ALCOVE Fellows

ALCOVE Fellows Program

Overview

The ALCOVE Fellows Program provides instructors with the opportunity to partner with the UITS Learning Spaces team and be the first to experiment with various affordances. ALCOVE 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 Fellows Program Goals

  1. Provide instructors with a space to support active learning, student collaboration, and emerging instructional technologies
  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 aspect 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 Fellow

An ALCOVE Fellow will:

  • Teach at least one section of a course in the ALCOVE during both semesters of an academic year. The course does not have to be the same one during both semesters.
  • Be provided priority technology support
  • Have dedicated instructional support for integrating technologies and active learning strategies into their pedagogical approach
  • Develop professional connections with the other ALCOVE Fellows in their cohort and with Fellows who have had prior experience teaching in the ALCOVE
  • Receive a $1000 stipend upon completion of all responsibilities

Responsibilities of an ALCOVE Fellow

An ALCOVE Fellow must be able to:
  • Participate fully in the ALCOVE Kickoff Retreat on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 9:30am-3:00pm
  • Participate fully in an ALCOVE Studio on either Aug. 10, 12, or 14 (half day, chosen by fellows)
  • Attend two required ALCOVE Fellows community sessions per semester. Each session is 1.5 hours, 1:00-2:30pm. Proposed dates are below but are subject to change based on fellows' teaching schedules.
    • September 25, 2026
    • November 6, 2026
    • January 29, 2027
    • March 26, 2027
  • Use Microsoft Teams to communicate with the ALCOVE Director, Learning Spaces team, and Fellows colleagues
  • Observe at least one other ALCOVE 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 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 Fellows program, or are interested in a tour for yourself or a small group of people.