Approved by Classroom Monitoring Committee, 08/03/09
Below are the University's guidelines for instructors teaching in University-managed classrooms on the Danforth Campus. Please keep in mind that these classrooms are used by faculty in various disciplines, each with an individual teaching style that might involve using the chalkboard or multimedia, moving classroom furniture, and interacting with students after class. The following guidelines are provided to minimize disruption of in-class teaching time.
1) All instructors are responsible for sharing the 7-minute "transition time" between classes that are held between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Classes start 7 minutes after the hour or half-hour. For example, classes scheduled for 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. start at 10:07 a.m. and 11:37 a.m., respectively. However, formal instruction in classes ends on the hour or the half hour.)
- Every effort should be made by the finishing instructor to answer student questions, gather materials, and vacate the classroom in a timely manner, allowing the next instructor to set-up and prepare for his or her class.
- The finishing instructor (or a student or TA) should erase all chalkboards at the end of class.
- The finishing instructor should ensure that all chairs and tables are returned to the standard seating configuration at the end of class. A chart showing the configuration is located near the door of each classroom.
- If conflicts arise between instructors teaching in the same classroom, the instructors involved should make every attempt to resolve those conflicts themselves.
2) Instructors should always check with their departmental administrators before moving into a classroom that appears to be available. Doing so will help prevent conflicts if the desired room has been officially scheduled for another purpose.
Additional Information
- To schedule classes, final exams, review sessions, and other class-related events, please contact your department administrator. Your department administrator will work with John Pingree, in the Office of Student Records, to fulfill your scheduling requests. If you need to contact John Pingree directly, he can be reached at jpingree@wustl.edu or 935-4145.
- To ask for assistance with multimedia or classroom maintenance, call The Teaching Center at 935-6810.
- If you plan to use the classroom technology, please see your departmental administrator to request a key to the multimedia cabinet. Keys may checked out for the entire semester. Keys checked out during a prior semester will continue to work.