04/16/2026
By David Willis

The STEM Teaching, Educator Learning and Research (STELAR) Team invites you to participate in our final STARBURST STEM-Ed Mini Hackathon of the Spring 2026 semester.

Event Details

  • Date/Time: Wednesday, April 22 | 3–4: p.m. (In-person)
  • Location: Dandeneau Hall 220, North Campus (virtual/zoom attendance on request)
  • Topic: Using AI-LLMs to Generate High-Quality Visual Aids and Learning Tools

Description: This mini hackathon-session will engage participants in developing and enhancing visual content/apps for their courses.

First 15 minutes: You’ll experience/engage with several examples of interactive visuals that faculty have prompted-to-develop to support deeper understanding of course concepts.

  • Canvas: developing visual html boosts
  • Interactive figures and animated visualizations using Python/MATLAB/etc.

Remaining 45 minutes: Let the mini-hackathon begin! Participants will be challenged to develop a new graphical learning tool/app/visualization for their class(es). At the end of the hackathon, we'll review and discuss our different outcomes/designs/contributions! It should be engaging, challenging, and informative -- and most of all, FUN!

Note: Bring a laptop to engage with the activities. While coding experience is a plus, none is required to engage, learn, and participate.