Welcome to the Collaborative Virtual Computer Laboratory (CVCLAB) hosted by Penn State Berks. We created the CVCLAB to provide our students in Information Sciences and Technology and Security and Risk Analysis programs with hands-on learning experiences in information technology, particularly information security. Through this website, we aim to share the CVCLAB resources with a broader community of educators and students and to disseminate our technical and pedagogical experiences about virtual computer laboratories such as the CVCLAB. In this website, you will find information about:
- Hands-on activities for the CVCLAB
- White papers about how to build virtual computer laboratories
- Outcomes of our research findings
- Help and tutorial documents
- Updates about our outreach activities
The CVCLAB is a flexible learning environment where students can experiment with complex and high-risk computing tasks without any concern. The CVCLAB hosts several specialized computer laboratories. We have created a large library of hands-on activities to be specifically used in these computer laboratories.
The CVCLAB is an open learning environment. Accessing the CVCLAB is straightforward, and we have prepared many help and tutorial documents to get you started.
The CVCLAB promotes collaborative learning. Most of our hands-on activities have been designed for group work. Furthermore, students are allowed to create their test laboratories for long-term projects and encouraged to create new educational materials.
We invite you to test the CVCLAB.
The CVCLAB Team