University of Delaware Office of Public Relations The Messenger Vol. 5, No. 1/1995 Recognition: A Special Report Classic good looks married to latest in technology The new classroom building to be built on the Mall will support the latest in instructional technologies. To see exactly what that means, one need go no further than to several classrooms on the campus that recently have been transformed into high-tech exemplars. As an example of technological capabilities on campus, two classrooms in Smith Hall-Rooms 120 and 130-have been renovated and feature built-in, multimedia equipment offering a variety of options for teaching and presentations. Both are equipped with a multimedia console that doubles as a lectern. By selecting the proper setting from the main menu at the console, a professor easily can select and present music, slides, films, compact discs, a computer screen and videotapes, or adjust the lighting in the room. The console also is equipped with a microphone with volume control. The front of 120 is furnished with a chalkboard topped by large screens for slides. The slides, which can be shown singly or two at a time, can be focused from the console. For films, a large, movie-theatre-size screen drops from the ceiling at the front of the room, while simultaneously, a projector is automatically lowered from the ceiling over the seating area. Behind 120 Smith is a specially equipped smaller room with equipment, where films, slides, compact discs and videos can be easily loaded by faculty members themselves for sight-and-sound presentations. Gore Hall will feature a range of classroom styles, with the capacity for technology incorporated into its design. Classroom maintenance and improvement are ongoing priorities at the University. Nearly all the classrooms on the Newark campus have been renovated over the last five years, and by the time the new classroom building is completed, the University's entire inventory of classrooms will be upgraded and will feature technology appropriate to the type of instruction that goes on in them.