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News and updates from the Learning Studio

Behind the Scenes with the Big Purple Marching Band

This semester marked the first ACU football season in the brand new Wildcat Stadium, and among the first students to set foot on the turf were members of the Big Purple Marching Band. We followed them all season, from summer rehearsals in the August sun through their halftime performances at center field during ACU home games. Take a look inside ACU’s Big Purple Marching Band in our latest video, above.

We also followed the band through a complete Game Day experience in the new stadium in one of our 360-video projects this semester. The video is best viewed in a Chrome browser or using the Vimeo app on a smartphone or tablet. The project was filmed with an insta360 Pro camera that combines 6 wide-angle lenses stitched together into the final video.

Enjoy the full Game Day experience at Wildcat Stadium.

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LS Productions

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Dutch Lady – faculty member discovers new play

Vision in Action – spotlight on Halbert-Walling project

Cup of Coffee – Chandler Graf’s talk for TEDxACU 2017

Faculty Photography Workshops

In our first year, the Learning Studio has enjoyed working with Nil Santana in the department of Art & Design  on a series of workshops for aspiring digital photographers. RSVP for Lightpainting at Fort Phantom Hill, April 19th Waiting List for next Digital...

New Equipment for Checkout

New Equipment for Checkout

With more than a thousand equipment checkouts this semester, we're glad the campus now thinks of the Learning Studio when they have a media project. To keep you up-to-date on new additions, we're kicking off a series on new services and equipment in the Learning...

Bill Rankin on the future of digital books

Great interview with Bill Rankin on iTunes U about the changing nature of the university, the library, and disruptive potential of digital books. "This new generation of books really opens a door for learning, inviting in people who never would have had a chance...

8th Annual FilmFest at the Paramount

8th Annual FilmFest at the Paramount

Thirteen student teams began work in February on short films in a range of styles. The Learning Studio again provided training sessions on getting the most out of the camera, whether students used traditional camcorders or one of our Canon 60D SLR check-out...

Learning Studio celebrates Year One

Learning Studio celebrates Year One

It's hard to believe but the Learning Studio opened its doors to the campus last March. In that time we've seen over a thousand camera and equipment check-outs, are averaging 900 room reservations a month, and have offered dozens of workshops and training sessions for...

Short Documentary projects

Short Documentary projects

In our first year, we've had opportunities to work with some extraordinary faculty at ACU. Nil Santana teaches a range of photography and graphic design courses in the department of Art & Design and has led several of our faculty workshops as well. This week Nil...

Teaching with Digital Storytelling

One focus of our work in the first year in the new Learning Studio has been digital storytelling. Previous posts have highlighted workshops in May and August where guests from the Center for Digital Storytelling helped ACU faculty and staff understand the value of the...

Digital Storytelling in Psychology

This fall we worked with students from across campus on digital storytelling projects, but one concentration of this interest came from the department of Psychology. Dr. Jennifer Shewmaker and Cherisse Flanagan teach courses that welcome psychology majors into the...

Student Digital Stories this fall

Student Digital Stories this fall

After two successful workshops we hosted this summer with the Center for Digital Storytelling, we worked with our first groups of students this fall producing digital stories as a part of their courses. These student projects focused on three different areas: • Two...