We need help with the many areas/tasks for running a virtual festival on a zero budget. We can’t pay you in anything except opportunity, a sense of connectedness, and a letter from the department acknowledging your contributions to this event.

Here’s what we need. Dibs for this unpaid gig goes to students in our department and programs. After that, it’s first volunteered, first enlisted. Click here to volunteer.

• Zoom Session Hosts. We need Graduate Assistants (GAs) who can help Zoom sessions from their Ball State account. They would also be in charge of facilitating their session’s presenters’ needs, introducing them in the session, managing session time, facilitating questions in the chat, and managing the recordings. These duties would serve as part of your GA hours, if approved by your supervisor. Time commitment:
  • About two hours of asynchronous planning (emails and maybe a Zoom or two) with Festival organizers and your GA supervisor between Nov. 15 and Dec. 5).
  • Liaison with your presenters. Less than one hour of emailing with your session presenter(s) between Dec. 6 and Dec. 16).
  • One to two hours of Festival practice with full team, week of Dec. 6.
  • At least two hours of time commitment during the day of the Festival, beyond your own presentations

• Web design. We’ll need help making sure the proposal intake is curated and prepared properly for inclusion with the web site. Attention to detail and strong writing skills are important for this task. Skills withe digital graphics and WordPress is important too.

• Presentation content design. We need someone to make sure all the presenters and exhibitors have their onscreen or exhibit content well developed and linked up in the site.

• On-Screen Preparation [this gig has been claimed as of Nov. 11). This person(s) will provide support for presenters to make sure they optimize their onscreen presence techniques and shot composition. This person will utilize the new, APS-funded web resource site for research-based, video conferencing practices in his or her support of the presenters.

• Tech Support. This person will need to be on call in Zoom to assist guests and presenters with their needs.

• Communications and Marketing. We need someone to help promote registration for the festival.

• On “Air” and Exhibit Hall Hosts/Docents. We need 1-3 people who can bring energy to the live aspect of this event. These persons will open sessions, introduce speakers, and be live in Zoom to help guests find exhibits and sessions of interest to them. Undergraduate teacher education majors and graduate students in education–including “traditional” online students–are encouraged to apply for this role.

• Evaluation. We need 1-3 people to design and conduct an evaluation of the festival. Undergraduate teacher education majors and graduate students in education–including “traditional” online students–are encouraged to apply for this role.