Translate interests and capabilities into bounded scholarly projects
Brown Virtual Lab and MDC collaboration
MDC Collaborative Lab
MDC collaboration hubA dedicated asynchronous home for MDC collaborators whose research, learning, innovation, and scholarly contributions connect with Brown Virtual Lab.
Purpose and place
A local home with a direct path into the wider Brown Virtual Lab.
This crew space supports a clear local home, shared project pathways, structured introductions, transparent assignments, mentorship access, and visible progression from question to responsible release.
Project records name the local and Brown Virtual Lab roles, readiness requirements, permissions, intended outputs, reviewer responsibilities, and limits of the work.
Enter the complete curriculum for this spaceShared work
What this crew can carry together.
Use complete templates for evidence, methods, innovation, education, and publication
Invite cross-hub support while maintaining local context and responsibility
Track individual contributions, learning, feedback, and authorship evidence
Develop outputs that serve the project audience and preserve uncertainty
Asynchronous by design
Routine work moves asynchronously, and live meetings deepen continuity.
01Asynchronous guidance and project records support flexible participation
02Weekly pulse records show progress and support needs without excessive meetings
03Live gatherings focus on decisions, teaching, interpretation, and community
04Completed work returns learning to the MDC Collaborative Lab and the wider lab network
Live project record
Assigned pathways
Gathering the current assignments.
Permission-governed directory
People in this space
Gathering approved introductions.
Shared covenant
Rigor, generosity, traceability, and local responsibility travel together.
- Protect people, permissions, confidential information, and institutional authority.
- Document decisions, contributions, evidence, revisions, and unresolved uncertainty.
- Use the appropriate secure pathway for data, manuscript files, credentials, and restricted materials.
- Connect authorship and recognition with documented contribution and accountability.
- Return learning to the local crew and the wider Brown Virtual Lab community.