Experiential Learning Expo

Join us for an immersive and interactive experience at BU’s Experiential Learning Expo featuring Spark! Demo Day!

The Expo, presented by Boston University’s Undergraduate Affairs, will showcase more than 100 student projects undertaken in conjunction with the Cross-College Challenge, the Learning Assistant Program, and BU Spark!’s Demo Day. For more event details, visit bu.edu/expo.

Program Highlights:

3-5 pm, floor 1

Students completing their first semester as Learning Assistants will showcase their final projects redesigning a small aspect of the course in which they taught. Projects combine the pedagogical theory learned throughout the semester with the in-class, experiential practice of teaching.

LA-assisted courses are available in the following departments and programs: biology, chemistry, earth and environment, engineering, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, CGS natural sciences, and women’s gender, and sexuality studies.

3-5 pm, floor 1

The BU Cross-College Challenge (XCC) is the Hub’s signature interdisciplinary project-based, 4-credit elective course open to juniors and seniors from all of BU’s undergraduate schools and colleges. The XCC engages students in team projects that address a real-world problem or an enduring human question. During this event, student teams will present their final projects as part of the following Cross-College Challenge courses:

XC410 C1 Back to the Past: Gaming and Design for Immersive Role Play
XC420 B1 Photography for Youth Activism
XC433 A1 Spirit of Wonder: Cross-Cultural Storytelling
XC433 B1 Environmental Equality & Urban Tree Canopies
XC433 C1 Marketing and Social Equity in the Cannabis Industry
XC433 D1 The Art and Science of Technology Consulting

Additional XCC teams will present as part of BU Spark! Demo Day.

4-5:25 pm, floor 2: On-stage presentations

5:30-7 pm, floor 1: Poster sessions

Spark! Demo Day is an opportunity for students participating in Spark! supported courses and programs to showcase their work to members of the BU community and with our partners from industry and civil society who engage with Spark! as project sponsors, instructors, and mentors.

Guests will have the opportunity to hear student presentations, visit project demo stations during breakout sessions, and vote on their favorite projects.

XCC and Spark! X-lab Classes that will be featured at BU Spark! Demo Day include:
HUB XC475: Spark! Technology Innovation Fellowship Course
HUB XC410 A1: Spark! Justice Media co-Lab (JMCL)
CDS DS488: Spark! UX Design X-Lab Practicum
CDS DS519 / CAS CS519: Spark! Software Engineering X-Lab Practicum
CDS DS539: Spark! Data Science Practicum
CDS DS549 / CAS CS549: Spark! Machine Learning X-Lab Practicum
CDS DS594: Spark! Data Visualization X-Lab Practicum
CDS DS701: Tools for Data Science
Spark! Internship

Don't just learn about something - experience it for yourself at our Experiential Learning Expo!

Event Venue

Center for Computing and Data Sciences (CCDS) at Boston University, 665 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, United States