Wednesday, March 4, 2009

The CLT for the needs of all..

Often times we overlook the many utilities offered to us or simply find it tedious to learn how to use these new utilities.  We fail to realize how these utilities can be used for our benefit.  The AT&T Center for Learning and Technology located in the first floor of the Library is one such utility that can be highly useful and used for a number of projects.  In addition managed by a group of highly skilled and helpful staff learning how to use new equipments seems far from difficult. Including resources like computers, scanners, cameras, recording studios and much more, the CLT center can be accessed for multiple academic projects or used to enhance one's personal interest in a specific subject.  

The CLT is conveniently organized into five areas each used for specific tasks.  These areas include the Studio, the Digital Audio Lab, the Media Presentation Lab, the Video Conference Center, and the Innovation Studio.  Each lab holds high-end equipment needed for any type of project.  From media presentations to art projects, the labs in the CLT can be utilized by any student with any major.  The Studios at the CLT provides students with an open area workstation complete with Windows and Macintosh, color and black laser printers, scanners, and media editing software.  The Digital Audio Lab equipped with synthesizers and digital audio editing hardware offers students the chance to record and mix their own music or composition.  While the Media Presentation Lab offers video projections for viewing presentations, the Video Conference Center allows students to engage in video chats with people across the world.  When one needs training or wants to develop new programs, such as possible lecture podcasts, the Innovation Studio is the perfect place.

The utilities offered by the CLT are convenient for class projects.  For example, the scanners and video recording equipment can later on help in the production of personal websites for this class.  In addition these equipments could be used to create and highlight professional scientific documents by using the digital cameras and scanners provided to add photos to reports.  

No mater what task is at hand the CLT is equipped with the equipment and helpful minds needed to create professional and needless to say mind-blowing projects.

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