Taking a class to one of Carleton’s public computer labs can sometimes be challenging or next to impossible. Many labs only sit 30 students, booking a lab requires that it be available at a specific time, and many public labs are not ideal teaching and learning spaces.
But a new technology called Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) makes it possible for instructors and students to access Carleton’s standard student lab software on any computing platform (Mac or Windows, tablet or laptop) from many of Carleton’s classrooms.
While it was initially only available in three classrooms on campus, VDI is now enabled in 70 classrooms (approximately 50 per cent) and seven professors have already started to incorporate this technology as a teaching tool into their courses this year.
Learn more about one instructor’s experience with the benefits of VDI technology and discover how you can incorporate VDI into your courses.