{"id":2134,"date":"2014-10-16T17:21:16","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T21:21:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebottomlinenews.com\/?p=2134"},"modified":"2014-10-16T17:21:16","modified_gmt":"2014-10-16T21:21:16","slug":"multi-media-learning-center-in-ccit-includes-new-planetarium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebottomlinenews.com\/multi-media-learning-center-in-ccit-includes-new-planetarium\/","title":{"rendered":"Multi-Media Learning Center in CCIT Includes New Planetarium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Multi-Media Learning Center (MLC) is located on the first floor of the new CCIT building. The MLC offers a space for presentations, digital movies, classes, and a planetarium. The company who installed the planetarium, Spitz Incorporated, equipped the MLC with a range of technologically advanced features: a seamless 40 foot dome (a standard size, but the Tawes planetarium was only 24 feet), 72 tilted seats, a 3-color LED lighting system, and an integrated high-quality sound system. For Dr. Robert Doyle, the planetarium director, the new MLC is complete with \u201call the bells and whistles; it has so many possibilities and leaves nothing to be desired.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">You can attend one of Dr. Robert Doyle&#8217;s Sunday shows and sit in one of the tilted seats for easy viewing of the night sky. He enjoys the live shows and being able to interact with the audience. \u201cI want to make the shows informal,\u201d he explained, &#8220;I don\u2019t want to throw a lot of effects at people and then they might not want to come back. That would defeat the purpose.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">With smartphones and laptops, the internet and everything it offers is at your fingertips. However, the importance of this new MLC is student interaction. As it is the Multi-Media Learning Center, the capabilities extend further than the night sky. The MLC is able to show movies as well, as long as they are educational. Dr. Doyle states, \u201cThe movies are fun, but they\u2019re all over the place as far as ideas. It\u2019s hard to extract information from a planetarium movie.\u201d One of these 23-minute programs can cost over $5,000 to rent for five years, as they take years to produce. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The MLC opened September 7th, but Dr. Doyle says that the student turnout has increased during the month of October. \u201cI thought there would be so many people we would need tickets,\u201d Dr. Doyle laughed. Tickets are now available at the door. Before, they assigned seating, but now the planetarium is free-choice seating. Megan Bernard, a senior at FSU, is a student lucky enough to have experienced both the MLC and the Tawes planetarium. \u201cIt\u2019s interesting,\u201d Megan claimed, \u201cyou\u2019re learning, but it\u2019s all so cool that it doesn\u2019t matter that it\u2019s like you\u2019re sitting in class on a Sunday.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The planetarium is current-sky capable, and students are able to experience the sky in real-time. The view is from the upper quad and is simulated with a panoramic program, allowing students another way to interact and relate to the lesson.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Dr. Doyle also emphasized the importance of the MLC as a way to analyze our origins. \u201cWe are a part of the universe,\u201d he said, \u201cand we have a linkage to the night sky.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Each month covers a different exploration of our solar system and other celestial bodies in our universe. The October show is \u201cRoasted Planets, an Oasis, and a Frozen World.\u201d Free shows are every Sunday at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., and doors open about 20 minutes beforehand.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Multi-Media Learning Center (MLC) is located on the first floor of the new CCIT building. The MLC offers a space for presentations, digital movies, classes, and a planetarium. 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