# Instructors

Welcome to Nuvolos!

Nuvolos provides a flexible environment for instructors to deliver courses, manage assignments, and interact with students. A course in Nuvolos is an education-specific [space](/features/nuvolos-basic-concepts/organisational-hierarchy.md#spaces) with productivity features for both instructors and students.

#### Use Case: Standardizing the Classroom Experience

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**Managing diverse software environments across students**\
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When teaching a technical or data-heavy course, instructors often lose class time acting as IT support. Students arrive with different operating systems, conflicting software versions, and varying hardware capabilities - leading to the "it works on my machine" problem, delayed assignments, and unequal access to course tools.
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**A unified platform with pre-configured environments**\
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Instead of relying on student-managed local installations, instructors can build a single master workspace in Nuvolos. With a few clicks, that exact environment - complete with all necessary libraries, teaching materials, and licensed software - is distributed to every student's browser-based cloud workspace.
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**Less overhead, consistent conditions for every student**\
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By eliminating local troubleshooting and software accessibility barriers, instructors save hours of administrative overhead each term. Every student starts on a level playing field with a consistent, reliable setup - so the class can focus on the curriculum from day one rather than debugging environments.
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Nuvolos helps you solve the following challenges:

* **Environment consistency** — every student gets the exact same software environment, eliminating "it works on my machine" problems.
* **Software accessibility** — students access specialised or licensed software without installing anything locally.
* **Material distribution** — [distribute](/features/nuvolos-basic-concepts/distribution.md) course materials, assignments, and updates to all students in one step.
* **Assignment management** — manage the full assignment lifecycle from creation and distribution to collection.
* **Reproducibility** — [snapshots](/features/nuvolos-basic-concepts/snapshots.md) track changes in course materials and student work, letting you revert to any previous version.
* **Scalable compute** — provide students with the [computational resources](/features/applications/application-resources.md) they need, from simple scripts to complex simulations.

## Tutorials

1. [Join an organisation](/getting-started/instructors/join-an-organization.md) — accept an invitation to your institution's Nuvolos organisation.
2. [Add a new course](/getting-started/instructors/add-a-new-course.md) — create a new course space.
3. [Join a course](/getting-started/instructors/join-a-course.md) — accept an invitation to co-instruct an existing course.
4. [Add teaching material](/getting-started/instructors/add-teaching-material.md) — upload files and source code to the Master instance.
5. [Best practice: structuring your course](/getting-started/instructors/best-practice-structuring-your-course.md) — lay out instances for optimal material flow.
6. [Invite teaching assistants or colleagues](/getting-started/instructors/invite-tas.md) — grant the Space Administrator role to co-instructors.
7. [Invite students](/getting-started/instructors/invite-students.md) — invite students via link or email.
8. [Distribute to prospective students](/getting-started/instructors/distribute-to-prospective-students.md) — push materials to current and future student instances.
9. [Create an assignment](/getting-started/instructors/create-an-assignment.md) — distribute coursework with deadlines and collection.

## FAQ

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<summary>How does Nuvolos simplify course material distribution?</summary>

Nuvolos provides a centralized environment for course delivery. Instructors can push materials, assignments, and updates to all students at once - without needing to share files manually or manage multiple copies. Changes made in the instructor's space can be distributed to every student instance in a single action.

</details>

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<summary>What tools are available for assignment management in Nuvolos?</summary>

Nuvolos supports the full assignment lifecycle in one place - from creating and distributing assignments to collecting and grading submitted work. Instructors do not need to switch between separate tools for each stage of the process.

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<summary>How does Nuvolos ensure environment consistency among students?</summary>

Nuvolos eliminates the "it works on my machine" problem by ensuring every student runs the exact same software environment. Specialized or licensed software is made available directly through the platform - students do not need to install anything on their personal computers.

</details>

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<summary>Can instructors track version changes in student assignments?</summary>

Yes. Nuvolos includes built-in version control for both course materials and student work. Instructors can track changes over time, ensure reproducibility, and revert to previous versions when needed - all without relying on external version control tools.

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