Category Archives: Success Stories

Storify-ing Environmental Studies

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

We have used the social media tool Storify to document WIC events such as our annual symposium and Gadget Day – Summer 2012. Penn Career Services has created great “day-in-the life-of” stories with this tool. By bringing in information from … Continue reading →

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CURF Poster Session – Spring 2013

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

Each year, the Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships (CURF) hosts Undergraduate Research Symposiums, where undergrads present their research on fascinating topics. David and I try to make a habit of going to the symposium each semester, and I have enjoyed … Continue reading →

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CURF 2012 Showcase

Posted on January 19, 2013 by

Each year, the Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships (CURF) hosts Undergraduate Research Symposiums, where students’ exemplary work is showcased.  We highlighted the February 2012 posters back in May, and we’re excited to add three new posters to our Student … Continue reading →

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Using iPads in the Rare Book Room

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

This guest post by Cathy Turner describes her experiences with our iPads in the Classroom program: This year in my class, Literature of the Great Depression in America, I designed three class days (I called them clinics) around connecting 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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Take Lots of Photographs

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

One of my favorite quotes about photography comes from Henri Cartier-Bresson: “Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.” I often use this quote with lab users when trying to make the point that photography, like any other skill, improves only … Continue reading →

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Pinterest for design ideas

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

This guest post is by Richard Berman. Rick teaches courses in Urban Studies, and shared his use of Pinterest at the Lightning Round at our October symposium. Pinterest provides a simple way to collect, organize, annotate and share images from … Continue reading →

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Engaging Students Symposium – what fun!

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

Our Engaging Students Through Technology symposium last Friday included several exciting moments! About 75 people from 11 schools at Penn came together for the symposium. Carton Rogers started the morning by urging us to keep pace with new technologies in order … Continue reading →

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Student Showcase – McNair Research Posters

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

Each summer, WIC staff and librarians from many parts of Penn Libraries have the distinct pleasure of helping the McNair Scholars cohort with their summer research projects. Last year, the students explored creation of research posters in addition to live … Continue reading →

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Five Years of Hard Work

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

Congratulations to Nachiket Chanchani, who printed his completed doctoral dissertation in the Vitale Digital Media Lab today after 5 years of hard work.  Nachiket has been coming to the lab regularly since 2008, largely scanning images and cleaning them up … Continue reading →

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