A Note About Participant Limits
In case you’ve ever wondered, the most participants you can include in a meeting on the VCU Zoom account is 300. You can verify this by logging in at vcu.zoom.us and check your “Profile” tab. Under “Account” you should see that you are a “Licensed” user with access to meetings that support 300 participants. In […]
Attendance Reports
Yet another helpful feature in Zoom is the ability to run meeting attendance reports. To take advantage of this feature, log in at vcu.zoom.us and click on “Reports” from the left navigation bar. When presented with the option, choose “Usage.“ From the list of recent meetings, pick the one you want. It may be necessary […]
Captioning Update
Zoom’s live captioning feature has now been enabled for all VCU users by default. It’s still up to you as host whether and when to actually use the feature. If you want to send out live captions in the course of your meeting, use the “Live Transcription” button in the Zoom taskbar and then click […]
Teaching with Technology Survival Camp 2021
Mark your calendar for an upcoming four-day boot camp designed to assist faculty in preparing for online and technology-enhanced courses. Sponsored by VCU Online and Academic Technologies, the boot camp — in Canvas and on Zoom — will include morning sessions August 17th – August 20th, 2021 on topics including, but not limited to: Creating […]
New Zoom Policy for Software Updates
Zoom is instituting a new security policy that requires users to keep their software up to date. That’s always been a good practice, but soon it’ll be a requirement. The official notice from Zoom is as follows: Beginning November 1, 2021, customers will be required to update their Zoom software to ensure it is no […]