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Alfred West Jr. Learning Lab

Wharton's Alfred West Jr. Learning Lab

The Alfred P. West, Jr. Learning Lab is Wharton's development center and experimental laboratory to explore new approaches to learning. The Learning Lab develops technology-enhanced learning materials—simulations, web-based exercises, interactive programs, and serious games— to investigate new paradigms for learning and instruction.

The products developed by the Learning Lab engage students in real-world exercises that challenge them to apply principles they've learned across multiple disciplines.

The Learning Lab draws on the creative expertise of faculty leaders and industry professionals to experiment with new methods of learning throughout the School's degree and non-degree programs.

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• Wharton plans for upcoming Evolution of Learning Symposium with keynote by Daniel Pink to be held May 13th, 2009. For more information visit the conference website.

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• German MBA students experienced the Learning Lab's Tragedy of the TUNA simulation at the German MBA Conference 2008 held in Huntsman Hall on November 22, 2008.

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