Nicholas J Smerker http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional portfolio Wed, 01 May 2013 01:22:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 One Button Studio Preview :: Prior to the end of the Spring 2013 semester, Media Commons and Advanced Learning Projects partnered with the Mont Alto campus Library to offer a preview open house for faculty to highlight the new One Button Studio space in progress http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2013/05/one-button-studio-preview-prior-to-the-end-of-the-spring-2013-semester-media-commons-and-advanced-learning-projects-partnered-with-the-mont-alto-campus-library-to-offer-a-preview-open-house-for-fa/ http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2013/05/one-button-studio-preview-prior-to-the-end-of-the-spring-2013-semester-media-commons-and-advanced-learning-projects-partnered-with-the-mont-alto-campus-library-to-offer-a-preview-open-house-for-fa/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 01:22:16 +0000 Nick http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/?p=843 http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2013/05/one-button-studio-preview-prior-to-the-end-of-the-spring-2013-semester-media-commons-and-advanced-learning-projects-partnered-with-the-mont-alto-campus-library-to-offer-a-preview-open-house-for-fa/feed/ 0 Media Commons Site :: Complete redesign of MC website using WordPress for enhanced usability following the separation of a Drupal-based logging system from the public facing website http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2013/04/media-commons-site-complete-redesign-of-mc-website-using-wordpress-for-enhanced-usability-following-the-separation-of-a-drupal-based-logging-system-from-the-public-facing-website/ http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2013/04/media-commons-site-complete-redesign-of-mc-website-using-wordpress-for-enhanced-usability-following-the-separation-of-a-drupal-based-logging-system-from-the-public-facing-website/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:16:04 +0000 Nick http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/?p=837 http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2013/04/media-commons-site-complete-redesign-of-mc-website-using-wordpress-for-enhanced-usability-following-the-separation-of-a-drupal-based-logging-system-from-the-public-facing-website/feed/ 0 iTunes U Feature :: Lord of the Rings I iTunes U course pack was featured by Apple on the service’s homepage just a week after being developed for Mythgard Institute http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2013/04/itunes-u-feature-lord-of-the-rings-i-itunes-u-course-pack-was-featured-by-apple-on-the-services-homepage-just-a-week-after-being-developed-for-mythgard-institute/ http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2013/04/itunes-u-feature-lord-of-the-rings-i-itunes-u-course-pack-was-featured-by-apple-on-the-services-homepage-just-a-week-after-being-developed-for-mythgard-institute/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:13:53 +0000 Nick http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/?p=833 http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2013/04/itunes-u-feature-lord-of-the-rings-i-itunes-u-course-pack-was-featured-by-apple-on-the-services-homepage-just-a-week-after-being-developed-for-mythgard-institute/feed/ 0 The Hobbit Course Pack :: Featured on the iTunes U homepage, this course pack combines lectures on The Hobbit with hot links to each chapter of both the original text and Dr. Corey Olsen’s book exploring its meanings http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2013/02/the-hobbit-course-pack-featured-on-the-itunes-u-homepage-this-course-pack-combines-lectures-on-the-hobbit-with-hot-links-to-each-chapter-of-both-the-original-text-and-dr-corey-olsens-book-explo/ http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2013/02/the-hobbit-course-pack-featured-on-the-itunes-u-homepage-this-course-pack-combines-lectures-on-the-hobbit-with-hot-links-to-each-chapter-of-both-the-original-text-and-dr-corey-olsens-book-explo/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:23:19 +0000 Nick http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/?p=823 http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2013/02/the-hobbit-course-pack-featured-on-the-itunes-u-homepage-this-course-pack-combines-lectures-on-the-hobbit-with-hot-links-to-each-chapter-of-both-the-original-text-and-dr-corey-olsens-book-explo/feed/ 0 Fall 2012 Infographic :: Illustration of Media Commons successes, projects and future initiatives developed for use alongside Fall semester report and published for general community http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2013/01/fall-2012-infographic-illustration-of-media-commons-successes-projects-and-future-initiatives-developed-for-use-alongside-fall-semester-report-and-published-for-general-community/ http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2013/01/fall-2012-infographic-illustration-of-media-commons-successes-projects-and-future-initiatives-developed-for-use-alongside-fall-semester-report-and-published-for-general-community/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:11:00 +0000 Nick http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/?p=812 http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2013/01/fall-2012-infographic-illustration-of-media-commons-successes-projects-and-future-initiatives-developed-for-use-alongside-fall-semester-report-and-published-for-general-community/feed/ 0 Teaching for Engagement :: Spring 2013 faculty event on tools and strategy for raising engagement in the classroom, co-developed with traveling instructional designers and hosted at Penn State Fayette http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2013/01/teaching-for-engagement-spring-2013-faculty-event-on-tools-and-strategy-for-raising-engagement-in-the-classroom-co-developed-with-traveling-instructional-designers-and-hosted-at-penn-state-fayette/ http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2013/01/teaching-for-engagement-spring-2013-faculty-event-on-tools-and-strategy-for-raising-engagement-in-the-classroom-co-developed-with-traveling-instructional-designers-and-hosted-at-penn-state-fayette/#comments Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:09:44 +0000 Nick http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/?p=809 http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2013/01/teaching-for-engagement-spring-2013-faculty-event-on-tools-and-strategy-for-raising-engagement-in-the-classroom-co-developed-with-traveling-instructional-designers-and-hosted-at-penn-state-fayette/feed/ 0 MediaCore Pilot :: Provided direction for development of online video editing platform and accompanying pilot class in partnership with video CMS maker, MediaCore http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2012/12/mediacore-pilot-provided-direction-online-video-editing-platform-and-accompanying-pilot-class-in-partnership-with-video-cms-maker-mediacore/ http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2012/12/mediacore-pilot-provided-direction-online-video-editing-platform-and-accompanying-pilot-class-in-partnership-with-video-cms-maker-mediacore/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:44:27 +0000 Nick http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/?p=801 http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2012/12/mediacore-pilot-provided-direction-online-video-editing-platform-and-accompanying-pilot-class-in-partnership-with-video-cms-maker-mediacore/feed/ 0 Telling Engaging Stories :: Coordinated and co-created mobile media narratives workshop with Center for Digital Storytelling for pre-conference attendees at Tailgate 2012. http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2012/11/telling-engaging-stories-coordinated-and-co-created-mobile-media-narratives-workshop-with-center-for-digital-storytelling-for-pre-conference-attendees-at-tailgate-2012/ http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2012/11/telling-engaging-stories-coordinated-and-co-created-mobile-media-narratives-workshop-with-center-for-digital-storytelling-for-pre-conference-attendees-at-tailgate-2012/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:36:49 +0000 Nick http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/?p=797 http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2012/11/telling-engaging-stories-coordinated-and-co-created-mobile-media-narratives-workshop-with-center-for-digital-storytelling-for-pre-conference-attendees-at-tailgate-2012/feed/ 0 Tailgate 2012 :: Provide event planning and support, including coordination or pre-conference mobile media workshop and day-of presentations. http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2012/11/tailgate-2012-provide-event-planning-and-support-including-coordination-or-pre-conference-mobile-media-workshop-and-day-of-presentations/ http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2012/11/tailgate-2012-provide-event-planning-and-support-including-coordination-or-pre-conference-mobile-media-workshop-and-day-of-presentations/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:33:53 +0000 Nick http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/?p=794 http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2012/11/tailgate-2012-provide-event-planning-and-support-including-coordination-or-pre-conference-mobile-media-workshop-and-day-of-presentations/feed/ 0 Web Tools Presentation :: Created in response to PA 4H Robotics program participants who had questions about best practices and tools for publishing materials on the web – without a daunting learning curve http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2012/11/web-tools-presentation-created-in-response-to-pa-4h-robotics-program-participants-who-had-questions-about-best-practices-and-tools-for-publishing-materials-on-the-web-without-a-daunting-learning/ http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/2012/11/web-tools-presentation-created-in-response-to-pa-4h-robotics-program-participants-who-had-questions-about-best-practices-and-tools-for-publishing-materials-on-the-web-without-a-daunting-learning/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:28:12 +0000 Nick http://nicholasjsmerker.info/Professional/?p=789 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