Questions tagged [video-conference]
On video conferencing in academic situations, such as for meetings with collaborators or interviews.
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Can I start such a contact with one researcher that does not know me in one online conference? [duplicate]
I have a major in Mathematics and a masters in Physics and am currently starting my PhD in Physics. Since I've started my masters I am very interested in one particular research field. The main ...
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Do invited talks given via video-conferencing have the same weight on a CV as talks given in person?
Appreciating that what even counts as an invited talk in the first place for CV purposes will vary by field (links to related questions: Do presentations given during interviews count as invited talks?...
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Submitting An Extended Abstract To Conference, But Later Changing The Methodology and Research Question
Context: MSc student, first time having a paper accepted to a conference.
I submitted an extended abstract to two conferences which were ultimately accepted. In the original extended abstract, I did ...
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Zoom Presentation where I share screen but can annotate or scribble via my tablet [closed]
I present using zoom to my Engineering Univeristy class using my Dell laptiop. I use powerpoint while sharing my Powerpoint app. So far so good.
Now sometimes based on a student question I want to ...
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What should I do if I was wrongly accused of cheating?
I used to think that online exams allow me to perform better in exams in a more relaxed setting, but today after an examination I changed my opinions, because the tutor proctor probably thought I was ...
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Refusing for turning on a zoom camera during an exam? [closed]
Hello I have a question regarding video during exams.
My professor is hosting an exam using Zoom, and I was wondering if there was any basis for refusing to use the camera during the exam. Each ...
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Waiver Form for Remote Video Class
I will be teaching higher-level math classes in a Texas community college this coming Summer semesters. I will be using the same platform that I have been using for this Spring semester since the ...
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Tools for PDF presentations commenting that respect slides
For my problem-solving classes I prepare presentations which include a reminder on the theoretical parts, statements of the problems to be solved, some (partial) solutions, tips and so on. These ...
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Organizing discussion groups in online conference
I am organizing a math conference of about 70 people later this summer, and we have decided, in light of COVID-19, to make it an online conference. I would like to have opportunities for small ...
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Avoiding “Zoom bombing” in virtual conferences and seminars
With travel restricted by the COVID-19 pandemic, many academics are organizing online seminars and conferences as a substitute for regular in-person university seminars, colloquia, and research ...
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How can I best adapt my seminar slides for a virtual presentation?
I was recently invited to give a seminar talk at another institution. Ordinarily I would have travelled there for the day and given my talk in person. However, due to the travel restrictions imposed ...
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Tips for transition to online classrooms given university shutdowns in response to COVID-19
Given the recent shutdowns of many universities across the world, there's an increased interest in online education techniques.
In my case, I am a TA for a quantum chemistry class, and I'm finding it ...
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Alternatives to big-name proprietary remote-lecturing tools
As in many other universities, due to the coronavirus outbreak now we are supposed to do our teaching online in videoconference style. Our university suggests using either Microsoft Teams or Google ...
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How to participate in a remote IEEE Conference, due to politics problems in my country?
Today I study in Chile, and I have an accepted paper at an international conference of the IEEE of good level. I need that participation since it will help me in my Postgraduate program, but I'm ...
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questions for the candidate to ask during a skype faculty interview [duplicate]
What questions for the candidate to ask during an initial skype faculty interview? In the field of physical sciences.
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How do disabled computer scientists publish?
Given that computer scientists publish in conferences, which typically require that presenters be present, how do computer scientists who are disabled, have broken legs due to a car accident, or have ...
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Comp Sci PhD Admissions: How often are Skype interviews requested?
I am applying to several computer science PhD programs, and several professors who I mentioned in my statement of purpose have reached out requesting Skype interviews. My question is: how often are ...
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Evaluation criteria for 3-minute teaching demonstration over Skype?
I have been asked to participate in a Skype interview for an academic position in a STEM field. One focus of the institution is innovative and non-traditional teaching methods. This is the first ...
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How to promote reduction of carbon footprint for conference participation?
Researchers need to get together with each other in conferences to give talks, listen to talks, discuss with others, network, etc. But travel to conferences is expensive and adds substantially to one'...
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Should I ask my online PhD interview panel whether my partner can sit in?
I have an online interview for a PhD program via Skype. I want to ask the panel if my girlfriend can join in the interview. She will turn off her microphone and camera, so there will no interrupting ...
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How to present a paper via skype?
I'm doing a skype presentation of a paper that would be published soon. The presentation is for an improvement of a procedure that was not so accurate before (Computer Science related). Should I only ...
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What kind of video conference software do academics use?
I'm a new graduate student and my adviser asked me to set up a meeting with some out-of-state colleagues (whom I haven't met yet) to start working on a collaboration that I'll be playing a major role ...
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Live Lecture Technology [closed]
I am trying to come up with a method to live broadcast my lectures to parties connected to the internet. Up to now, I have been using FaceTime to transmit my work on a whiteboard. This method works, ...
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How could one prepare for a telecon interview for a government lab?
Suppose that, after applying to a publicly advertised position, a person gets invited to an interview for a regular (not time-limited) scientific job at a national scientific research laboratories in ...
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Advice/guidance when interviewing for a faculty or postdoc job via Skype or phone?
Plenty of advice is available for standard interviews, should phone/Skype interviews be approached any differently?
(This was asked on twitter by @emilyandthelime, I have my own, partial answer that ...
