Using Python, Travis CI, and GitHub to Effectively Teach Programming

Speaker: Gregory M. Kapfhammer

Real-world software engineering is collaborative, commonly involving the use of Git, GitHub, and continuous integration with Travis CI. Suitable for both full-time educators and members of industry who educate their colleagues, this presentation will explain how to use these technologies and platforms to teach interdisciplinary and introductory courses in computer programming and software engineering.

The presentation will first show how to create a GitHub organization connected to a GitHub Classroom with unlimited private repositories that contain instructor solutions and starter kits and submissions from both individual and team-based assignments. The talk will next explain how to connect GitHub repositories to continuous integration servers hosted by Travis CI, thus supporting the cloud-based execution of tests and checks.

Ultimately, people who attend this talk will learn more about how to use platforms like GitHub and Travis CI, open-source Python packages, and Python programming language features to effectively deliver instructional materials and assess assignment submissions.