A lot of major academic conferences in computing are being held online/virtual these days. The conferences and workshops I was able to attend so far include the following:
These conferences waived the registration fees this year. I hope to add more to this list.
If you are interested, here is a list of upcoming conferences from various professional organizations:
Remote learning poses some new challenges to students and instructors. As an instructor, the question that I always ask is "How can I effectively and efficiently deliver my courses to students?" I've been using technologies in teaching already so it is a little bit easier for me to transition to remote learning. The challenge I think is in the assessment and enforcing academic honesty.
Coming up with the course guide was the first step. It contains the "outline" for the semester with topics, learning outcomes, and laboratory activities specified per week. Materials such as video lectures will be prerecorded or delivered live and uploaded. Exams will be delivered online, multiple choice type. Additional materials such as slides and handouts will be made available for download also. Communications will be done through email and messaging tools.
Thus, this semester the following tools occupy my screen most of the time:
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