Below is a list of recommendations and tips that Liz Moliski put together to improve your online class experience and student engagement. Start by 1) reviewing all info on this page first and then 2) consider what tips you want to implement. Note, there are many tips you should or could implement. Focus on what you think will bring the most value to your class. If you have questions please direct them to VC-Trouble@mccombs.utexas.edu.
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- Sign in to Zoom at https://utexas.zoom.us (you will not be able to access these setting in Canvas)
- Click on the Recordings tab
- Navigate to the cloud recording of your meeting
- Click the title of your desired video and you will see a window that looks like the image below
- Click the Share button in the top right corner of the window
- Clicking Share will bring up the window below.
- Toggle Share this recording on and students will be able to view it
- NOTE: You're able to allow students to download
- but consider the implications of this as it relates to FERPA and if students would be just okay just viewing the video.
- You can either leave Password Protect off, or turn it on and provide your students with a password that you have chosen
- Click Save and Close
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- Multiple students can be on the mic (6-7 are usually fine) and one can share the presentation screen with the class. The others can talk and the presenter can advance the slides.
- Make presenters co-hosts (along with you) during their presentations so that they control the participant window and can handle raised hands and unmute other students to take questions.
- Insist that presenters be on mic and on camera.
- Students without cameras should at least be required to have a Zoom profile photo of themselves
- Encourage groups to use headsets or headphones with mics if possible.
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Zoom Meeting and Phone Statistics
Meeting statistics allow you to view various diagnostic information during a meeting. This allows you to gauge whether you are experiencing a network, audio, or video issue during your meeting. Please visit this Zoom article for more information:
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- Email VC-Trouble@mccombs.utexas.edu
- Call 512-232-6679 (GSB/CBA) and 512-232-4646 (RRH)
For all other UT faculty, please contact your respective college or school