Virtual Workshop 2020

Frequently Asked Questions About the AIS 2020 Virtual Workshop:

1. Is there a link to the website for the virtual workshop?

Yes, but the key is not just to go to the Google Classroom site, but to also log in with the Virtual Workshop username and password you were issued. This is different than your username and password for the AIS website. If you did not receive a Virtual Workshop username, please contact admin@associationforiranianstudies.org. You can access Google Classroom via an app or via this webpage using your computer browser: https://classroom.google.com/ .

2. How do I log in?

See question 1.

3. Is there a set date for our panel or can we do it any time during the conference window?

No set time. You and your panelists can decide to meet at a particular time or to simply interact asynchronously (or both).

4. How can I tell which panels are going on and how can I join them?

When you login, you should see all the panels you have been invited to (as a presenter or simply as a “student”). In addition, you will see a panel called “The Welcome Center.” There you will find a full PDF list of all panels and their “class codes.” When you click the + button, you’ll be given the option to join a class. That’s where you enter the class code for the panel you are interested in.

5. Is there a time limit to how long our panel can be?

Nope.

6. Can we take questions from the audience? Can we see who is listening?

Yes, there are no anonymous posts. If you create a Google Meet, all the folks who join in will be other AIS members that you can see. Google Meet gives you some options for how you appear in the meeting, recording the meeting and so on. Asynchronous posts and replies simply stay visible unless deleted by a presenter (“teacher”) or the person who posted the question/ comment.

7. How do invite people to my panel?

As a “teacher” you can invite others as teachers or students. There’s a limit on the number of teachers you can add, but no limit on students. Go to the People menu and type the person’s first name. Options should appear for you to select and add. Usernames are based on an individual's first name and first initial of their last name. So, be sure to pick the Mohsen or Maryam you intend. Or invite all the Mohsens and Maryams. If no options appear, it is possible the person you have in mind is not participating in the Virtual Workshop.

AIS Virtual Workshop is available to members. Please sign up or renew your membership.

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Dear AIS Members,

While we await dates in 2021 for our rescheduled conference in Salamanca, we can continue to share and make progress on our research in the AIS 2020 Virtual Workshop. We will have a long “Preview and Orientation” period for panelists in July and August. The AIS 2020 Virtual Workshop will be open to all members from August 22- September 4th, 2020. If your membership is current, there is no fee for participating in the AIS 2020 Virtual Workshop.

We have created a virtual space in Google Classroom that is modeled on the preliminary program for AIS 2020. “Classes” are panels and roundtables, “teachers” are panelists, and “students” are interested AIS members.

Preview and Orientation, June 21^st, 2020 - August 21^st, 2020

Panelists

Soon, all AIS 2020 panelists will receive an invite to the AIS Google Classroom space with an assigned username and one-time password. Once panelists login, they should see the panels they are participating in, plus a class called, The Welcome Center. Each of these “classes” will have a “Join” button. Once panelists join their panels, they can upload drafts, slide presentations, videos of presentations and, of course, interact. Interactions can be asynchronous (i.e. post-reply) or synchronous (e.g. videoconference). The thing to remember is that all these interactions are facilitated within the AIS Google Classroom space. Of course, you can organize and communicate outside the virtual workshop space, but interactions within the virtual workshop are only visible/accessible to you when you are logged into Google Classroom with your AIS-assigned account. We invite panelists to test out the features of the workshop space. We’ll probably use this period to troubleshoot.

Can’t remember if you are in the program? Go here: https://associationforiranianstudies.org/sites/default/files/Preliminary%20program%20AIS2020.pdf.

Other AIS Members and Non-Panelists

We’ll use the information you provide to give you an AIS account for the purposes of attending the virtual workshop on August 22.

Note: if you are a panelist in the AIS 2020 program, you do not need to use this form.

Virtual Workshop Opens, August 22nd, 2020

Two things will change in the Virtual Workshop on August 22. First, the list of panels in the Welcome Center will have “course codes,” so you join any panel as a “student.” AIS members that are not presenting, but have requested access to the workshop, will be able to login to the space.

Participation in the virtual workshop as a panelist is free to all who registered for the AIS 2020 conference. It is also optional and will not impact your place in the preliminary program or registration for the re-scheduled conference in Salamanca per the preliminary program. This is just an opportunity to prioritize time this year to share work with your colleagues and get informal feedback on your papers/presentations that are “in progress.”

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