Monthly Archives: February 2007

Copyright and Fair Use Overview

Posted on February 28, 2007 by

At our most recent iMovie workshop, we briefly discussed various copyright-related issues as they apply to using video clips. Alex mentioned a website at Stanford that gives a good overview of copyright and fair use, and I promised to post … Continue reading →

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Student Open House

Posted on February 26, 2007 by

Held on February 26, 2007, this event focused on collecting student input and ideas for the Weigle Information Commons.

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Student Open House

Posted on February 23, 2007 by

[Update: Thanks to everyone who attended. We got a lot of feedback and some good suggestions. ] The Information Commons is holding an Open House on Monday, February 26, 2007, from Noon to 1:30 pm. We’ll be serving light refreshments … Continue reading →

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UNFIT WASHRAG MAN

Posted on February 15, 2007 by

That’s an anagram for “Fun with Anagrams.” I came in this morning and discovered that some unnamed person had written the names of several lab consultants on the white board and rearranged them to form more…interesting words. As you can … Continue reading →

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Introduction to iMovie Workshops!

Posted on February 8, 2007 by

We’re going to be holding a few introductory workshops on creating and editing your own movies, right here in the lab. You’ll be learning to capture video from a DVD, VHS tape, or from your own video camera. You will … Continue reading →

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From Assignments to Endnotes 2007

Posted on February 6, 2007 by

Getting Finished Held on April 10, 2007, this seminar focused on end-of-term tasks: finalizing the paper, citing sources properly, planning to speak about the research paper, using PowerPoint and Word, and practicing your speech. Getting Started Held on February 26, … Continue reading →

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Mask and Wig + Digital Media Lab

Posted on February 5, 2007 by

As you know, the lab is open to all Penn students, faculty, and staff. We even get student groups who come in to work on their websites or posters or programs or videos. Well, I’m sure you’re as excited as … Continue reading →

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Video editing for Victim Impact Statements (2/1/07)

Posted on February 1, 2007 by

Penn Law faculty member Dr. Regina Austin is teaching students to produce video victim impact statements and clemency or pardon petitions. To assist the students in developing treatments and shooting scripts for legal clients, they are introduced to multimedia editing … Continue reading →

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Team Writing using Group Study Booths (2/1/07)

Posted on February 1, 2007 by

Penn Writing Fellow Dr. T. Mera Moore Lafferty conducted team writing projects in the booths and open space areas for her Critical Writing Seminars in fall 2006 and spring 2007. In fall 2007, her Global English for Multilingual Writers students … Continue reading →

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Podcasting and the Critical Writing Seminar in Science, Technology and Society (2/1/07)

Posted on February 1, 2007 by

As the final project for a critical writing seminar focused on Internet culture and communications, the associate director of the Critical Writing Program, Dr. Patrick Wehner, had his class create podcast tours of Philadelphia. Working in small groups, students decided … Continue reading →

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