Explore & Choose Your Next Virtual Classroom Tool: Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, or Webex (Rescheduled)
Support for Collaborate ends this summer
Location
Online
Date & Time
March 4, 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:
Cover the basics of using Google Meet, MS Teams, and Webex
Highlight best practices for using web-conferencing tools
Share use cases and examples for teaching and learning
Demonstrate how to access and begin using these tools
This session will be facilitated by Ben Amudzi, Instructional Technology Specialist, Ada Crutchfield, Instructional Design Specialist, and the AV team.
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 (Fri. 2/28) 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 Microsoft Teams (MS Teams) virtual conference room. To maximize your MS Teams experience, install the Microsoft Teams application on your computer, whether university-owned or personal device, is recommended.
Enter the webinar up to 10 minutes before the start time. To join the session, select the "Join Online Event" (green button) link at the top of this event page.
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 how to join a meeting in Microsoft Teams.
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
