The Latest from Media Commons
Dinner & A Movie Event at Greater Allegheny
Media Commons hosted a new kind of event at the Greater Allegheny campus last night. Entitled "Dinner & A Movie", the evening get together was an effort to use a film as the starting point for a conversation with faculty and staff about digital media in the...
Media Commons Gets a New Home at Shenango
Penn State Shenango students, faculty and staff can now take advantage of Media Commons editing computers and studio space from the same spot on campus where they've always been able to borrow loaner gear: the Lartz Memorial Library! Over Spring Break, all of the MC...
Learn How Media Commons Can Help You Envision, Create and Publish
Interested in Media Commons services but not sure where to get started? Watch our new promo video to find out how Media Commons can help you envision your next audio or video assignment, create all of the media components and publish a polished finished product in...
Media Commons “Bring Your Syllabus to Life” Workshop
For several months the campus contacts and I have been meeting once a month for a "Lunch and Link" session. These meetings are being held over Adobe Connect or Google Hangout. They are intended to be a place where the campus contacts can join in discussion about Media...
Media Commons @ Teaching for Engagement Event
A few days ago, Media Commons had the pleasure of joining the traveling IDS staff in hosting an event about classroom engagement strategies at Penn State Fayette. I traveled with Brian Young and Heather Huhges on a blustery winter morning and was pleased to find a...
Media Commons Returns to DuBois on January 30th
A note from Karen Fuller, head librarian at DuBois: Faculty, Thinking about incorporating media into your course instruction or student assignments? Not sure how to go about using media for professional presentations? Don't know what types of equipment & services...
The Mini is a Big Deal for Media Commons
The Media Commons Mobile Media Pilot is now entering into its seventh semester and we have been collecting a lot of great feedback from faculty who have participated and students who have completed their assignments. What has been echoed over and over again is that,...
Media Commons 101 @ DuBois on January 16th
If you're at Penn State DuBois on January 16th you can meet your Media Commons consultant, campus IDS and librarians who will teach you more about the digital media creation resources available on campus! The event will kick off with a session title "Media Commons...
Something Exciting Coming to Altoona
The Penn State Altoona downtown campus is gearing up to offer something great to students, faculty and staff early this Spring. I just paid a visit today to make some selections for this new Media Commons and ITS resource and was pleasantly surprised to find cabling...
Classroom Engagement Event Coming to Fayette on January 23rd
The Learning Design Community and Media Commons of Education Technology Services at Penn State is presenting a half-day regional workshop for faculty on teaching for engagement. We encourage you to join us for conversation around some of the Penn State supported...
Now Accepting Proposals for Spring 2013 Mobile Media Pilot Projects
Media Commons is pleased to announce the opening of our Spring 2013 Mobile Media Pilot and is seeking new proposals for the start of next term. If you are thinking of assigning your students an innovative new video project - or revamping a traditional video project -...
Tailgate 2012 Sessions Online
If you missed Tailgate 2012 this past month or just want to re-watch a portion of the event, we've got good news: all recorded sessions from the conference are online now. Stop by the Tailgate site and visit the Event Media tab to review videos - as well as photos...