Communicating and Working from Home

Most of us are unused to working, keeping in contact with friends, and generally functioning while stuck at home. Here's a few things to help you make it work.

Communication Apps

There's a ton of communication apps out there. Which to use for which situation? This list is focused on voice and video chat

• Skype: Everyone has it, works well.
• Jitsi Meet: Easy video chat in the browser. Create room, share link, done.
• Zoom: For bigger meetings and lectures and the like.
  • Tips for safer Zoom meetings, Frame Shift Consulting
• Mumble: Self-hosted, intended for gaming, works well as a hang-out-spot.
• Discord: Also intended for gaming. Web and app frontend, voice and text chat.

Working From Home

• How To Work From Home, Article by Luke Plunkett
• COVID-19: Tips for working remotely, Article by Public Lab
• People Who Regularly Work From Home Share Their Tips For First-Timers Due To COVID-19 Concerns, Article by Erica Diaz

Remote Teaching

• Resources for Teaching Online by Howard Rheingold
• COVID-19: Responsive Teaching and Learning in Anthropology - A Two-Part Webinar Series
• Apps for Students With Special Needs—As School Buildings Shutter

Academic Resources

• Cambridge University Press made a lot of resources available during the pandemic.
• Liste der Uni Frankfurt, welche akademischen Publikationen gratis Ressourcen zur Verfügung stellen.

Deutsch

• Blog von Leah Oswald, mehrere Artikel über Organisation, Online-Meetings
• Lehre unter Besonderen Bedingungen, Leitfaden zur temporären Umstellung der Lehre auf Online-Formate vom Institut für Medienwissenschaft an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum