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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

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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AED 101S: Creating Tactile Sound Stories

Course Number: AED 101S (Introduction to Art Education)
Instructor: Ann Holt
Number of Students: 21
Service Area: Maker Commons
Technology: Conductive Touch, GarageBand, Wiring

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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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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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ART 100: What First Years Should Know

Course Number: ART 100
Instructor: Ann Holt
Number of Students: 20
Service Area: IMEX Lab
Technology: 360º Video, YouTube VR, VR Headset

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FOR 201N: Reporting Global Change

Course Number: FOR 201N
Instructor: Autumn Sabo
Number of Students: 18
Service Area: Media Commons
Technology: Audition, GarageBand, Mobile Mics

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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

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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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KINES 024: A Virtual Hole-in-One

Course Number: KINES 024
Instructor: Karen Stylianides
Number of Students: 14
Service Area: IMEX Lab
Technology: Simulation, VR Headset

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MIS 404: Virtual Collaboration Space

Course Number: MIS 404
Instructor: Bill Cantor
Number of Students: 12
Service Area: IMEX Lab
Technology: VR Headset, Collaborative VR World

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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 050: Creating Physical Artifacts from Writing

Course Number: ENGL 050
Instructor: Joe Bueter
Number of Students: 24
Service Area: Maker Commons, Media Commons
Technology: Adobe Express, Button Maker, Cricut Maker, Dye Sublimation, Sticker Printing

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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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Makers-in-Residence at Garden Grow-How

At the Student Farm’s Garden Grow-How event in the HUB, Maker-in-Residence student workers 3D printed hundreds of germination plates for the top of Mason jars and gave them and stickers out to attendees. The student makers also attended the ENTI minor’s CommunENTI...
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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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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...
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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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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,...
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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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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.