There are several levels of "priority" for use of the Teaching Theaters. First priority goes to the courses that have been selected through the application process to be scheduled in the Teaching Theaters for the full semester.

Requests for short sessions or courses that want to come in for only one or two sessions are accepted throughout the semester. These requests are only taken after the full semester courses have been scheduled. These requests must be submitted at least one week in advance of when they would like to use the room. Faculty are encouraged to schedule at least one month in advance if possible. They are scheduled on a first-come first-serve basis and are contingent upon staff and room availability. Activities are always scheduled as tentative until the Room Coordinator can confirm the availability of a student assistant to support the session.

If special software is to be installed for these shorter sessions, the software plus a copy of the software license must be brought to the Coordinator at least two weeks in advance. This allows time to install and test the software before use.

Although the Teaching Theaters' main use is for teaching, we have the capability to support an electronic meeting environment. Through the use of a group decision support software package (VisionQuest® by Intellect Corporation), we are able to allow groups (both internal and external to the University) to come and use the technology in a meeting environment.

To schedule the Teaching Theaters, please call:

Instructional Facilities Scheduling at (301) 405-6740.

If you have questions about the Teaching Theaters and their capabilities, please contact:

Walt Pasquini at (301) 405-8762 or at wpasquin@umd.edu.