The Latest from Media Commons
Coming This November to Shenango…
For those of you at the Penn State Shenango campus, this just in from Head Librarian, Matt Ciszek: Dear Colleagues: Are you interested in assigning a media project to your students but concerned that it may not be as academically rigorous as a more traditional paper?...
Attention, DuBois!
Looking for a one stop shop for borrowing gear video, photo and audio production, finding great scholarly resources for your projects, working with a knowledgeable and friendly expert and putting it all together with great editing software and support? Look no...
Brand New Editing Stations at Altoona
Penn State Altoona's Media Commons has just received two brand spanking new 27" iMac computers, just in time for the Fall semester! The new machines are located in the recently moved MC editing space off the Library Information Commons. This space is a fantastic...
Tailgate 2012 Theme Announced
We're happy to report that the theme of Media Commons Tailgate 2012 has been announced. "Rediscovering Our Roots" is our focus at this year's event and will inform everything from the keynote through the panels, break out sessions and discussions throughout the day....
Mobile Media Pilot Hits The Road
Media Commons consultants Ryan Wetzel and Carla Rapp hit the road this week to visit the NMC 2012 summer conference in Boston, hosted by MIT. The pair was on hand to present an interactive session focusing on our ongoing Mobile Media Pilot. Here are a few photos...
Behrend Editing Stations Upgraded
The Penn State Behrend Media Commons received two brand new iMac computers today to be used in the editing spaces. The new computers now offer 3 inches more screen space, moving from 24" to 27" flat panels - in addition to being faster and quieter. Students,...
Introducing: Summer Media Pilots
Thank you to everyone who submitted proposals for our Summer 2012 Mobile Media Pilot! We have just selected and gotten in touch with our current crop of course instructors and can't wait to get started in the next few weeks. To learn more about what students in each...
Scholarly Storytelling at New Kensington
As we wind down the Spring 2012 semester and look forward toward Summer and Fall 2012 course planning you might find yourself thinking of ways to raise the bar on your student media projects. Even if you've never assigned a media project before, you might want to...
A New Way of Looking at Data
Media Commons creates a lot of reports on our services, our training, our support and our events. Many of these reports contain data that is particularly informative but not always the easiest to present to the public as it's often relatively specific to our staff....
Tailgate 2011 – Thanks for Attending!
Media Commons Tailgate 2011 was a big success - thanks to you! We appreciate everyone who made it out on Friday and Saturday to take part in a conversation about the future of media and gaming in the classroom. Everyone involved hopes that you had a chance to not...
Brandywine Media Commons – Now Open
The library at Brandywine, after being closed since September due to mold, has been reopened. Media Commons, is now up an running in the library with 5 Mac stations, and a WhisperRoom. Please visit the circulation desk to set up time to use Media Commons, and to...
Site Improvements Underway
Just a quick programming notice to let everyone know that the Media Commons website is in the process of being dramatically improved. MC staff is working with a highly talented team to get everything better organized and easier to navigate. If you notice things...