Annenberg Hall: In the fall of 1993 the School of Education moved into the newly constructed neo-classical four-story limestone building on the central Evanston campus overlooking Lake Michigan. Named Walter B. Annenberg Hall in May 1994, the building houses faculty and administrative offices, a student commons, "smart" classrooms and the cutting-edge Tarry Center for Collaborative Teaching and Learning.
Tarry Center: Dedicated in 1999, the George W. and Edwina S. Tarry Center has been described as one of the most thoughtfully designed spaced in the country for scientific study and improvement of educational practices. The center, which occupies the entire third floor of Annenberg Hall, contains two 15,000-square-foot classrooms equipped with extensive multimedia software systems. Each classroom has laptops for student use that are connected to the Internet. The studios are used by researchers, students, in-service teachers and visiting educators to test new teaching concepts.
Multimedia Laboratory: Part of the Tarry Center, this facility features 15 computer workstations where students, research assistants and faculty can analyze video recordings that capture the dynamics of learning and effective teaching techniques. These workstations are connected to high-speed networks that make it possible to store and retrieve an extensive library of video clips and other resources.
Digital Video Editing Suite: Also part of the Tarry Center, this facility enables teachers, students and researchers to create professional-quality videotapes to communicate exemplary teaching practice, to evaluate teaching techniques and to display interactive classroom environments. Researchers can produce video to incorporate into research materials, curricula, software