Guided Affinity GroupS (GAGS) are designed to help students get more out of SIAM CSE conference sessions. Led by CSE volunteer community members, learning groups explore conference topics from an entry level perspective by meeting prior to the conference session, attending the conference session together, and then meeting afterwards. Attendees meet with affinity group leads virtually prior to the conference and then meet daily with leads. Attendees will provide a 5-10 minute presentation on what was discovered and learned from the experience at the Wrap up session.
Guided Affinity Group Standups
First thing every morning at SIAM CSE27, the affinity groups will gather to discuss three questions:
- What did we learn yesterday?
- What are we planning on learning today?
- What do we need to do today to get the final presentation complete?
Guided Affinity Group Presentation
Each group will present for a maximum of 10 minutes during the BE Wrap Up Session. Best practices in presentations say that no more than 5 slides should be used. Students will be required to create and deliver this presentation. In the slides we’d like the group to talk about:
- What was their affinity group?
- What were the pedagogical goals of the team?
- Who was involved? (Leader, team, others?)
- What did they learn?
- What were the most effective ways to learn?
- Particular talks/researchers they felt helped them?
- What’s next?
