Events
Upcoming Events
Spiritual Hackathon
Spiritual Hackathon
Join us for our Spiritual Hackathon, a full day event hosted in the Hatchery for undergraduates to prototype and engage in pathways for connection between technology, art, and spiritual practices.
To learn more about our previous Spiritual Hackathon, visit our website.
Fall 2026 – November 15th, 2026, 8:30am – 9pm
Formative Encounters
Formative Encounters: The Human Person in the Age of Artificial Intelligence – A Jewish Response to the Papal Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas
In the spirit of chavruta, the Jewish tradition of learning through dialogue, join Prof. Bers as she engages with guest speakers to explore: What wisdom does the Jewish tradition offer as we navigate a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence?
Join us in the DevTech Lab, Carney Hall Room 306, Thursdays from 5pm to 6pm with a light reception at 4:45pm.
Thursday, October 15th, 2026: Prof. Marina Umaschi Bers
Thursday, November 19th, 2026: Prof. David L. Blustein
Thursday, January 21st, 2027: Prof. Rebekah Levine Coley
Thursday, February 18th, 2027: Prof. Rebecca Lowenhaupt
Thursday, March 18th, 2027: Prof. Scott Seider
Complete this google form to officially register for the event.
Design Your Leadership
Design Your Leadership
Calling all student leaders! Join us for a hands-on workshop in the Hatchery designed for leaders to explore the unique strengths and virtues that shape the way they lead through creation. Leaders will collaborate to create representations of these guiding virtues and earn a Leadership Certificate by the end.
Monday, Oct. 26th from 5pm to 7:30pm in the Hatchery (food provided)
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Current Open Positions
Looking for other opportunities to get involved? Paid, volunteering and for credit opportunities are open for Boston College students to work on several of our projects. If you are a student from outside of Boston College, volunteer opportunities and special arrangements can also be considered. If you are interested in getting involved, please reach out to Prof. Marina Bers.
In order to learn more about what we do and connect with our team, we recommend attending one of our events and/or enrolling in one of Prof. Bers’ courses, listed below.
Classes with Prof. Marina Bers
Prof. Bers teaches interdisciplinary courses focused on the design and use of learning technologies. These courses include FORM 6150/CSCI2265: Tech Tools for Playful Learning, FORM 7360: Applied Experiences in Learning, Design, and Technology, and FORM 7210/8840: Design, Innovation and Formative Experiences.
All of the courses have a strong hands-on, project-based component. To see a few examples of these projects, check out this video. The current course offerings by semester are as follows:
Fall 2026
FORM 7210/8840: Design, Innovation and Formative Experiences
Students served: Master’s and Doctoral Students
Time: Wednesdays 10:00 am -12:20 pm
Location: DevTech Lab, Carney Hall Room 306
This course explores the role that design and innovation can play in the development and implementation of technology-rich formative learning experiences in different settings such as schools, non-formal educational environments, community-based organizations, museums, etc. Students will read materials from a variety of disciplines such as design thinking, entrepreneurship, developmental psychology, learning sciences and artificial intelligence and will be exposed to expert guest speakers. In addition, students will gain design skills. Students will work on a final project of their choice to be determined in consultation with the professor, and will create a prototype, test it, evaluate it and revise it to meet the needs of the identified setting.
Spring 2027
FORM 6150/CSCI2265: Tech Tools for Playful Learning
Students served: Undergraduate and Master’s students
Time: Thursdays 9:30 – 11:50 am
Location: DevTech Lab, Carney Hall Room 306
This course explores the design and use of new technologies for learning and engages students in current debates around educational technologies, computational thinking, coding and robotics. Students will learn how to develop, implement, and evaluate technology-rich curriculum and will design their own computational meaningful projects. They will visit K-2 classrooms to implement technology-rich curricula, will learn how to use video to document their experiences, and will become researchers to assess the thinking and learning fostered by the different tools.
