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Welcome Guests!
Welcome Guests!
The NYU Psychology Masters Reseach Conference is an annual teaching conference, meant to walk students through the process of a professional conference and help them build skills in an encouraging environment. This year, it will be held on Friday, April 23rd, 2021 online.
The NYU Psychology Masters Reseach Conference is an annual teaching conference, meant to walk students through the process of a professional conference and help them build skills in an encouraging environment. This year, it will be held on Friday, April 23rd, 2021 online.
The general audience is encouraged to peruse student posters on this website, between 5:30-6:30pm, while the students participate in private presentation/judging meetings. From 6:45-7:15pm, students will host their own individual Zoom rooms where you, the general audience, can connect with them using the Meeting ID's linked next to each poster. You are free to speak with the student about their research, ask questions, share insights, watch their presentation, etc. Students may have materials prepared to give to you if you want more information or to discuss their work in more detail at a later time.
The general audience is encouraged to peruse student posters on this website, between 5:30-6:30pm, while the students participate in private presentation/judging meetings. From 6:45-7:15pm, students will host their own individual Zoom rooms where you, the general audience, can connect with them using the Meeting ID's linked next to each poster. You are free to speak with the student about their research, ask questions, share insights, watch their presentation, etc. Students may have materials prepared to give to you if you want more information or to discuss their work in more detail at a later time.
The following instructions are meant to walk you through the basics of how to prepare for Conference day. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
The following instructions are meant to walk you through the basics of how to prepare for Conference day. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
Cheers,
Cheers,
Liz
Liz
Preparing for Conference Day:
Preparing for Conference Day:
Think about the equipment that you'll need and your surrounding environment:
Think about the equipment that you'll need and your surrounding environment:
- Download Zoom, if you do not already have it. If you are affiliated with NYU, log in through NYU Classes or nyu.zoom.us
- Test your webcam and external microphone in advance.
- Fully charge your laptop or whatever you are using to present.
- If possible, find a strong Wi-Fi or even an Ethernet adapter so that you can connect on a hard wired connection.
- Here you can join a test meeting to check your connection: https://zoom.us/j/92226694844
- Try to arrange a quiet, private location.
- Your light source should be illuminating your face, not shining from behind. Overhead lighting should be situated on the ceiling space above or in front of you, if possible. Considering setting up a desk or table lamp behind your device (not behind you).
- Find something to prop your laptop/device off the table (I use a stack of books) so that the camera is pointing directly in front of your face (and not at chin height :)).
- Wear a nice shirt (I know, we’ll all be in PJ bottoms, lol), and try to avoid stripes or busy patterns, as they can cause a moire effect on the camera (a distracting pattern, sometimes like an optical illusion).
- Optional: Prepare/download a zoom background. If you can’t find a physical location with a non-distracting background, consider using a digital zoom background to block out your background (there are lots of options on the internet these days!). You can watch the presentations from Mars!
- Practice zoom as the role of guest (have a friend host you in a meeting) so you are familiar with this view for the conference-- practice muting and unmuting from this mode, using the chat features, nonverbal feedback, etc.
On Conference Day:
On Conference Day:
- Remember to have your cell phone handy, in case of trouble with the computer audio options. Zoom will give you dial in numbers so that you can connect to audio that way, if needed.
- BUT Turn off cell phone notifications so it doesn’t distract you while presenting
- If dial-in is selected you will be presented with a local dial-in phone number and participant code. Using the participant code will associate your name with the dial-in on the participants panel in the Zoom meeting. If you have low bandwidth or inconsistent internet connection, use the dial-in option for your meeting. This will reduce the possibility of dropped audio and stutters.
- Close ALL unnecessary applications on your device, and turn off notifications and messaging, etc.
- Get a pen and paper handy for writing down notes or contact information
Zoom tips:
Zoom tips:
- Using the Chat panel
- Click the Chat icon on the main meeting screen to open the Chat panel and chat with all the participants in the meeting.
- Files can be sent/received in the Chat panel.
- Provide nonverbal feedback
- Participants can provide nonverbal feedback without interrupting the flow of the host. Participants have the ability to use various icons and emojis to provide feedback to the host or presenter. For more information about nonverbal feedback, visit the Zoom Help Center.
- What if things are really slow?
- Having everyone be on video might take up a lot of bandwidth and slow things down. So you could always just try turning off the video for everyone (and continuing to talk) or restarting the zoom application.
- What if there is an annoying screech?
- This will really only happen if multiple people are joining the same Zoom meeting from their own computers in close proximity. Try muting everyone and only having the present speaker unmute.
See Also:
See Also:
NYU Zoom Guide for students
NYU Zoom Guide for students
Zoom help center:
Zoom help center:
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