Process Feedback for Google Colab

Enables exploring coding process of a Google Colab notebook

📌 What is the Process Feedback extension? As you code in Google Colab, this extension creates snapshots of your notebook content and saves it to your local device. This logged process data can be viewed anytime as easy and insightful charts. The extension is designed for students and teachers. 📌 How to use the extension? ➛ Step 1: Add this extension to your browser. ➛ Step 2: Open your Google Colab notebook. ➛ Step 3: Find the “Explore my Process” button near the menu bar and click on it. 📌 How to share your process report with others? ➛ Share Link: Copy the URL of the report link and share it. ➛ Share PDF: In the sidebar, click “Download this Report PDF” to obtain a PDF of the process report. 📌 Who is it for? The extension is primarily designed for students to self-reflect on their coding process. Students can also share their process reports as a link or download the report as a PDF file to share with their peers or teachers. 📌 How does it work? The extension creates snapshots of the active notebook content and saves it to your local device storage every five seconds. When you click on the “Explore my Process” button, it turns the process data into interactive charts and summaries. 📌 How can teachers integrate it into a course? Please visit www.processfeedback.org/colab for step-by-step instructions on integrating the extension into a course. 📌 How Is it different from other extensions? This extension is free. It is also rich in features. Students can also download a PDF report or instantly share a link to their process report. 📌 Limitations ➛ The extension does not work on past notebooks. You have to have the extension installed so it can log process data. ➛ When two students are collaboratively working on a notebook, the extension records each student’s process separately on their own devices, unaware of the changes made by another student. 📌 Terms and conditions By installing the extension, you agree to and acknowledge the terms and conditions at https://processfeedback.org/terms/ 📌 Privacy policy ➛ The Process Feedback extension collects the edit history of a Colab notebook so the process report can be shared as a link. Collected data is stored only so that users can view reports with the process report link. Also, collected data are deleted after six months, and the links expire. ➛ For co-edited notebooks, always obtain permission from all co-authors before viewing or sharing process reports. ➛ If your notebook contains sensitive information and you do not need a public link, please select the “Download process data” option and load the downloaded data to view the process report locally. 📌 Please cite Adhikari, Badri; “Thinking Beyond Chatbots’ Threat to Education: Visualizations to Elucidate the Writing or Coding Process”; Education Sciences; 2023. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/9/922