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Kelly Writers House featured in PC Magazine article about ModPo

"The Kelly Writers House is, in many respects, a relic. Tucked inside the sprawling University of Pennsylvania campus, nestled behind Sweetbay Magnolias and English Yews, the Tudor-style cottage is one of the last vestiges of famed Philadelphia architect Samuel Sloan. When you enter the house, you can intuit its age from ornate crown molding, cuspidated windows, and the original oak floors. Yet, juxtaposed against worn leather couches and unmatched wooden chairs are wall-mounted HDTVs, tangles of audio cables, and DV cameras perched upon aluminum-legged tripods. Make no mistake: Behind its nineteenth century enclosure, the Kelly Writers House is a laboratory of 21st century experimentation in online education."

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