Projects

WMNST 106N: Making Feminist Toolkits

Course Number: WMNST 106N
Instructor: Aparn Parikh
Number of Students: 40
Service Area: Maker Commons, Media Commons
Technology: Adobe Express, Button Maker, Paper Craft

WMNST 106: The Fabric of the Cohort

Course Number: WMNST 106
Instructor: Maggie Condit-Summerson
Number of Students: 40
Service Area: Maker Commons
Technology: Dye Sublimation, Heat Press, Sewing Machine

ART 260H: AI-Assisted Podcasting

Course Number: ARTH 260
Instructor: Stephanie Swindle Thomas
Number of Students: 17
Service Area: Media Commons
Technology: Artificial Intelligence, One Button Studio

LARCH 414: Designing Supporting Materials

Course Number: LARCH 414
Instructor: Marc Miller
Number of Students: 11
Service Area: Maker Commons
Technology: Adobe Express, Dye Sublimation, Generative AI, Heat Press

ME 360: Piloting Instructor-Made VR

Course Number: ME 360
Instructor: Daniel Cortes
Number of Students: 80
Service Area: IMEX Lab
Technology: Simulation, VR Headset

ENGR 310: Selling Your Product Idea

Course Number: ENGR 310
Instructor: Brad Groznik
Number of Students: 24
Service Area: Maker Commons
Technology: Dye Sublimation, Heat Press

IST 110: Paws & Prints on the Road

Course Number: IST 110
Instructor: Ashu Kumar
Number of Students: 24
Service Area: Maker Commons
Technology: Dye Sublimation, Generative AI, Heat Press

MKTG 330: Live-streaming 360º Markets

Course Number: MKTG 330
Instructor: Ken Henrie
Number of Students: 13
Service Area: IMEX Lab
Technology: 360º Video, YouTube Streaming, VR Headset

IST 110: Can AI Play? on the Road

Course Number: IST 110
Instructor: Ashu Kumar
Number of Students: 24
Service Area: Dreamery Experience
Technology: Generative AI (Chatbot)

ENGL 015: Chatty Cookbooks

Course Number: ENGL 015
Instructor: Andrea Adolph
Number of Students: 24
Service Area: Media Commons
Technology: Adobe Express

BIOL 164: Human Anatomy in VR

Course Number: BIOL 164
Instructor: Lisa Mangel
Number of Students: 90
Service Area: IMEX Lab
Technology: VR Headset, Interactive 3D Model

IST 331: Developing Children’s Robots

Course Number: IST 331
Instructor: Stephen Kanicki
Number of Students: 16
Service Area: Maker Commons
Technology: iPad Pros, LEGO Spike Robotics, Python

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Semester Reports

Fall 2024 Semester Report

Fall 2024 saw 14,417 students, faculty, and staff use the Media Commons, Maker Commons, and Immersive Experiences Lab initiatives across the Commonwealth. Much of this use was focused in 360 classes in nearly every discipline offered at Penn State. To facilitate these interactions outside of University Park, traveling consultants provided 34 in-person sessions and 41 remote sessions for instruction, consultations and support.

Spring 2024 Semester Report

Spring 2024 saw 8,759 students, faculty, and staff use the Media Commons, Maker Commons, and Immersive Experiences Lab initiatives across the Commonwealth. Much of this use was focused in 277 classes in nearly every discipline offered at Penn State. To facilitate these interactions outside of University Park, traveling consultants provided 29 in-person sessions and 31 remote sessions for instruction, consultations and support.

Fall 2023 Semester Report

Fall 2023 saw 10,546 students, faculty, and staff use the Media Commons, Maker Commons, and Immersive Experiences Lab initiatives across the Commonwealth. Much of this use was focused in 299 classes in nearly every discipline offered at Penn State. To facilitate these interactions outside of University Park, traveling consultants provided 27 in-person sessions and 93 remote sessions for instruction, consultations and support.

Spring 2023 Semester Report

Spring 2023 saw 8,188 students and faculty use the Media Commons, Maker Commons, and Immersive Experiences Lab initiatives across the Commonwealth. Much of this use was focused in 221 classes in nearly every discipline offered at Penn State. To facilitate these interactions outside of University Park, traveling consultants provided 41 in-person sessions and 44 remote sessions for instruction, consultations and support.

MAKEiT 2022

The third MAKEiT event was held on September 13, 2022 at the Eric J Barron Innovation Hub in downtown State College. This event was planned for nine months by members of TLT’s Creative Learning Initiatives, Learning Design and Operations teams. More than 70 faculty...

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.

PoetryFest

Maker Commons participated in PoetryFest at Three Dots in downtown State College. Participants made bookmarks with vinyl cut from our Cricut machine and infusible ink poems printed with dye sublimation.

Upcycled Fashion

Maker Commons hosted an Upcycled Fashion Design Challenge as part of Penn State Startup Week. Student teams created upcycled t-shirt brands that made sustainability statements. Teams used sewing machines, Cricut Makers, and heat presses to cut and apply custom designs...

Storytelling Made Easy

As part of a Spring semester of programming at Penn State DuBois, Media Commons hosted a culminating workshop on creating storytelling projects featuring Dr Lauren Jacobson McConnell from Penn State Altoona. Storytelling Made Easy reached eight faculty participants...

Digital Fluency Week

Greater Allegheny received the honor of being named an Apple Distinguished School for their efforts in creating a culture of digital fluency that began with the campus-wide 1:1 iPad initiative. As part of this recognition, campus leadership held an inaugural Digital...

PA Green Tutorials

Our One Button Studios at University Park were requested for use in filming 11 “PA Green” tutorials for the College of Education, OPP and the state government’s Department of Energy and Sustainability. One of our staff is assisting with consultations for this project...

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.

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Media Commons

Media Commons partners with faculty from every campus and any discipline to enrich the teaching and learning experience through multimedia technology and storytelling.

Students build new skills in important mediums like video, audio, presentations, infographics, websites and more through tailored assignments supported by Media Commons workshops and 1-on-1 consultations with professional staff.

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IMEX Lab

The Immersive Experiences (IMEX) Lab offers both a space designed specifically for creation and viewing of emergent new forms of content as well as a staff of experts to help guide exploration of the technologies in and out of the classroom.

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Maker Commons

The Maker Commons is home to many cutting-edge technological resources. From our 3D printing farm to the Invention Studio, we are here to serve students, faculty, and staff in transforming education.

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Media Commons

Media Commons partners with faculty from every campus and any discipline to enrich the teaching and learning experience through multimedia technology and storytelling.

Educator Resources | Find a Location | Browse Tutorials

IMEX Lab

Educator Resources | Explore Experiences

Maker Commons

The Maker Commons is home to many cutting-edge technological resources. From our 3D printing farm to the Invention Studio, we are here to serve students, faculty, and staff in transforming education.

Educator Resources | Request Print Credits | Discover Technologies

Click the + to learn more about our services.