How to SURF

Online

Virtual Student Undergraduate Research Fair (SURF)

WHAT IS SURF?

• The last 3 days of Fall/Spring classes

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• Poster sessions, oral presentations, & hands-on display

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• Casual drop-in

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• 143 posters, 180 presenters,171 visitors

A place to celebrate KapCC student research

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Google Meet & Docs

• Closed captions
• Readable posters
• Low -tech
• No accounts

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• Freedom to choose
• Accommodate busy schedules
• No registration
• Asynchronous

Equity

Drop-in

• Presenters/Faculty
• Audience
• Volunteers
• Can change at any time

Guidance

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CONFERENCE ATTENDEES

TECH GUIDE + FAQ TOPICS

pRESENTERS

vOLUNTEERS

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Overview and guide

Agenda

Google Calendar

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Access w/o Google acct

Present & see audience

Help desk + faculty drop-in sessions

Guide

Record a Video

Guide

Google Hangouts Chat

Live training

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Lessons Learned

• Split GCal rooms to multiple people
• Mute Tab extension
• Test everything on everything
• Assume nothing

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• Synchronous training sessions
• Formatting Matters!
• Volunteers as “customer service”
• Suggestions for newbies to the process

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Mahalo!

Contact

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Li-Anne Delavega

Undergraduate Research Experiences (URE) Coordinator

ldelaveg@hawaii.edu

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