<div dir="auto">Hello James,<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Similar things have been implemented here in India as well. We too are having video conference classes on Zoom and other communication on Google Classroom.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">With respect to GSoC, I don't know it there is a norm of chats, but I think it could really help to have one on one chats between the students and mentors over mails in certain situations.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Chat gives a more real-time feel and I think it can be useful if there needs to be a bidirectional conversation. Platforms like Slack and Telegram can be used.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 30 Mar 2020, 11:20 am James Cameron, <<a href="mailto:quozl@laptop.org">quozl@laptop.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">This article published by The Conversation is a useful summary for<br>
Australian university students starting online learning under pandemic<br>
physical distancing regulations.<br>
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<a href="https://theconversation.com/studying-a-uni-course-online-here-are-4-tips-to-get-yourself-tech-ready-134549" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://theconversation.com/studying-a-uni-course-online-here-are-4-tips-to-get-yourself-tech-ready-134549</a><br>
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Some of the technologies, test methods and etiquette rules may be<br>
useful for GSoC students.<br>
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It will be up to your mentors on a project to choose contact methods<br>
and frequency of contact.<br>
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-- <br>
James Cameron<br>
<a href="http://quozl.netrek.org/" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://quozl.netrek.org/</a><br>
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