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Although I love the cool features, I'm worried this could potentially exacerbate situations where students already feel like they're "being watched" while learn

Although I love the cool features, I'm worried this could potentially exacerbate situations where students already feel like they're "being watched" while learning remotely (i.e. being forced to have their camera on constantly while in class). I could imagine some students feeling anxious about having to complete assignments on a platform like this, where every step of their incompetence (due to their nascent programming skills) is available for the teacher to see. Although I firmly believe the tech is cool and useful, how helpful it is will come down to classroom policies.

amasad 6y ago
While this sounds plausible, fortunately it doesn't seem to be the case. We're hearing is that it's both improving student outcomes and making coding more fun and exciting for students, so much so that they continue coding after their class. This came in recently from a CS teacher in Mexico City: > I am a CS teacher at a public high school in Mexico City, and I am fortunate to use Repl.it since the past October. My remote classes have gone so good thanks to Repl.it, my students have been learning a lot by working with your platform. They have even given me a C language code made in Repl.it as a present on my birthday. We're also working with researchers to conduct a small study to see if this can be borne out in outcomes data.
- pseudalopex 6y ago
  You can be sure it is the case for some students.
- sodality2 6y ago
  As a high school CS student, I'm sure some students will feel the pressure to code and fear of embarrassment, especially if the whole class is set to see progress. Perhaps an option to anonymize the names to the other students if it is a group project? We use repl.it for students without access to BlueJ and it works great. In fact, I will be messaging this to my AP CSA teacher with this because this looks absolutely game-changing.
  - amasad 6y ago
    Yeah we have an option to anonymize names: https://docs.repl.it/Teams/privacyFAQs https://docs.repl.it/Teams/privacyFAQs

amasad 6y ago

While this sounds plausible, fortunately it doesn't seem to be the case. We're hearing is that it's both improving student outcomes and making coding more fun and exciting for students, so much so that they continue coding after their class. This came in recently from a CS teacher in Mexico City: > I am a CS teacher at a public high school in Mexico City, and I am fortunate to use Repl.it since the past October. My remote classes have gone so good thanks to Repl.it, my students have been learning a lot by working with your platform. They have even given me a C language code made in Repl.it as a present on my birthday. We're also working with researchers to conduct a small study to see if this can be borne out in outcomes data.

pseudalopex 6y ago
You can be sure it is the case for some students.
sodality2 6y ago
As a high school CS student, I'm sure some students will feel the pressure to code and fear of embarrassment, especially if the whole class is set to see progress. Perhaps an option to anonymize the names to the other students if it is a group project? We use repl.it for students without access to BlueJ and it works great. In fact, I will be messaging this to my AP CSA teacher with this because this looks absolutely game-changing.
- amasad 6y ago
  Yeah we have an option to anonymize names: https://docs.repl.it/Teams/privacyFAQs https://docs.repl.it/Teams/privacyFAQs