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 ZoomHelp@mccombs.utexas.edu.
How to avoid issues inside a Zoom Room equipped classroom
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While you may have scheduled Zoom meetings in the past through the Zoom application on your laptop or phone, we encourage that you schedule your Zoom meetings through your course in Canvas. You can find those instructions on our wiki, Zoom/Canvas Integration. After you schedule your Zoom meeting through Canvas, you will need to follow our Zoom Room Scheduling instructions. |
Confidence Monitor
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- Zoom Class meetings: Students that are signed into Zoom with their UT Zoom licensed account will be admitted to class meetings immediately. Students signed into Zoom with personal or free accounts are restricted from immediately joining class meetings and will be placed in the Waiting Room
- New Security Measures: As of April 8th, Zoom has started implementing new security measures. Here is a message that outlines them: https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/04/08/zoom-product-updates-new-security-toolbar-icon-for-hosts-meeting-id-hidden/
- Zoom Office Hours meetings: Here is a tutorial for Using Zoom Breakout Rooms for Office Hours
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Remove a Participant from a Zoom Meeting
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- If your guest has a Zoom account but not a UT licensed account you will need to follow these instructions to admit them to your Zoom meeting: Guest Speakers
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Giving Permission to Students to View Zoom Recordings
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Office Hours in Zoom
- Here is a tutorial for Using Zoom Breakout Rooms for Office Hours
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Establish procedures at the start of the first class
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To learn more about using the Breakout Rooms feature please go here.
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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 ZoomHelp@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