ALCOVE Classroom Fellows

ALCOVE Classroom Fellows Program

Overview

The ALCOVE Classroom Fellows Program provides instructors with the opportunity to partner with the UITS Learning Spaces team and be the first to experiment with various affordances. Classroom Fellows receive instructional and technology support and are encouraged to try new pedagogical strategies to help their students learn and apply course content. Fellows and their students provide feedback to the Learning Spaces team which informs decisions for other classroom spaces.

ALCOVE Classroom Fellows Program Goals

  1. Provide instructors with a space to support emerging instructional technologies and instructional strategies
  2. Raise awareness through research and help inform learning space design
  3. Improve models of instructional technology which can be scaled to IU classrooms across all campuses
  4. Experiment with "smart" technologies through a collaboration with Dell Computers with a goal to improve the experience for the instructors and/or students

ALCOVE Classroom Details

Location:

Bloomington campus: Woodburn Hall (WH) 203

Student Capacity and Seating:

Capacity is 30 or fewer students. Student seating is designed with the intention of using the collaboration screens with up to six groups of students.

The ALCOVE is updated and upgraded at a faster pace than a typical classroom to meet the goal of informing technologies in other classrooms across all IU learning spaces. The space is designed to support a variety of instructional technologies, including digital whiteboards, collaboration screens, mobile technologies, and configurable furniture. Another part of the partnership is dedicated support - whether that be instructional design, rethinking lessons to include more active learning and technology integration, or training on the new technologies in the space.

Benefits of being an ALCOVE Classroom Fellow

An ALCOVE Classroom Fellow will:

  • Be guaranteed two consecutive semesters scheduled in the classroom. Preference will be given to instructors who can utilize the space in Fall 2025 and Spring 2026, but alternative teaching schedules will be considered such as Fall-Fall, Spring-Spring, or Spring-Fall.
  • Be provided priority technology support
  • Be provided dedicated instructional support for integrating technologies and active learning strategies into their pedagogical approach
  • Develop professional connections with the other Classroom Fellows in their cohort and with Senior Classroom Fellows who have had prior experience teaching in the ALCOVE
  • Receive a $1000 stipend upon completion of all responsibilities

Responsibilities of an ALCOVE Classroom Fellow

An ALCOVE Classroom Fellow must be able to:
  • Participate fully in the ALCOVE Kickoff Retreat on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 10:00am-3:00pm
  • Attend two required ALCOVE Classroom Fellows community sessions per semester. The Fall 2025 sessions will be from 1:00-2:30pm on Friday, September 12 and Friday, November 7.
  • Use Microsoft Teams to communicate with the ALCOVE Director, Learning Spaces team, and Fellows colleagues
  • Observe at least one other Classroom Fellow to learn from one another how the affordances are being used by instructors and students
  • Gather data to show the impact of teaching in the ALCOVE classroom space on a key metric
  • Present at an IU conference to show instructors and administrators the impact of the changes they made
  • Meet with the ALCOVE Director at the end of each semester to provide feedback about the affordances in the ALCOVE Classroom and their experiences with the space and technologies
  • Set aside 10-15 minutes during one class session toward the end of the semester for their students to provide feedback via a survey provided by the ALCOVE Director

Learn More

Contact the ALCOVE Director if you have questions, would like more information about the ALCOVE classroom, or are interested in a tour for yourself or a small group of people.

Apply to be a Classroom Fellow

If you are interested in being an ALCOVE Classroom Fellow starting in Fall 2025, the application will open on March 28, 2025 and close on May 7, 2025. You may want to open the link to preview the questions, draft your answers in a Word doc, then return to this page and click the link again when ready to complete the application.