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Did You Know? Process Tutorials are a Great Way to Kickstart a Project
Media Commons makes available a wide range of technical tutorials on the different hardware and software that you or your students might encounter in and out of our spaces while working on an audio or video project. From green screen to iMovie to...
Did You Know? Our Faculty Resources Make Fast-Tracking Assignments Simple
If you're thinking ahead to the Fall semester and considering a media project for your students, you don't need to start from scratch: Media Commons consultants have been working with faculty in many different disciplines over the years and we've been able...
2018 Adobe Design Achievement Awards
2017 Photography Winner, THINKING IN COLORS by Mariska Hagendijk Attention all students! Submissions are now being accepted to the 2018 Adobe Design Achievement Awards. Enter your best work and earn international exposure, plus a shot at an unforgettable...
Creating a Free Adobe Spark Account
This tutorial will show you how to create a new Adobe Spark account. Adobe Spark is a free cloud-based software that gives you the ability to create Web pages, Graphics, and Videos. To create a new account, begin by going to spark.adobe.com and click on Start now for...
Shenango Welcomes One Button Studio in Lartz Memorial Library
From a massive pile of boxes to a massive pile of broken down cardboard to a heap of gadgets to a functioning, slick One Button Studio: that's the path the transformation of Room 107 of Lartz Memorial Library took on May 2nd. The studio has been several years in the...
One Button Studio Opens at New Kensington
Starting on April 3rd, students, faculty and staff are able to take advantage of the quick and painless video production capabilities of the One Button Studio as the New Kensington campus has just become the resource’s newest home. Work began on the One Button Studio...
University Park Hours on Monday, October 31
Some University Park locations will be unstaffed on the morning of Monday, 10/31 due to staff attendance at a conference and delays in answering email requests or phone calls are likely. Pattee Media Commons will be staffed after 1pm, and Pollock Media Commons after...
Media Commons Staff Out October 11 and 12
Media Commons will be unstaffed from 3pm - 9pm on Tuesday, October 11 and all day Wednesday, October 12 due to staff being out for a conference. Email responses may be delayed and hotline calls are unlikely to be answered. Normal hours and services will resume on...
Introducing the Media Commons Mobile Media Program
Penn State Media Commons is excited to announce the launch of the new Mobile Media Program. This is similar to the Mobile Media Pilot done in the past, but now it will be a permanent part of the service. Through this program Media Commons will loan mobile devices for...
New Support Options for a New Semester
Welcome back, students, faculty and staff! As hard as it is to believe that summer is over already, we're looking forward to a great semester of media projects across the Commonwealth this Fall. To help support you as you work with our tools and technologies, we've...
One Button Studio Open at Penn State Center Pittsburgh
The Penn State Center in the heart of Pittsburgh has become the home of a brand new One Button Studio, the twelfth to open across the state. This new automated production space is integrated seamlessly into a multifunction conference room and represents months of...
Learning Styles, 21st Century Skills and Media Commons
by Carla Rapp Traveling Media Consultant cmr38@psu.edu I have always been interested in exploring different learning styles. No two people learn the same way. Some of us learn through listening or visualization, or by doing and experiencing. Often people learn best by...