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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,...
Fayette Media Commons is the Heart of the Technology Studio
New for the Fall 2013 semester at Penn State Fayette is a brand new Technology Studio space in 101 Eberly Building. This space, formerly just the Media Commons, now plays host to three MC editing iMacs (up from two) as well as two general purpose lab iMacs. There's...
AESE Media Commons Brown Bag Lunch Event
On Tuesday, September 3, 2013, Media Commons hosted a "Brown Bag" lunch event for the Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education (AESE) department in the College of Ag. The event was for any instructors in the AESE department who are interested in using the...
Just In Time for Fall 2013: MC Hotline is Back!
As many of you know the Media Commons hotline experienced major technical difficulties at the end of the Spring semester, which carried over into the Summer. However, we were contacted by TNS (Telecommunications & Networking Services) on Friday and told that the...
41 Mobile Media Pilot Projects (and Counting)
We've just updated our Mobile Media Pilot page with the Fall 2013 projects - as well as giving the pilot archive a new look and feel that makes things just a bit more organized. Amazingly, this coming semester sees our total number of class projects reach 41! We're...
Process Tutorials Now Available
Five brand new tutorials recently joined the Media Commons website and promise to help students (as well as faculty and staff) produce the best possible video projects, no matter what step of the way. The tutorials were created by consultants Ariel Siegelman, Dan...
Media Commons’ Mobile Media Pilot goes to NACTA Conference
Penn State instructor Tammy Bennett wanted to enhance her internationalized ERM 499A course's learning experience on their study abroad trip to Costa Rica. She thought that an excellent way to do that was to participate in Media Commons' Mobile Media Pilot program...
Tailgate 2013 Theme: Branching Out
Media Commons is pleased to announce that the theme this year will be “Branching Out”. After exploring the roots of the Media Commons service last year, we hope to engage with attendees around the topic of where our services can go from here – and celebrate the...
Shooting a Video? Check Out Our Production Tips!
The Media Commons University Park consultants have just put the finishing touches on a really helpful new resource for students (and faculty/staff, too). The Video Production Tips worksheet covers everything you'll need to know to ensure that you get the best quality...