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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...
MAKEiT 2015 – In Review
by Graham BergMedia Commons Consultantgrb16@psu.edu MAKEiT was about thinking collaboratively with colleagues and students, learning through making and creating solutions using innovative new tools and practices. 80 faculty and staff attendees from 10 campuses,...
6 Apps To Take Your Mobile Photos From Good to Great
by Kristen McAuley Media Commons Consultant kem361@psu.edu Smartphones grant access to thousands of apps that can take amateur photography to a new level. Mobile apps can be used to edit photos in similar ways as high-end software, like Photoshop. If you like using...
New Students Page Makes Getting to “Done” Easier Than Ever
A recent overhaul of our Students page for the Spring 2016 semester has made finding just the resources you need at each stage of a media assignment even simpler than before. Like the prior version of this tool, the Students page is broken down into color-coded...
Media Commons Holiday Schedule Update
Media Commons will not be staffed from 4:00pm Friday, December 18, 2015 through Sunday, January 3, 2016. Staff will return on Monday, January, 4 2016 at 9:00am. The Media Commons Hotline will also be unavailable during these times.
University Park Schedule Update
The Pattee Library Media Commons will not have staffed hours after 4pm on Sunday, October 4th. Pattee Library and Davey Lab Media Commons will not have any staffed hours on Monday, October 5th. The Pollock Building Media Commons will also have limited availability....
Hotline Update
Media Commons hotline phone and email support will be unavailable after 5pm from Sunday 9/20/2015 thru Thursday 9/24/2015. Hotline support will resume operating under its regular hours on Sunday, 9/27/2015. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact your...
You’re Invited: Engaging Today’s Learner with Media Projects (August 19th at Altoona)
Are you looking for new options for getting your students excited about the materials in your course? Then join us on Wednesday, August 19th from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm at the Eiche Library as we explore some great tools, resources and services available to you right now...
Earth and Mineral Sciences One Button Studio goes Live in Hosler Media Commons
On Wednesday, January 21, 2015, Media Commons and the Earth and Mineral Sciences Marketing and Communications Team co-hosted a grand opening of Media Commons' newest One Button Studio, located in the EMS Media Commons at University. Earth and Mineral Sciences faculty...
Faculty Flock to Library Open House at Mont Alto
On Friday, January 9th, the Library at Penn State Mont Alto hosted an open house event for faculty that brought out thirteen attendees eager to learn more about resources for enhancing engagement in their classes this semester. Things kicked off with a pizza lunch in...
December Greetings – A Message for Faculty
Warm December greetings - and welcome to the last few weeks of the Fall 2014 semester. We made it! As our attention turns from wrapping up this term’s courses to prepping for Spring 2015, I wanted to extend an offer to get in touch if there’s any way that I can be of...
Students explore Turkey through multimedia projects
Penn State New Kensington students may not be traveling to Turkey this year for the annual Country of Focus program, but they will still be connecting to the country through the creation of multimedia projects. “I think it’s really nice when you can bring two campus...