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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

FYS: Global Literacy

Course Number: FYS (Global Literacy Module)
Instructor: Abhinav Aima, Andrea Adolph, Melba Amador, Craig Hammond, Joy Krumenacker, Joie Marhefka, Pepsi Unger
Number of Students: 102
Service Area: IMEX Lab
Technology: 360º Video, Meta Quest 2, YouTube VR

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ART 100: Mapping Surroundings

Course Number: ART 100
Instructor: Ann Holt
Number of Students: 20
Service Area: Maker Commons
Technology: Block Coding, Robotics

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BA 402/INTSP 370: Interview Prep with VirtualSpeech

Course Number: BA 402/INTSP 370
Instructor: Rosemary Martinelli
Number of Students: 16
Service Area: IMEX Lab
Technology: AI, Simulation, VR Headset

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ENGL 202: Capturing Campus Spaces

Course Number: ENGL 202
Instructor: Holly Ryan
Number of Students: 18
Service Area: IMEX Lab
Technology: 360º Images, ThingLink

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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

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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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EARTH 412: Urban Sustainability Documentaries

Course Number: Earth 412
Instructor: Tom Bartnik
Number of Students: 11
Service Area: Media Commons
Technology: Mobile Media Production

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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

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MGMT 425: Laser Engraved Logos

Course Number: MGMT 425
Instructor: Jeanette Miller
Number of Students: 24
Service Area: Maker Commons
Technology: Graphic Design, Laser Cutter

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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)

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LDT 110 (FA23): Designing Rapid Prototypes

Course Number: Learning Design and Technology (LDT 110)
Instructor: Heather Zimmerman, Nicole Cingolani
Number of Students: 280
Service Area: Maker Commons
Technology: 3D Modeling, 3D Printing, Arduino, littleBits, MakeyMakey

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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

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Semester Reports

Spring 2025 Semester Report

Spring 2025 saw 9,410 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 253 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 35 remote sessions for instruction, consultations and support.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Events + Activities

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...
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Arts & Architecture Staff Retreat

Maker Commons hosted the College of Arts and Architecture's Staff Advisory Council Retreat event. Maker Commons led a dye sublimation workshop, and participants made custom work socks!
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Immersive Technology Day (2025)

In February, Media Commons and Penn State York hosted a Commonwealth Immersive Technology Day. The event featured an introductory presentation on immersive technology, a dynamic faculty panel with participants from Penn State York and Penn State Hazleton that sparked...
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Commonwealth Cricut Creators

In June, Maker Commons welcomed Commonwealth campus librarians and staff to an afternoon exploratory session for anyone adding Cricut resources to their spaces. This open session invited Commonwealth Cricut Creators to get hands on with technology they might already...
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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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Arts & Architecture Staff Appreciation Day (2025)

We held two workshops for Arts and Architecture's Staff Appreciation Days this year. The first was a Tote Bag Dye Sublimation workshop, where staff created designs using Adobe Express and then transferred them to tote bags. The second was an intro to 3D printing and...
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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.

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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...
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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.

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.

Educator Resources | Find a Location | Browse Tutorials

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.

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.