Computer Science Education with Innovative Ideas on Google Colab

• Ricardo Ferreira Federal University of Viçosa http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1802-7829
• Michael Canesche Federal University of Minas Gerais https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7882-0787
• José Nacif Federal University of Viçosa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0703-5620

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/educomp_estendido.2023.229073

Abstract

Google Colab has been widely used by the programming community. However, most users make use of the platform for teaching and research in the domains of machine learning and artificial intelligence. This work presents new ideas for exploring the vast diversity of resources that Colab can offer, but are currently underutilized. Using Colab itself, we created a series of activities for the educational community to develop classroom laboratories. In addition to Python, we will show that other programming languages can be included, as well as how to install command-line tools in a user-friendly manner. We will demonstrate how to generate question banks for students to perform self-assessments within the environment and provide resources for teachers to monitor the use of the platform.

Keywords: Google Colab, Cloud Teaching Lab, Jupyter Notebook

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