GitHub moves GitHub Classroom users toward Codio in exclusive commercial partnership

Decision creates formal transition path for 3,000 instructors and 500,000 students as AI-powered CS tools become central to course delivery.

GitHub has selected Codio as its exclusive commercial partner to extend options for GitHub Classroom users, creating a structured pathway for instructors and students to move into Codio’s computer science learning platform while retaining GitHub-based workflows.

GitHub Classroom is widely used by educators to distribute programming assignments, manage repositories, and collect student submissions using Git-based workflows. Codio, by contrast, provides a cloud-based instructional environment that combines coding workspaces, automated assessment, course management, and AI-assisted feedback in a single platform.

Eligible users will be able to transition assignments and courses into Codio’s platform without abandoning repositories, grading scripts, or Git-native processes.

The move reflects a broader shift in computing education, where AI-enabled tooling and scalable assessment infrastructure are increasingly embedded into course design rather than layered on top.

Formal transition from Classroom to enterprise platform

Under the partnership, GitHub Classroom users can migrate to Codio while maintaining course materials and assessment assets stored in Git repositories.

Doug Hughes, CEO of Codio, says: “This partnership reflects our shared vision with GitHub to keep the computing and tech skills learning experience at the forefront of advances in edtech and learning experience design, while embracing the use of AI to enhance the learner experience.”

He adds: “We’re working closely with the GitHub Education team to give instructors an easy, disruption-free path to use Codio while retaining the workflows they rely on, and in doing so gain access to tooling, support, and learner experiences at the forefront of modern computing education.”

Codio reports that its platform is used by universities and technical training providers globally and is designed to support instruction and assessment at scale.

For institutions already managing large CS cohorts, the distinction is operational. GitHub Classroom provides assignment distribution and repository management. Codio positions itself as a full instructional environment with embedded assessment and analytics.

AI assistant and grading automation integrated

GitHub Classroom users transitioning to Codio will gain access to Codio’s AI teaching assistant, Coach. The assistant provides immediate feedback on issues such as programming error messages but does not complete assignments for students.

According to Codio, use of the platform has been shown to improve assignment completion rates, lower DWF rates, and increase median grade performance by 15 percent, while reducing manual grading workload.

The platform also includes automated grading, large language model rubric-based evaluation, and learner behavior insights across entire programs.

As CS enrollments grow and faculty workloads tighten, automated feedback and structured AI guardrails are becoming central to course sustainability rather than experimental add-ons.

Codio says it is introducing a dedicated onboarding program that includes migration tools, live sessions, and two free access options. Institutions can choose to continue using GitHub Codespaces or migrate fully to Codio’s platform.

The partnership effectively aligns GitHub Classroom users with a commercial course management environment at a time when AI-enabled development workflows are reshaping how computer science is taught and assessed.

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