Tag Archives: In the News

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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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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Demystifying the Digital Humanities

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

As a new intern here at WIC, I would like to dedicate my first blog post to an issue that has both piqued my academic interest and that has, quite frankly, often baffled me thus far in my graduate studies: … Continue reading →

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Staff Calendar – find us more easily

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

You may have noticed over the past few weeks some changes to our WIC staff page. Anu blogged recently about new faces. Each desk intern has listed the programs, tools, and computer languages we are most comfortable with. Though we … Continue reading →

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Penn International Experiences Festival 2012

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

We had a wonderful time at this year’s Penn International Experiences Festival, and hope those who joined us did as well! On January 18th, the Weigle Information Commons buzzed with nearly 200 attendees, all hoping to learn more about living … Continue reading →

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New faces, new roles

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

It’s with a bittersweet feeling that I write this post to describe the many staffing changes here at the Weigle Information Commons. You will see many new faces on our staff page and a long list below of what we … Continue reading →

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YouTube on Top

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

Have you seen that new show on TV lately? No? Me neither. A new Freemake.com infographic spells out what many of us have suspected for awhile: YouTube is King. (Note: Freemake produces software that converts videos for YouTube.) Among the … Continue reading →

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Voiceover PowerPoint – an easy way to make an argument

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

Lisa Mitchell described at the Engaging Students Through Technology 2011 symposium how her students have create screen videos by adding a voice commentary on top of a PowerPoint presentation. Her students examine how commodities like coffee and chocolate move across … Continue reading →

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Cleaning Up Your Excel Data

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

Lynda.com has a great new set of videos out that teach you how to clean up your Excel tables to look their best. In this course, you’ll explore the functions, commands, and techniques in Excel that restructure data, remove unwanted … Continue reading →

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Gadget Day is back! Join us on December 7th

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

Join us at Weigle Information Commons for another Gadget Day on Wednesday, December 7, 2011. We have a day of workshops on the latest gadgets and tools including Google Hangout, Evernote, Firefox Extensions, Audience Response Sytems (like PollEverywhere, TurningPoint and … Continue reading →

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