The backup plan for DISC this year is postponing or holding a virtual conference.
The submission deadline is May, 14. Here is the CfP: http://www.disc-conference.org/wp/disc2020/call-for-papers/
I'm doing slidecasts with OBS studio now. I'm very satisfied with this software so far.
@citc@scholar.social @Cyborgneticz Thanks for the info! Is there a website where this is running as a free service, comparable to Jitsi Meet?
Please don't get me wrong, of course I know that it would be the universities' responsibility to provide solutions that work. However, this hasn't happened and now it's too late to roll out something. We need something that literally can be used today... Unfortunately, many of my colleagues are turning to the well-known silos these days, but I also don't see a solution.
@citc@scholar.social @Cyborgneticz I tried to run a class with Jitsi Meet yesterday. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend it at this point (and I definitely wish I could!). It certainly didn't scale well with 40-50 students because iit lagged too much. I then did two groups with around 20 students being connected at the same time. I then had a much better experience myself, but a few students still complained that they often had to reconnect to hear me again. (Could of course also be a problem on their side.)
As a precautionary measures against COVID-19, there will be no physical lectures and seminars at University of Salzburg for the next weeks. We are trying to figure out ways to keep our courses running as smoothly as possible nonetheless.
I will for example be available for virtual office hours via matrix/riot.im as @forster:matrix.org during the next weeks.
Did some examples of Turing machines in class today. I found a very nice online simulator that I like in particular because it allows specifying the rules of the Turing machine in a point-and-click manner: http://turingmachine.vassar.edu