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Zoom is currently available for use to all Faculty and Staff at the
UofA. If a Zoom account is required by a Staff or Faculty member who
does not want to access Zoom via eClass, please contact us at
eclass@ualberta.ca to request a manual account in Zoom
...
This article outlines the preparation steps students need to follow to
access Zoom meetings and tips on best practices when participating in
online sessions.
GETTING STARTED
* Users will need to download the Zoom DESKTOP SOFTWARE OR MOBILE
APP [https:...
Zoom is a synchronous presentation tool that allows instructors to use
video, audio, and screen sharing to interact with students. This
article describes the steps instructors will need to follow to get
started and use the main functions of the system. Wh...
This article describes the range of closed caption options available
through Zoom meetings.
Instructors can enable two different options for transcriptions in
their Zoom meetings:
* By designating a manual transcriber (often provided through the
Acade...
HOW DO I USE ZOOM IF I DO NOT REGULARLY USE AN ECLASS COURSE?
U of A Staff and administrators can use Zoom for various
administrative usage such as web conferences, demos, thesis defence,
etc. There are two options for how to create a Zoom account:
OPTI...
Zoom meetings can be recorded for students to review after the meeting
if they could not attend in person. This functionality can also be
used to pre-record lectures to flip lectures and deliver them
asynchronously. Before recording synchronous classes,
i...
Occasionally, instructors may need to sign into Zoom directly in order
to access special features not covered in the Zoom activity within
eClass (i.e. to add closed captioning
[https://support.eclass.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/428/2...
This article lists the current known issues, technical problems, and
workarounds with Zoom online meetings. Any wider issues with the
service are reported live on Zoom's server status page
[https://status.zoom.us/].
Zoom configuration update #1
[https://...
Here are a few things you can do to ensure secure online meetings and
prevent misuse in class.
THE USE OF PERSONAL ZOOM ACCOUNTS IS NOT RECOMMENDED. Instructors
should also consult CTL's best practice recommendations for using
Zoom
[https://support.eclas...
Here are some best practices for using Zoom safely and effectively.
The list was compiled by educational developers at the Centre for
Teaching and Learning and the most recent version of these
recommendations is available online at https://ctl.guide/quick...
Meeting hosts can pre-assign participants to breakout rooms
to streamline class collaboration and discussion.
CONTENTS:
* 1 Caveats
* 2 Pre-assigning participants to breakout rooms
* 3 Notes
Co-host privileges have the same breakout room control...
FEATURE/FUNCTION
ZOOM
GOOGLE MEET (BASIC)
GOOGLE MEET (PREMIUM)
Available for Instructors-only
(_Effective August 2022_)
Room Capacity
300
100
500
Lecture Capture
Yes
(save to cloud or local machine)
No
Yes
Screen Share
Yes
Yes
(up to...
This article outlines how users can link their Zoom account with the
YuJa Video platform to bulk import meeting recordings. This can be
especially helpful to instructors who have been manually downloading
class recordings in advance of the bi-annual sched...
BREAKOUT ROOMS ALLOW YOU TO SPLIT YOUR ZOOM MEETINGS INTO SEPARATE
SESSIONS. ZOOM HAS THE ABILITY TO CREATE UP TO 50 SEPARATE BREAKOUT
ROOMS. THE MEETING HOST OR CO-HOST CAN CHOOSE TO SPLIT THE
PARTICIPANTS OF THE MEETING INTO THESE SEPARATE SESSIONS AUTO...
It is recommended that instructors consult CTL's zoom usage guidelines
[https://support.eclass.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/417/23/basic-zoom-usage-suggestions]
before adjusting meeting preferences in Zoom.
Instructors are REQUIRE...
To setup digital office hours, you will need to create calendar
appointment blocks which can be RSVP'd by students to meet via Zoom.
CONTENTS:
* 1 Create Zoom Meeting (your office hours)
* 2 Create Google Calendar Appointment Slots
* 3 Booking Ap...
Instructors can set a playback range for the shared video so that it
starts and ends at the specified times, removing unneeded portions
from the beginning and end.
Viewers will be able to watch the recording only within the set
playback range through the...
This article describes how to ensure that your browser's settings will
allow you to connect to things like Zoom meetings linked from eClass
or view embedded YuJa videos or media files in Canvas.
CONTENTS:
* 1 Introduction
* 2 Firefox
* 3 Brave
...
Instructors can create separate Zoom meetings for different groups in
their courses even though this is not possible through the regular
eClass-Zoom integration where normally it is not possible to create a
meeting without it also displaying along with th...
This article describes how instructors can set up their classroom
computer to use Zoom to record video and audio during their in-person
class. This information has been provided by the DLE Learning Spaces
Support (LSS) team who are also available to provi...
If a Zoom meeting is created through the Zoom web portal
[https://support.eclass.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/449/23/signing-in-to-zoom-outside-eclass]
and is not associated with a course in eClass, instructors are now
able to import ...
There are a number of site-wide app integrations available for Zoom at
the U of A. These apps have all been approved for integration by the
IST Security and Privacy. Each app shares some of the user's data
between the application and zoom to provide easie...
A GOOGLE CHROME EXTENSION FOR ZOOM may add unintended co-hosts or
alternative hosts to meetings.
To resolve the issue:
1. Click on the EXTENSIONS icon in the top right of your Chrome
browser window:
[extensions link]
(or click on the THREE-DOTS menu a...