Course

Zoom at USask

Started Jul 7, 2021

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Course Format

Instructor-led in Zoom (You will be able to sign up for a live Zoom training session once you have enrolled in the course.)

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Description

USask has purchased a campus-wide license for Zoom as a platform for delivering courses online and hosting meetings with remote participants. Zoom is an easy to use web conferencing platform that offers a wide range of features. Learn about Zoom where you can virtually meet with others for classes, webinars and meetings. This course includes 3 separate training sessions: Zoom Basics, Zoom Advanced, Using Zoom in Canvas.

More information about Zoom can be found in the knowledge base

Objectives:

Zoom Basics: By the end of this 90 minute session, participants will be able to: 

  • install Zoom on their device
  • log in and make changes to their user profile
  • find and adjust settings for their Zoom meetings
  • understand and operate the Zoom meeting interface
  • schedule a Zoom meeting from the web portal, Zoom desktop app, and Outlook.

Zoom Advanced: By the end of this 60 minute session, participants will be able to: 

  • understand and adjust more advanced settings
  • use Zoom breakout rooms
  • use Zoom polling
  • sharing whiteboards
  • annotations
  • Zoom recordings and recording settings

Using Zoom in Canvas: By the end of this 60 minute session, participants will be able to: 

  • Add Zoom Meetings to you Canvas course
  • Schedule classes for the term
  • Record and share videos with the class (Zoom cloud and Panopto)
  • Setup polls before a class 
  • Add TA's as alternate hosts to your Zoom classes
  • Schedule appointment bookings for office hours

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