Overview
The Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center (ESJ) features thirteen general purpose classrooms and nine state-of-the art chemistry teaching labs, complimented by a wide variety of informal collaborative learning and study spaces throughout the building. All thirteen TERP Classrooms are designed to support active-learning/team-based pedagogies.
ESJ also serves as home to the Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Teaching and Learning Transformation Center, and the Academic Technology and Innovation team from the Division of IT.
Contact
301.405.4702 esj@umd.edu
Building Hours
Monday - Friday 7 AM - 10 PM
Saturday - Sunday Closed
About Terp Classrooms
The University of Maryland is committed to creating classroom environments that support team-based and collaborative modes of teaching and learning. The goal in creating these new and renovated spaces around our campus is to promote student-centered teaching practices by creating technology-enhanced environments that enable every person in the classroom to Teach, Engage, Respond, and Participate.
Room Capabilities
Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center (ESJ) supports academic classes, symposiums, lectures, and meetings. The wide range of spaces can accommodate small gatherings, as well as large lectures and presentations. The TERP Classrooms offer multiple projectors, microphones, and cameras with recording capabilities.
Requesting Space
- Please review our Space Guidelines.
- Book a Huddle Room.
- Academic Units/Faculty, please contact your designated department scheduling officer.
- Administrative Units, if you do not have a scheduling officer, please contact esj@umd.edu.
- Registered Student Organizations, please see our How to Reserve Space page.
- External Users, please contact Conferences & Visitor Services.