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Vitale Media Lab
Hours for Nov. 24: 9am - 10pm
: 215-746-2661
Google Overview
Nov 21,
2 PM to 3:30 PM
Speak with Confidence!
Nov 24,
7:30 PM to 9 PM
Zotero
Dec 1,
1 PM to 2:30 PM
Posters with PowerPoint
Dec 2,
5 PM to 6:30 PM
Mac Use Basics
Dec 3,
7:30 PM to 9 PM
Resources for Faculty
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Welcome Video: This two-minute Quicktime video provides an overview for faculty. |
Thinking Creatively about Video Assignments - a Conversation with Penn Faculty is a newly released series of videos about pedagogical aspects of students creating videos as class assignments.
Special Spaces: In addition to the group study areas open for general reservations, the Commons has spaces that faculty can reserve for class use.
- The Seminar Room seats 35 and includes substantial equipment. Faculty can reserve the room for class use and training sessions. A few classes are held regularly here.
- The Vitale Digital Media Lab hosts occasional class sessions of up to 20 students on new technologies.
- The two alcoves seat up to 10 and offer an informal, creative, open space for small groups.
- Special policies apply to these rooms. To reserve a room, request a training session or schedule a tour, please complete the WIC Request Form.
The Success Stories page shares examples of faculty and student uses of the Weigle Information Commons.
The Library Support for Faculty site describes Library services, programs and resources that support teaching and research at Penn.
Course Tools @ Penn includes three sections: Social Science Data Analysis Tools, Citing Sources and Writing a Research Paper
The Forums for Teaching and Learning provided an opportunity for showcasing and collaboration. Forum archives from 2005 and 2004 include video clips of faculty presentations.
The Weigle Information Commons hosts workshops for faculty and provides online tutorials on new technologies.
Faculty Advisory Council
Dr. Peter Decherney, Assistant Professor of Cinema Studies and English, heads the Weigle Information Commons Faculty Advisory Group. Faculty who are interested in greater involvement can send email to the Advisory Group which is expected to meet twice each semester.
Relevant Resources at Penn
- The Talk about Teaching & Learning site archives relevant Almanac articles.
- Center for Teaching and Learning
- Communication Within the Curriculum (CWiC)
- SAS Computing
- Online software tutorials from Penn Language Resource Center
- MMETS provides SAS students with equipment and services, including technology lending.
- SAS Instructional Technology Grants provide seed funding for faculty technology projects.
- ISC Technology Training Services offer workshops on campus.
- School of Design Computing Resources
- School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Computing and Educational Technology
2008 Sparky Awards
Penn Libraries is a proud sponsor of the 2008 Sparky Awards
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