About Fisher:
The Fisher College of Business is the business school of The Ohio State University, located here in Columbus, Ohio. The college offers undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs across core business disciplines, with an emphasis on applied learning and real-world business scenarios. As part of that focus, Fisher partners with external organizations to develop tools and systems that support classroom instruction and enhance the student learning experience.
The Request
The Ohio State University launched a campus-wide initiative to integrate tablet-based learning into undergraduate education, supported by a partnership with Apple that provided iPads to students. This initiative created new opportunities for developing mobile-first instructional tools across different colleges within the university.
As part of this broader effort, the Fisher College of Business sought to incorporate the initiative into its curriculum in a meaningful way. The college identified a need for a more effective method of introducing business students to foundational computer science concepts through interactive, applied learning experiences.
Traditional approaches to teaching programming concepts did not align well with business-focused coursework, creating a gap between technical literacy and applied business education. Fisher needed a solution that could bridge this gap within a mobile, tablet-based learning environment.
The Solution
iLeaf is a mobile application developed by Software Verde to support interactive, tablet-based learning for business students. The platform provides a library of structured exercises that allow students to engage with computer science concepts by arranging and manipulating code statements within the context of business problems.
Each lesson combines familiar topics such as supply chain management and operations with progressively more advanced computational concepts, enabling students to build an intuitive understanding of logic and problem-solving without requiring prior programming experience.
The application also supports instructor engagement by allowing students to submit completed exercises directly through the platform. Professors can review and replay each student’s step-by-step solution process, providing insight into their approach and enabling more effective evaluation and feedback.
By combining mobile application development with interactive learning design, iLeaf helps bridge the gap between business education and technical concepts, supporting a more modern and applied classroom experience.
Services Provided
- MVP development
- Project Management
- Custom UI/UX Design
- Unity Game Engine Development
- Custom Data Management
