What is Zoom?
Zoom provides web-based video and audio conferencing system which allows real-time communication between instructors and students. VIU employees can create an online meeting room from within the Zoom app, or online at viu.zoom.us and schedule meetings between the whole class or individual groups.
Your account can be used to deliver lectures, engage in class discussions, run virtual office hours, and share resources, digital media, or any application that runs on the desktop.
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UPDATE Jan 31, 2024:
VIU instructional employees can set up a Zoom account by contacting the Centre for Innovation and Excellence in Learning (CIEL) at learnsupport@viu.ca.
Instructional employees will be granted licensed accounts for the remainder of the 2023-2024 academic year.
New Zoom accounts will no longer be auto-provisioned on log-in starting tomorrow, February 1.
Employees who do not already have a VIU Zoom account set up will receive an error when trying to log in with SSO.
CIEL will manually provision accounts for eligible employees for the next few months.
Contact learnsupport@viu.ca if you have questions about the Zoom license changes.
These instructions are only intended for employees. Students are not provided with a VIU Zoom account and can join meetings as a guest.
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Open Zoom
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Select Sign In with SSO
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Enter viu into the company domain field, then click Continue
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A web browser will open to the VIU login page. Sign in using your VIU username and password.
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You may be prompted to launch the Zoom application. Go ahead and open it. Zoom will now sign you in.
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Joining a Zoom Meeting (3m30s)
See three simple ways to join a Zoom Meeting.
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Share Your Screen, Video, or Audio (3m41s)
The number of things you can share from your screen over Zoom may surprise you! Learn how to share a variety of content from your screen in a Zoom Meeting or Webinar.
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Using Waiting Rooms (3m07s)
A Waiting Room is a Zoom security feature that allows meeting hosts to hold participants in a separate, individual area until they are ready to let them in.
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Schedule a Meeting from the Web or Desktop (5m47s)
Learn how to schedule a Zoom Meeting from the web portal or desktop client, and understand your meeting options and settings.
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Recording Locally On Your Computer (3m52s)
Learn how to record your session locally on your computer (free to all Zoom users), as well as a few recording settings and options to help you capture the moment.
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Zoom Security Basics (4m19s)
Learn how Zoom Meeting and Webinar hosts can take steps to help put safeguards in place using some of our most simple and effective Security features.
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Using Breakout Rooms During a Meeting (4m39s)
Split your Zoom Meeting into as many as 50 smaller sessions to get participants talking and interacting. See how the meeting host and co-hosts can create and assign rooms after the meeting starts.
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This series from Linkedin Learning (formerly Lynda.com) is a comprehensive curriculum, teaching you the essentials of using Zoom. In total, this training takes about 1.5 hours to complete. Note: Linkedin Learning is an online professional development and platform. To watch this training, you will need to sign up for Linkedin Learning (available to VIU employees).
- The Centre for Innovation and Excellence in learning provides technical and pedagogical support for employees using Zoom (email learnsupport@viu.ca to open a support request).
- Zoom also has a robust support website and 24/7 chat and email support for all account holders. You can access Zoom's support resources here: Zoom Help Center