FORM 7360: Applied Experiences in Learning, Design, and Technology
Students served: MA students
Time: Wednesdays 10:00 am -12:20 pm
Location: DevTech Lab, Carney Hall Room 306
Fall 2027
FORM 7210/8840: Design, Innovation and Formative Experiences
Students served: Master’s and Doctoral Students
Time: Wednesdays 10:00 am -12:20 pm
Location: DevTech Lab, Carney Hall Room 306
This course explores the role that design and innovation can play in the development and implementation of technology-rich formative learning experiences in different settings such as schools, non-formal educational environments, community-based organizations, museums, etc. Students will read materials from a variety of disciplines such as design thinking, entrepreneurship, developmental psychology, learning sciences and artificial intelligence and will be exposed to expert guest speakers. In addition, students will gain design skills. Students will work on a final project of their choice to be determined in consultation with the professor, and will create a prototype, test it, evaluate it and revise it to meet the needs of the identified setting.
Spring 2028
FORM 6150: Tech Tools for Playful Learning
Students served: Undergraduate and Master’s students
Time: Thursdays 9:30 – 11:50 am
Location: DevTech Lab, Carney Hall Room 306
This course explores the design and use of new technologies for learning and engages students in current debates around educational technologies, computational thinking, coding and robotics. Students will learn how to develop, implement, and evaluate technology-rich curriculum and will design their own computational meaningful projects. They will visit K-2 classrooms to implement technology-rich curricula, will learn how to use video to document their experiences, and will become researchers to assess the thinking and learning fostered by the different tools.
FORM 7360: Applied Experiences in Learning, Design, and Technology
Students served: Doctoral Students
Time: Wednesdays 10:00 am -12:20 pm
Location: DevTech Lab, Carney Hall Room 306
Fall 2028
FORM 7210/8840: Design, Innovation and Formative Experiences
Students served: Master’s and Doctoral Students
Time: Wednesdays 10:00 am -12:20 pm
Location: DevTech Lab, Carney Hall Room 306
This course explores the role that design and innovation can play in the development and implementation of technology-rich formative learning experiences in different settings such as schools, non-formal educational environments, community-based organizations, museums, etc. Students will read materials from a variety of disciplines such as design thinking, entrepreneurship, developmental psychology, learning sciences and artificial intelligence and will be exposed to expert guest speakers. In addition, students will gain design skills. Students will work on a final project of their choice to be determined in consultation with the professor, and will create a prototype, test it, evaluate it and revise it to meet the needs of the identified setting.
Spring 2029
FORM 6150: Tech Tools for Playful Learning
Students served: Undergraduate and Master’s students
Time: Thursdays 9:30 – 11:50 am
Location: DevTech Lab, Carney Hall Room 306
This course explores the design and use of new technologies for learning and engages students in current debates around educational technologies, computational thinking, coding and robotics. Students will learn how to develop, implement, and evaluate technology-rich curriculum and will design their own computational meaningful projects. They will visit K-2 classrooms to implement technology-rich curricula, will learn how to use video to document their experiences, and will become researchers to assess the thinking and learning fostered by the different tools.
FORM 7360: Applied Experiences in Learning, Design, and Technology
Students served: MA students
Time: Wednesdays 10:00 am -12:20 pm
Location: DevTech Lab, Carney Hall Room 306
Relevant Degree Programs
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Formative Education
Drawing faculty from the diverse disciplinary traditions of history and philosophy, anthropology and humanistic psychology, design thinking and the learning sciences, this program prepares future scholars and practitioners to examine the normative dimensions of formal and informal education, the development of the whole human being in sociocultural context, and the grand social challenges that now demand a fuller educational response.
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Learning, Design, and Technology
Design the future of learning
Today’s evolving world calls for researchers and practitioners who can help schools, nonprofits, companies, and governments design engaging, learning experiences that draw on the most current learning technologies and pedagogies. Led by DevTech Director, Professor Marina Bers, under the Department of Formative Education at the Lynch School of Education, the M.A. in Learning, Design, and Technology (LDT) will equip you with the hands-on design experience, interdisciplinary knowledge, and technical skills you’ll need to respond to that call.