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Begin your tour of the Caterpillar Global Communications Center. We'll show you classrooms, computer labs, television production facilities, video conferencing, as well as faculty offices. |
| The spacious atrium, open to the third floor, is a warm and welcoming reception area for both the College and the Caterpillar Global Communications Center. It has plenty of seating and open space and is a favorite gathering place for students. It can also accommodate receptions. |
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The Video Conference Center allows Bradley students and faculty to interact "live" with persons in a similarly equipped facility anywhere in the world. Thirty-one seats are arranged in a circle with microphones, video cameras, and television monitors in the center of the room. The cameras are voice activated so the person speaking always appears on camera and is seen and heard both in the room and at the remote site. This Center provides Bradley students with opportunities for interactive distance learning, a "campus without boundaries" that can draw on the resources of other campuses, corporations, and media outlets worldwide.
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This 100-seat, auditorium-style classroom adjoins the Video Conference Center and can be used both for lectures and to allow a larger audience to view an interactive conference in progress next door. It features a stage and a huge projection screen. A high-tech podium with a VCR, networked computer, and projection system gives the instructor great flexibility for using a variety of presentation materials.
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In this room, students coordinate all video inputs for a production and create digital video effects and graphics. For teaching purposes, an overhead camera allows the instructor to demonstrate the controls, and tiered classroom seating ensures that everyone gets a good view. |
| The studio is reserved solely for educational purposes, but is comparable to commercial studios and is fully equipped for broadcasting. Students gain experience building sets and staging productions in a realistic setting. |
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This lab includes 15 of the most powerful computer workstations on campus and serves as a multimedia resource for the entire University. It provides students and faculty with the equipment and technical support to master sophisticated desktop publishing, digital imaging, QuickTime video editing, multimedia, CD-ROM authoring, and music composition applications.
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This lab features 22 workstations with Apple G4 computers linked to sources of video and audio input. Students can work with digital text, images, video, sound, and animation-even tie all those resources together to create their own interactive CDs.
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This room enjoys bountiful natural light and is equipped with state-of-the-art technology. It has an instructor's podium that includes a VCR, networked computer with Internet access, and video-driven overhead projection system. |
| The communications faculty offices feature new furniture and new computers, each with access to the Bradley network and the Internet as well as a digital camera for video conferencing. |
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