{"id":10050,"date":"2026-09-17T16:21:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T14:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clover-vdi.com\/doc\/documentation\/clover-vdi-instructor\/clover-vdi-instructor-collaborative-learning\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T12:16:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:16:18","slug":"clover-vdi-instructor-collaborative-learning","status":"publish","type":"manual_documentation","link":"https:\/\/clover-vdi.com\/doc\/documentation\/clover-vdi-instructor\/clover-vdi-instructor-collaborative-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Collaborative Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"toctoc\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clover VDI supports collaborative learning by allowing a user to share a running VM with other authorized users. The owner chooses whether participants can only view the VM or can also interact with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Prepare and Display the VM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open <strong>My Labs<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Select the required group. Clover automatically displays the lab machines for all templates associated with that group.<\/li><li>Create and start the lab when necessary.<\/li><li>Wait until its status changes to <strong>running<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Click <strong>Display<\/strong> to open the VM.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/clover-vdi.com\/doc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/clover-my-labs-role-view.jpg\" alt=\"Running labs displayed from My Labs for the selected group\" class=\"wp-image-10098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clover-vdi.com\/doc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/clover-my-labs-role-view.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/clover-vdi.com\/doc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/clover-my-labs-role-view-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clover-vdi.com\/doc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/clover-my-labs-role-view-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/clover-vdi.com\/doc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/clover-my-labs-role-view-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/clover-vdi.com\/doc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/clover-my-labs-role-view-600x270.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Choose the Sharing Permission<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inside the displayed VM, click the <strong>Share<\/strong> button and choose one of the available access modes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Read Only:<\/strong> participants can view the shared VM but cannot control or modify the session.<\/li><li><strong>Read & Write:<\/strong> participants can view and interact with the shared VM.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the minimum permission required for the learning activity. Use Read Only for demonstrations and Read & Write for supervised collaborative work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clover-vdi.com\/doc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/share-access-mode.png\" alt=\"Share menu with Read Only and Read and Write access modes\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. View the Shared Labs List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Return to <strong>My Labs<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Select the appropriate group. Clover automatically displays the labs for all templates associated with that group.<\/li><li>Click <strong>Shared Labs<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Review the list of shared VMs, including the owner, lab name and access mode.<\/li><li>Click <strong>Refresh<\/strong> if a newly shared VM is not yet visible.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/clover-vdi.com\/doc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/shared-labs-list-1.png\" alt=\"List of shared Virtual Labs with owner, access mode and Open action\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Open a Shared VM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Locate the required VM in the shared-labs list.<\/li><li>Check whether its access mode is Read Only or Read-Write.<\/li><li>Click the <strong>Open<\/strong> icon.<\/li><li>Use the VM according to the permission selected by its owner.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. End the Collaborative Session<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Close the shared VM when the activity is complete. The VM owner remains responsible for stopping or restarting the lab from My Labs. 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