In continued support of campus goals surrounding collaborative and active learning, the CITL coordinates the placement of classes into the following innovative teaching spaces:
- Cedar Hall (AC) C102 is designed to support discussion-based collaborative classes of up to 48 students with movable tables and portable whiteboards.
- The Collaborative Learning Studio (Student Building (SB) 015) is an innovative classroom space that seats 96 students and leverages advanced technologies (including a video wall display) and a de-centered layout to meet collaborative instructional goals.
In order to promote effective use of these unique classrooms, classes will be prioritized that meet combinations of the following criteria:
- Faculty members of any classification, or Associate Instructors with the sponsorship of their lead faculty members
- Clear plans for implementing collaborative, active learning approaches as central components of the class; approaches used in SB 015 should effectively utilize the room’s technology to support these instructional strategies.
- Agreement to attend a course/activity design workshop (a combination of technical orientation and active-learning pedagogy workshop) and/or work with a CITL consultant on the design of active learning strategies that best utilize the room’s capabilities; applicants with prior experience teaching in these rooms may be asked to participate in order to share their experiences.
- Agreement to participate in research about the effectiveness of these spaces for enhancing active learning and student success (e.g., faculty and student surveys, observational studies, etc.)
- Classes that meet at least 75% of room capacity and use standard meeting times
- Special consideration may be given to instructors who are 1) redesigning courses to meet a specific instructional or curricular challenge (high DFW) and/or 2) actively studying the impact of new course designs on student learning. Applicants may also apply for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning grants to support this work.
Faculty members wishing to teach in these classrooms should speak with their chairs and/or departmental scheduling officers in order to coordinate scheduling requests. Once the CITL has received applications and prioritized classes, we will provide that preferred list to the Registrar and inform faculty applicants of the results. Please note that in order to accommodate the greatest number of requests, we may contact individuals about adjusting class schedules if possible.
If you have not yet taught in one of these rooms and wish to do so, we strongly encourage you to speak with a CITL or Mosaic consultant about how the room might support your instructional approaches, as well as how in-class activities might be developed/revised to best utilize the room’s design. Room tours can be arranged to better inform applications.
Generally speaking, courses will not be accepted (especially for SB 015) without faculty members assigned; exceptions may be made if 1) the course is specifically designed for heavy use of collaboration and active learning, and 2) the department agrees to require the eventual instructor to participate in course/activity design workshops and/or consulting.
To request placement in either SB 015 or AC C102, please fill out the Mosaic Active Learning Classroom Request form. If you are submitting multiple requests, please fill out the form once for each class so we have a sortable spreadsheet. The form requires the following information:
- Room requested (SB 015 or AC C102)
- Instructor’s name
- Department
- Course number and section number; your scheduling officer can provide the section number. Example: ENG-W 131 12345
- Meeting days and start/end times
- Class size
- Course Plans: Please briefly describe your plans for using the classroom that match its design and technology, including relevant details of planned teaching approaches and class activities. Explain how you will engage students in ways that are unique to this space and its technology, with specific examples of class activities you would like to try.
- Other Reasons: Please share any other relevant information that makes your class a good fit for this space—including any plans to study the impact of the redesign of this course on student learning and success, or any other metrics you would like to study. (not required)
- SoTL: If you are engaged in your own faculty-led research project or SoTL, describe your project and general timeline of it. (not required)
- Indicate if you are willing to participate in research studies regarding these spaces.
- Indicate if you are willing to be informally observed by a UITS Learning Technologies staff member or a CITL staff member
Please note:
- The deadline for requesting Spring 2027 classes is April 17, 2026, Noon Eastern.
- Fall 2026 courses are already scheduled for these rooms.
- If you are submitting applications for multiple sections—i.e., as a course coordinator—each request should be submitted separately on the form.
- Applicants (or a delegate) should be available by email and/or phone in the days after the deadline in case of questions or the need to reschedule the course to fit the room schedule.
- Classrooms in the Global and International Studies Building, as well as new classrooms in other buildings, should be requested through your departmental scheduling officer.
- Requests to use SB 015 or AC C102 for individual events should be made on the Registrar's Space Reservation Request Form.