The Teaching Center's approach to classroom design and support begins with an understanding of how various elements come together to shape teaching and learning, including specific teaching methods and approaches, available technology and other tools, and the physical layout of a classroom.
The classroom-services staff at The Teaching Center have developed a multimedia system that is intuitive, easy to learn and use, and standard throughout nearly all of the University-managed classrooms on the Danforth campus. Currently, over 85% of these classroom are equipped with
the full-multimedia system, and the remaining classrooms are equipped with partial multimedia. (To see the multimedia in a specific room, use our Classroom Directory.)
Liz Peterson, associate director of classroom services, supervises the classroom-support team and oversees The Teaching Center's on-call classroom support, multimedia training for instructors, classroom design and renovation, and maintenance of classroom physical conditions. Liz also works with Gina Frey, director of The Teaching Center, and the Classroom Monitoring Committee to oversee planning and management of the University-managed classrooms.