Augustus Long Professor of Education,
Lynch School of Education and Human Development
Secondary appointment, Department of Computer Science
Affiliated faculty, Schiller Institute for Science and Society
Director, DevTech Research Group
Boston College
Teaching
Prof. Bers teaches interdisciplinary courses focused on the design and use of learning technologies. These courses have a strong hands-on, project-based component. Prof Bers will be teaching the following courses in the Spring of 2023 at Boston College in the DevTech Lab (Carney Hall Room 306):
FORM 6150/ CSCI 2265 Technological Tools for Playful Learning
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.
Students served: All Undergrads and MA students
Timing: Wednesdays 10:00-12:20 pm
Enrollment: Maximum 25 students
