What is Zoom?
Zoom is one of UCL's web conferencing or online classroom platforms. It is provides a range of different functions in a live, or synchronous, learning environment. These features include:
- Audio and video conferencing;
- Presentation and whiteboard facilities;
- Application sharing;
- Text chat for student discussion and questions;
- Tools for hand-raising and reactions;
- Polling;
- Breakout rooms for small group activities.
Zoom can be used for a variety of teaching and learning activities, including seminars and interactive group study, Q&A discussions, guest lectures, and tutorials.
It can also act as an informal course meeting space and be used with participants from outside of UCL.
The maximum number of participants for a given session (including moderators and presenters) is 300.
UCL has a site-wide licence for Zoom that you can access via your UCL account. To sign up, go to XXX
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Please note that the integration of Zoom with Moodle and Lecturecast is currently under investigation, but it is not available at this time.
Should I use Zoom, Blackboard Collaborate or Teams for synchronous teaching?
Is Zoom secure?
Zoom Essentials
Start a Zoom meeting
See what questions you can ask your audience and learn how to best use them.
LinkedIn Learning course: Learning Zoom
This course demonstrates how to adjust your camera and audio and run a Zoom meeting.
Zoom at UCL
Digital Education Blog post with an overview of what it can do and how it's been used at UCL.
Ideas for using Zoom
Presenting with Zoom
Learn what is possible to do when presenting with Mentimeter.
What do students think of Zoom?
A youtube video from Western Sydney University, Australia which interviews students on their experience of learning online with Zoom.
Getting Help
If you can't login...
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If you are unable to do, contact the Service Desk: ISD - Help & Support
Other issues...
For other support issues please see: Zoom help center.
FAQ
Find answers to the most common Zoom questions.
Want to talk about synchronous teaching?
If you're a member of staff and would like to discuss how you can use Zoom in your teaching practice, please contact the Digital Education team: digi-ed@ucl.ac.uk
