FORM 7360 Applied Experiences in Learning, Design, and Technology

The Applied Experiences in Learning, Design, and Technology capstone is an experiential course that allows students to get hands-on practical experience with companies, products, and research. This capstone project can take the form of conducting research, creating a learning environment, or designing a product in which students apply a whole person approach, iterative design, and/or user design explored throughout the coursework. With guidance from the course instructor, students will collaborate with a client to produce a culminating LDT project with deliverables. Milestones and final deliverables will be determined by the course instructor, client, and student and may include defining a problem of practice, literature review, assessment and evaluation, preliminary and final prototypes, and/or a final report or presentation. The final deliverable (s) will serve as the masters comprehensive exam for the program. Students may work with their advisor to select an alternate course.

Course overview

Department
Formative Education
School
Lynch
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Annually

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
3.33 / 5 · Good
4 responses
Instructor rating
4.33 / 5 · Very Good
4 responses
Terms evaluated
1
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Marina Bers3.34.33.83.84.04.04.73.04–6 hrs/week4 of 4

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Marina Bers
    Spring 2027, Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.33/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Marina Bers · Carney 306;W 10:00AM-12:20PM · Offered