Category Archives: Student Voices

Doing effective research with databases

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

Yuting Wang has been a graduate student intern with us at the Weigle Information Commons for the past year. In the post below, she reflects on her research experiences at Penn as she completes her Masters of Education in Teaching English … Continue reading →

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“Own the tech you use”

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

You might remember our three student videos post from last February. Continuing the tradition, I’m glad to share our YouTube Playlist with short excerpts from the student panel at the 2012 Engaging Students Through Technology Symposium. Here are a few … Continue reading →

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Designed in the Lab – Relay for Life Infographic

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

Christine Uyemura, one of the lab consultants here at the Vitale Digital Media Lab, is the president of the group that organizes Relay for Life at Penn.  She created this very nice infographic about the event.  I wanted to share … Continue reading →

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CamScanner for Apple and Android

Posted on March 26, 2013 by

This guest post by Oliver Jenkins, a freshman in SEAS and Wharton, describes an app that could help with studying and notetaking: Hi everyone! I’m here with a great app for iOS and Android which has gotten some recent changes which … Continue reading →

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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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Mashup 2012 press release and winner interview

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

We think you will enjoy watching Lindsey Martin‘s great video interview with Trevor Cassidy, the winner of our Mashup 2012 contest. Trevor shares details about the inspiration and process behind his video “Deject/Reflect”. As Peter Decherney mentions in the contest … Continue reading →

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Mendeley – Make Research Management Easy and Fun

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

I am a new graduate student intern at the Weigle Information Commons. When invited to write a blog post about my experience in using one application/software, I came up with the idea to write about Mendeley, since I have been … Continue reading →

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Prezi U Ambassador Program

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Have you ever found yourself converting friends from PowerPoint to Prezi? Evangelizing about animations? You might be interested in a position as a Prezi ambassador. Prezi campus representatives focus on promotion, market research, and create sample presentations for college campuses. … Continue reading →

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Jacob Finkel – Seltzer Reflection 2012

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

When I applied for the Seltzer Family Digital Media Awards, I had no idea what an amazing experience was in store. The opportunity it gave me to explore a project of my own interest and to use cutting-edge media technology was fantastic. … Continue reading →

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Megan Lewis Velong – Seltzer Reflection 2012

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

Last spring I applied for the Seltzer Family Digital Media Award grant in hopes of receiving support for my Visual Studies Senior Thesis. As a Visual Studies major, my thesis project consists of both a written and visual component, the … Continue reading →

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