Faculty Tutorials
Student-produced Videos Key Part of Sustainability 200 Course
As part of their Sustainability 200 course, groups of students at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, have produced several video public service announcements that are designed to raise awareness of sustainability issues. Working with help from staff of the Media...
ALA Selects One Button Studio as One of Four Featured Services in 2014
The American Library Association's Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) has selected Penn State's One Button Studio as a "Cutting-Edge Technology in Library Services" for 2014. This commendation, selected by the America's Libraries for the 21st Century...
Fall 2013 Semester Report
Fall 2013 Report Media Commons is happy to ring in the New Year with a report on our most successful semester to date. For the very first time, consultants worked with students, faculty and staff from every location across the state of Pennsylvania, representing just...
Commonwealth Hotline Outage – Use UP Locations
Due to a recent phone system upgrade, the branch of the phone tree that supports Commonwealth campus clients directly - option 4 - has been taken offline. We are working with Telephone and Network Services to correct the problem but, in the interim, we ask that all...
One Button Studio Officially Open at Abington
On Monday, November 11, 2013, Penn State Abington officially opened their One Button Studio in the Woodland Library. The opening ceremony was led by Penn State Abington’s Head Librarian Doctor Dolores Fidishun, who was integral in bringing the One Button Studio to the...
Ghouls – and Media Commons – Invade Beaver Library
Just in time for Halloween, Beaver's campus Library hosted a first of its kind open house for students, faculty and staff alike. Visitors were greeted by the remains of a very determined librarian at the door and then offered a cupcake at the circulation desk as well...
University Park’s Ag Media Commons Gets a One Button Studio
The Ag Media Commons One Button Studio is now open! Located in 109 ASI, University Park, the small traditional studio space has been transformed into a One Button Studio. This automated video studio joins six editing computers and two audio recording booths in the...
New Video Project Calculator Helps Take the Fear Out of Deadlines!
The Media Commons just finished building a really useful resource for anyone who is about to start working on a video project. The Video Project Calculator let's you set when you will start working on your project, when you need to be done and the kind of project...
iMovie Interactive Video Modules Now Available
The Media Commons is proud to announce that it has just released its iMovie interactive video modules. This innovative technology can assist both students and faculty with learning the interface and the different features of iMovie, such as how to compose a project,...
Media Commons Training for Librarians at Shenango on October 14th
From Penn State Shenango's head librarian, Matthew Ciszek: Penn State West Colleagues, Please join Nick Smerker, regional Media Commons trainer and consultant, for a two-hour training on Media Commons equipment and software at Penn State Shenango on Monday October 14,...