The Latest from Media Commons
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...
2015 TLT Symposium Invitation for Proposals: Open Innovation Challenge
As in years past, the Media Commons is proud to support the annual Symposium for Teaching and Learning with Technology, a one-day event to showcase ways that technology can be used to enhance teaching, learning, and research at Penn State. For 2015, the TLT Symposium...
Celebrate Successful Projects with Our New Faculty Stories Feature!
One of our favorite things at Media Commons is watching when a class project not only delivers great results for the student content producers - but also achieves educational goals beyond the scope of a traditional assignment. These success stories are happening...
Media Commons Backup/Restore App Makes Saving iMovie Projects Simple
Starting in Fall 2014, Media Commons workstations feature a new friendly blue icon on the desktop. Double clicking the understated square of the MC iMovie Backup app opens up an all-new, automated project management tool that makes it easier than ever for students,...
You’re Invited to Media Commons Tailgate 2014!
Faculty and staff are invited to attend the free Media Commons Tailgate on Friday, October 3 from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. The event will begin in the Foster Auditorium within Pattee Library, University Park and then move to the Knowledge Commons. The Media Commons...
Open Hours for Fayette Faculty Coming September 3rd
If you're at Penn State Fayette and you've got a project idea or media question, stop on by the Media Commons from 3:30 - 5:30 pm to talk with your MC consultant! See you there. More from campus IDS, Cheryl Tkacs: Dear Faculty, Our Media Commons consultant, Nick...
Global Programs Workshop Coming September 9th
This just in from our good friends at the New Kensington campus! Hope to see you at this really useful, free faculty workshop. On Tuesday, September 9, 2014, 1:50-3:00 PM, in 30 ITC we will host a training session on creating internationally focused multimedia...
Plant Sciences Brown Bag Lunch
On Monday, August 25, 2014, Media Commons reached out to College of Ag's Plant Sciences department with a "Brown Bag lunch" presentation. Instructors in the Plant Sciences department were invited to attend the event to learn more about using the Media Commons services...
Fall 2014 MC Workstation Improvements
We wanted to post about the changes coming to the software that will be available on Media Commons workstations this Fall. Beginning in the coming days, Classroom and Lab Computing (CLC) - as well as our local campus contacts - will be pushing out the most recent...
Save the Date: Register for Tailgate Today!
The Media Commons Tailgate, an event by Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT), will take place on Friday, October 3rd, 2014 from 9 am until 3:30 pm in the Pattee Library Knowledge Commons at University Park. This year's dynamic and engaging sessions will offer...
Charting a Course for MC’s Future at Whiteboard Retreat
Media Commons gathered in mid-July to hold the annual summer "Whiteboard Experience", a chance for the whole staff to get together and both reflect on the past academic year as well as apply lessons learned to planning for the coming Fall and Spring semesters. For the...
Adding New Content for Fall 2014
Media Commons is hard at work this summer getting all of our online content in tip-top shape for the start of the Fall 2014 semester. You likely saw our Tailgate 2014 post from a few weeks back heralding the start of planning season for the next event. We've also been...