Cole-Programming: Shaping Collaborative Learning Support in Eclipse

• Published in: IEEE-RITA Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 153 - 162
• Main Authors: Jurado, Francisco, Molina, Ana I., Redondo, Miguel A., Ortega, Manuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Piscataway IEEE 01.11.2013; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Collaborative tools; Collaborative work; Computer science education; computer-supported collaborative learning; eclipse; Education; Learning programming; Learning systems; pair programming; Programming profession; tuple spaces
• ISSN: 1932-8540; 2374-0132
• DOI: 10.1109/RITA.2013.2284953

In the teaching of those subjects related to computer programming competences, a teaching/learning methodology based on problem solving is often used, which sometimes involves the application of techniques such as pair programming. In addition, to perform the programming-related tasks, it is common to use professional integrated development environments. Thus, it may be interesting to integrate tools in these environments so that they can support the teaching/learning process. This paper discusses how we have adapted an existing eclipse-based system for learning programming, so that now it has support for collaborative tasks. The new features have been specially designed to solve programming-related assignments and integrated into the learning environment. We also analyze the first impressions gathered from students in the initial experiences made on the system.