What is this service?
The Online Course Collaboration service, powered by Zoom Professional at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO), facilitates seamless collaboration, engagement, and communication among faculty and students in online and hybrid courses. This service leverages the advanced features and capabilities of Zoom Professional to deliver interactive and immersive learning experiences, enabling faculty to conduct synchronous lectures, discussions, and virtual meetings, as well as students to participate in real-time class sessions, group activities, and collaborative projects.
What are the benefits?
- Interactive Learning: Provides a platform for interactive and engaging learning experiences, allowing faculty to deliver dynamic lectures, facilitate discussions, and conduct interactive activities in real time.
- Flexible Access: Offers flexibility for faculty and students to participate in online course activities from anywhere with internet access, accommodating diverse schedules, preferences, and learning styles.
- Collaborative Opportunities: Facilitates collaboration and teamwork among students through virtual breakout rooms, group discussions, and collaborative projects, fostering a sense of community and peer learning.
- Rich Media Integration: Supports the integration of multimedia content, including slideshows, videos, screen sharing, and interactive whiteboards, to enhance teaching and learning experiences with rich visual and auditory resources.
- Accessibility Features: Offers accessibility features such as closed captioning, screen reader support, and keyboard shortcuts to ensure equitable access to course content and participation for all students, including those with disabilities.
What is covered?
- Synchronous Lectures: Enables faculty to conduct live lectures and presentations in real time, with interactive features such as chat, polling, and Q&A to engage students and promote active participation.
- Virtual Meetings: Facilitates virtual meetings and office hours between faculty and students for one-on-one discussions, academic advising, and support sessions outside of class time.
- Group Collaboration: Provides virtual breakout rooms for group activities, discussions, and collaborative projects, allowing students to work together in smaller teams to complete assignments and projects.
- Recording and Playback: Allows faculty to record class sessions, lectures, and meetings for asynchronous viewing by students who may have missed the live session or need to review course content at their own pace.
- Security and Privacy: Implements security features such as password protection, waiting rooms, and end-to-end encryption to ensure the security and privacy of online course sessions and meetings.
What is not covered?
- Course Content Creation: While the service supports interactive course delivery, it does not include the creation or development of course content, which is the responsibility of individual faculty members or instructional designers.
How is the service accessed?
Faculty and students can access the Online Course Collaboration service by logging in to the Zoom platform at https://uco.zoom.us/ with their university credentials or joining Zoom meetings and sessions through invitation links provided by course instructors. The Zoom client software is available for download on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and mobile devices, providing flexibility for accessing course content and participation from any device.
Service Availability:
The Online Course Collaboration service is available 24/7 for faculty and students to conduct synchronous lectures, meetings, and collaborations. Faculty may schedule Zoom sessions for their courses based on class schedules and academic calendars, and students can join sessions at the designated times or access recorded sessions asynchronously as needed.
Additional Notes:
- Feedback from faculty and students is welcomed and utilized to enhance Zoom's usability, functionality, and effectiveness for online course collaboration.