1.The SCM Game is a simulation designed to help students understand how a digital supply chain works and practice the skills that are required to manage one. This game is accessible to a single player and offers insignts into the SCM process as well as skill building.

After playing the SCM game through one session, comment on your experience. What decisions did you make that turned out well, and what decisions would you make differently next time, and why?

2. Think about the web platform your school uses and what major academic applications it providesfrom information for prospective students to course enrollment to grades. What benefits does this platform provide for students? For instructors? For school administration? Are there additional functions you would like to see made available on the platform?

3. IBMs Watson is a platform open to developers around the world who want to incorporate learning capability into their applications. Try this example in the gallery.

The Your Celebrity Match can be found at the bottom of the page. You will need to enter a twitter handle to produce results. Then find out how this application works here

If you are intrigued, go on to view a video about how IBM sees the future of learning systems.

Do you think that learning systems like the one you experienced can be a disruptive marketing technology? Why or why not