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A development environment for distributed synchronous collaborative programming

Authors:

Kristy Elizabeth Boyer,

August A. Dwight,

R. Taylor Fondren,

Mladen A. Vouk,

James C. LesterAuthors Info & Claims

ITiCSE '08: Proceedings of the 13th annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education

Pages 158 - 162

https://doi.org/10.1145/1384271.1384315

Published: 30 June 2008 Publication History

Abstract

While collaborative approaches in the classroom have been shown to be highly beneficial for students of computer science, obstacles inherent in today's academic environment often prevent collocated collaborative approaches from being implemented. One solution to the collocation problem may lie with tools that facilitate distributed collaboration. This paper presents RIPPLE (Remote Interactive Pair Programming and Learning Environment), a development environment for distributed synchronous collaborative programming. RIPPLE is an open source software tool. Initial user tests demonstrate positive responses from students, and the potential for long term learning, motivation, and retention benefits is significant. In addition to its benefits for students, RIPPLE is a tool for computing education researchers who wish to collect data on collaborative programming.

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A development environment for distributed synchronous collaborative programming
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    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education

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ITiCSE '08: Proceedings of the 13th annual conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education

June 2008

394 pages

ISBN:9781605580784

DOI:10.1145/1384271

Conference Chairs:
June Amillo
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
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Cary Laxer
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, USA
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Program Chairs:
Ernestina Menasalvas
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
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Alison Young
Unitec, New Zealand

ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 40, Issue 3
ITiCSE '08
September 2008
362 pages
ISSN:0097-8418
DOI:10.1145/1597849
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