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Welcome Wharton Faculty!

The Alfred P. West, Jr. Learning Lab helps Wharton educators develop and build online simulations and pedagogical devices personally tailored to their courses and needs.

Do you have a case study that could be formatted into an immersive learning simulation, or an entirely original idea that would help you teach complex business concepts to your classes?

Do you want to provide students with real world practice without the associated real-world risks?

Submit a proposal to the Learning Lab.

After proposal deadlines have passed, the Alfred West Learning Lab Committee selects proposed projects that would best cultivate academic experimentation and engagement. Faculty members have an active role in the design process, which commences after the committee makes its selections.

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Schedule a run of a pre-existing Learning Lab Application.

To schedule the use of a simulation, please contact the Learning Lab.

Wharton Learning and Technology Conference

Wharton plans for upcoming Learning and Technology Conference to be held May 13th - May 14th, 2009. Keynotes and presentaions will focus on the physical and virtual role of technology in educating and engaging today's students. Please visit the conference website for more information.

Learning Blog

To read more about learning, technology, and simulations check out The Big Picture, part of Wharton Computing's blogging initiative for employees to actively contribute to their work environment.

Related Links:

January 2008: BusinessWeek article, "Virtual Workplaces in the Classroom," highlights Wharton Learning Lab.

October 2007: Learning Lab Presented at Adobe Max 2007 in Chicago

November 2007: Learning Lab Featured in an Article Discussing the Growing Popularity of "Serious Games" as Pedagogical Devices

October 2007: Learning Lab Presented at Adobe Max 2007 in Chicago

Learning Lab Wins Penn 2007 Models of Excellence Award

Learning Lab Simulations featured in EDUCAUSE Quarterly

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