Explore & Choose Your Next Virtual Classroom Tool: Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or Webex
Support for Collaborate ends this summer
Location
Online
Date & Time
February 17, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Description
Are you curious which web conferencing tool to use with Collaborate sunsetting this summer? Would you like to learn more about other virtual classroom tools?
Join us to explore UMBC’s supported web-conferencing tools—Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Webex—and discover which one best meets your teaching needs. This session is designed to help you transition smoothly from Collaborate to alternate platforms while enhancing your online teaching strategies.
We’ll cover:
Overview of Google Meet, MS Teams, and Webex
Best practices for web-conferencing in teaching
Case studies and real-world examples
Pedagogical strategies for effective online teaching
Q&A session (fill out this Pre-Event Survey form at least 2 days in advance prior to session)
This session will be facilitated by Ben Amudzi, Instructional Technology Specialist, and Ada Crutchfield, Instructional Design Specialist.
Why Attend?
UMBC’s license for Collaborate will expire this summer. As the platform phases out, understanding and adopting alternate tools is essential to ensure a seamless transition and maintain high-quality synchronous teaching experiences. This session will equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to make informed decisions and prepare effectively for the change.
Read more about the end of Collaborate support and key dates here.
Don't miss this opportunity to stay ahead of the transition and enhance your teaching toolkit!
To RSVP for the event, please click “Going” below and be sure to add the event to your calendar! Registered participants will also receive a calendar invitation from the event host before the event. Also, please be sure to fill out this Pre-Event Survey form at least 4 business days (Tues. 2/11) in advance prior to the session.
At least 5 registrations are needed for this session to proceed as scheduled. The session will be recorded if two or more people attend and the link will be distributed to everyone who registered. All recordings are posted to the Instructional Technology Training Archive in Panopto.
JOINING THE SESSION
This webinar will take place in a Google Meet virtual conference room. Enter the webinar up to 10 minutes before the start time. Visit the myUMBC Event post and select the "Join Online Event" button to join the Google Meet session.
Prior to the Event
For the best viewing experience, we recommend using Chrome, Brave, or Firefox, preferably the most recent updates to those browsers. Closing any unnecessary browser tabs will help conserve your bandwidth.
If this is your first time joining one of our webinars, please review the requirements to use Google Meet. Learn how to connect your audio & video, change/blur your background, and use reactions. You can also review the accessibility support including live captions.
Connect with Instructional Technology
As always, if you have questions about teaching, learning, and technology at UMBC consider the following options:
Follow the Instructional Technology & DoIT myUMBC groups
