2009 Oct 05    

Wharton CIO Deirdre Woods in the Financial Times on New Tools for Learning

Wharton's associate dean and CIO Deirdre Woods is featured in an article in the Financial Times on how business schools are adopting simulations and other technological innovations to advance learning:

The best games offer a high level of interactivity and allow students to compete in multiple rounds, with additional information revealed as the simulation progresses. Such games are used at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. "They give students the benefit of feeling that they've experienced situations, once they go out into the real business world," says Deirdre Woods, associate dean and chief information officer at Wharton.

• The Financial Times: Tools for School