Experiential Learning Expo

Join us for an immersive and interactive experience at Boston University's Experiential Learning Expo featuring the Duan Family Spark! Initiative's 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:

Learning Assistant Program Poster Session

3-5 pm, floor 1

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

Come hear how undergraduates are helping their peers in Learning Assistant (LA)-supported courses across biology, chemistry, earth and environment, engineering, mathematics, neuroscience, physics, and CGS natural sciences.

Cross-College Challenge Showcase

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:

HUB XC411 Back to Past: Gaming and Design for Immersive Role Play

HUB XC422 Exploring Walkability in Boston

HUB XC433 Exploring World Cultures Through Puppetry Arts

HUB XC437 Environmental Equality and Urban Tree Canopies

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

BU Spark! Demo Day

4-5:25 pm, floor 2: On-stage presentations which shine a spotlight on the Innovation Fellowship program and highlight a project from each practicum course

5:30-7 pm, floor 1: 3 Rounds of poster sessions where every team will present a digital display of their work and answer questions about their experiences

Spark! Demo Day is an opportunity for students participating in the Duan Family Spark! Initiative 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 XC473: Spark! Justice Media co-Lab (JMCL)

CDS DS488/688: 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 ScienceSpark! Internship

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