Category Archives: In the News

Staff Retreat Photo

Posted on May 24, 2013 by

On May 10, all of us headed over to the Education Commons for our first-ever staff retreat. We (gasp!) closed down the Vitale Digital Media Lab. Jes Sokolek from Human Resources was our amazing facilitator – and she snapped the … Continue reading →

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Join our winning team!

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

We are hiring for a digital media lab consultant (staff), a WIC Desk Internship for currently enrolled graduate students, and a Web/Data student assistant.  You can learn more about our small group on our staff page.

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Penn DH Forum: Measuring Well-Being Using Social Media

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

A couple of us from WIC recently attended a Digital Humanities Forum event called “Measuring Well-Being Using Social Media,” showcasing a joint project between the Department of Computer and Information Science and the Penn Positive Psychology Center.  As part of … Continue reading →

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CAMRA Media Festival – Feb 24

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

This guest post by Arjun Shankar describes Penn CAMRA’s upcoming media festival, which includes an afternoon panel about our experiences with Lisa Mitchell’s South Asia Studies classes: We are really excited to let everyone know about Penn CAMRA’s first annual … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Caitlins

Posted on February 10, 2013 by

This weekend, we say goodbye to one of our awesome WIC Desk Interns, Cait Gerrity. Cait was one of our presentation software gurus, teaching some of our most popular workshops on Prezi and PowerPoint. She also spent time at the … Continue reading →

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Join our winning team!

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

We are hiring for a WIC Desk Internship for currently enrolled graduate students – please help us spread the word! You can learn more about us on our staff page.

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What happens abroad doesn’t stay abroad

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

You’ve probably heard friends and classmates raving about their travel abroad experiences. New places to explore, cultures to learn about, food to taste, music to enjoy–it’s all too enticing! But what about the questions you might have? Concerns? Curiosities?  The … Continue reading →

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Learning Space Toolkit – National Models

Posted on January 3, 2013 by

Our spaces are now featured on the Learning Space Toolkit, a free web resource that helps educators plan technology-based learning spaces to meet users’ needs.  The site features all of the Weigle Information Commons’ study spaces as well as the … Continue reading →

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Reserve. Confirm.

Posted on January 2, 2013 by

We begin using a new scheduling software – LibCal – this January for reserving all group study space in Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, including the Weigle Information Commons. LibCal is fast and mobile-friendly. You can find rooms by location on … Continue reading →

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October 26 – Engaging Students Through Technology symposium

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

Just ten days left to go before our annual faculty symposium. We have 61 registrations so far from nine of the twelve schools at Penn. Do join us! The symposium will include a faculty panel, a student panel, lunch and … Continue reading →

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