Tag 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 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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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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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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STARTALK Students Skype at WIC

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

Once a week this July, high school students in Penn’s STARTALK summer program came here to our group study rooms to converse, in Hindi or Urdu, with global friends.  The program, federally funded as a National Security Language Initiative (NSLI) … Continue reading →

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Student Showcase – Commodity Videos

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

I’m very happy to announce the 2012 Student Showcase for Lisa Mitchell’s South Asia Studies class from spring semester. The showcase includes curricular materials and six noteworthy videos selected from over 75. We congratulate the students whose work is featured! … Continue reading →

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How can good space design nurture learning?

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

In December, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro announced the first issue of a new publication the Journal of Learning Spaces. This journal starts to formalize the interest in recent years in how good space design can nurture learning. … Continue reading →

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Safe landings for the iPads first flight!

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

Our iPads  just returned Wednesday night from their first classroom loan to the Integrated Studies Program under the care of Lisa Messeri and Devin Griffiths. The first year students used 28 iPad2s to create videos. Working in pairs, they interviewed … Continue reading →

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Legacy of Courage Film Screening 4/21 (4/13/11)

Posted on April 13, 2011 by

Dr. Amy Hillier, Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning, Haftom Khasai C’14, and Penn GSE graduate student Erika Kitzmiller have been busy in the Vitale Digital Media Lab for several months now perfecting their documentary Legacy of Courage about … Continue reading →

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The Art of Speaking (1/12/11)

Posted on January 12, 2011 by

Dr. Sue Weber, Associate Director of Communication Within the Curriculum (CWiC), teaches COLL 135 – The Art of Speaking: CWiC Speaking Advisor Training in the WIC Seminar Room every spring semester. Her students have created podcasts where they discuss public … Continue reading →

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