Virtual hands-on labs are a vital component of the virtual classroom and the Grokworx Distance Learning Solution. Our hands-on labs truly differentiate the Grokworx solution from other distance learning providers. Our virtual labs provide an “at the console” experience for both instructors and participants, and can even allow an instructor to take control of a participant machine. Learn more about the virtualization of student environments by reading our blog on Virtual Educational Infrastructure hypervisor comparisons.
What makes our Labs different
Synchronous or Asynchronous – The Grokworx Lab solution offers Any Lab Any Time . You can select any of your labs from your lab library and seamlessly deliver it for synchronous instructor-led training or asynchronously for on-demand self paced learning or a combination of both. Talk to us to find out how!
On Demand Labs – Hands-on labs can be accessed outside of class time or self paced and on-demand. On-demand labs are dynamically provisioned from your lab library when they are needed with no set up or tear down.
Save State – Participants can save their in-progress lab at any time. The saved state includes content, code, or changes to documents as well as the state of the machine when the image is saved. This allows a participant to return and work on their labs, assignments, or homework from any location with a broadband connection.
Shared Labs – Instructors, content authors, and participants alike can share their virtual labs on the fly. This feature is unique to the Grokworx virtual learning system and allows for collaboration, mutual help and interaction, and the ability to submit labs for grading.
Online Hot Updates – When virtual machines are altered for a revision, update, or change to code or lab you no longer have to re-publish the lab, create a dvd, and distribute the files physically. With the lab creation tools provided by Grokworx you can make the changes in the cloud and immediately offer the updates to everyone.
*Hands on Labs live right within the system for simple access using tab based navigation. Below you will see the instructor view of the virtual classroom with student machine states listed.