The Center for Learning and Technology

When I first walked into the CLT, I was immediately overwhelmed. Luckily, a willing staff member was available to lend a hand. Though the entire center consists of a very large, open room, and is hard to miss, very few students on campus are even aware of its existence. The CLT (also known as the AT&T Center) is located on the Garden Level of the Coates Library and possesses the absolute latest and greatest technology and accompanying software. There are many many stations with many many computers provided to all for use and several classrooms where student groups and faculty alike can gather in privacy. The computers there consist of both Macs and PCs, so everyone can work on something he/she is familiar with, and all are equipped with the most up-to-date programs, such as Adobe and Photoshop. There are giant plasma screens for one’s viewing pleasure (of course educational too), and tutorials and reference books to help guide newbies through this amazing facility. Also, scanners and laser printers are abundant, so a print job shouldn’t be too much of a problem and lines to use the machinery are almost unavoidable. Most of the technology is way over my head, especially the synthesizing and editing services, but just knowing that I can always come to work on anything dealing with audio or media projects comforts me. There is always someone available to help anyway. One of the coolest rooms I saw was the Video Studio Theater, a room set up like a movie or television set for filming what I’m sure are to be great masterpieces. Trinity’s famous TriniTV and TigerTV productions are also housed and worked upon there in the CLT. Though I doubt I will be spending much time in the CLT, I was highly impressed by the center and its services.