MC 101 Wrap Up: Harrisburg

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Today marked the first of our MC 101 sessions, this one in Harrisburg.  I met Shivaani Selvaraj early for a quick cup of coffee before setting up in E314 of Olmsted, which was a great room for the event, with its tiered seating and buffet-approved curved tabletops.  The gorgeous day probably cut into our attendance a bit, but 15 people made it out to hear about all that the MC has to offer, discuss their upcoming project ideas and tour the Media Commons and Library learning spaces.

One nice thing about today’s session was the tour of the ever-evolving HBG Library.  As it moves towards becoming more of a Knowledge Commons, the push for flexible spaces and furniture is making the Library a vibrant resource.  (It doesn’t hurt that the building itself is lovely to begin with…)  John Hoh and Greg Crawford graciously led a tour through some of the newest rooms and arrangements and shared their plans for the coming move of the MC studio and equipment lending to the Library this Fall.  This will go along perfectly with the already-moved MC editing space that is prominently positioned in the Library entrance.

I met a lot of new faculty and staff contacts and discussed some exciting projects for the coming year today – and now I can’t wait to get started on the Fall consultations and training!

Update:  Evaluation

I asked the attendees of MC 101 at Harrisburg to rate their experience from start to finish.  

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Of the 5 respondents, 4 thought the Overview – the heart of the event – was Excellent overall while 1 found it to be Good.

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All thought MC 101 was Interesting (3 Strongly Agree, 2 Agree) and most thought it was Relevant to their work (2 Strongly Agree, 2 Agree, 1 Neutral).  < MC101_AspectsCL.jpg

From a logistics point of view, attendees generally though the event exhibited clear Organization and Pacing and information was shared through clear channels of Communications.  Not everyone was a fan of the Venue, which was a classroom in the round but the Refreshments from C&J Catering were well-received.

All respondents said they would attend or recommend MC 101 in the future.

Comments (2)

  1. Chris Millet

    It’s interesting that everyone was so positive about the general overview. Sometimes I think we feel that MC has been around long enough that the introductory material for faculty isn’t necessary anymore, but clearly people want it. Plus it’s a great way to connect with new faculty. I’m excited to see what happens at Harrisburg in the Fall.

  2. NICHOLAS JOSEPH SMERKER

    Absolutely agree – the Media Commons overview was really well-received at the western campuses that I visited. I do think that well over half of the faculty and staff that I met had either never heard of the Media Commons or had no idea what it was that the MC does. A lot of great project ideas out there, especially at Harrisburg and I look forward to fleshing some of them out going into the new semester.