Integrating Canvas and GitLab to Enrich Learning Processes

Abstract

Version Control Systems (VCS) are increasingly used for software education. However they are often used independently of general-purpose Learning Management Systems (LMS), leading to poor user experiences and data fragmentation. This paper presents a high level programming framework that integrates the Canvas LMS and the GitLab VCS. Eight use case applications are implemented with it, motivated by related work, educator and student surveys we conducted, and our early experience of using GitLab for software education. The framework semi-automates feedback loops, improves the overall user experience for students and educators and reduces administrative time — saving educators up to 16.7 hours in a 12 week semester. The components of our framework are open source for learning technologists to develop their own use cases.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 46th International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering Education and Training
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
Pages	180-190
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400704987
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3639474.3640056
Publication status	Published - 14 Apr 2024
Event	46th International Conference on Software Engineering, Software Engineering Education and Training 2024 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 14 Apr 2024 → 20 Apr 2024 Conference number: 46 https://conf.researchr.org/track/icse-2024/icse-2024-software-engineering-education-and-training-track

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Conference	46th International Conference on Software Engineering, Software Engineering Education and Training 2024
Abbreviated title	ICSE-SEET 2024
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	14/04/24 → 20/04/24
Internet address	https://conf.researchr.org/track/icse-2024/icse-2024-software-engineering-education-and-training-track

Keywords

Git
GitLab
Version Control Systems
Learning Management Systems
Programming Education

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Schauer, L, Stewart, RJ & Maarek, M 2024, Integrating Canvas and GitLab to Enrich Learning Processes. in Proceedings of the 46th International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering Education and Training. Association for Computing Machinery, pp. 180-190, 46th International Conference on Software Engineering, Software Engineering Education and Training 2024, Lisbon, Portugal, 14/04/24. https://doi.org/10.1145/3639474.3640056

Integrating Canvas and GitLab to Enrich Learning Processes. / Schauer, Laura; Stewart, Robert James ; Maarek, Manuel.
Proceedings of the 46th International Conference on Software Engineering: Software Engineering Education and Training. Association for Computing Machinery, 2024. p. 180-190.

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