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Digital media (audio, video, interactive media) is significantly easier to produce now than it was even two or three years ago. Consumer-level applications such as iMovie have the ability to produce extremely high-quality results, sometimes even passable as professional work. Consumer-level cameras and mics are no slouches either - it's now possible to shoot high-definition content from a video camera that fits in your palm (and it doesn't even need a tape). See here: http://digitalcommons.psu.edu/node/414. I know we all hear proclamations all the time about how far technology has come and how quickly it's advancing, and how great that's making everyone's lives, but I feel that in the realm of digital media, these advances are yielding some real, practical, useful results that can and are having a significant impact on teaching and learning.

Education Technology Services (ETS) created the Faculty Multimedia center and then Studio 204 (for students) to address the emergence of these tools. Those two services have combined within the last year or so as the Digital Commons (http://digitalcommons.psu.edu). The purpose of this new service is the provide both students and faculty the knowhow not only to use the tools to create media, but also how to effectively integrate it into the classroom.

The DC facility at University Park is located on the 2nd floor of Pollock Building (on Pollock Rd. between Shortlidge and Bigler). If you're interested in learning more, getting some 1-on-1 consultation on a project, or attending some training sessions, I'd highly recommend you setup an appointment (http://digitalcommons.psu.edu/universitypark) or register for a workshop (http://digitalcommons.psu.edu/workshops). Or you can post comments here and I'd be happy to discuss.