Create and schedule Zoom meetings, manage participant roles, use breakout rooms, enable security settings, and set up office hours.
Instructions for scheduling and starting a Zoom meeting, including step-by-step setup through the desktop app and Zoom web portal, with guidance on key security and audio settings.
How to request a Zoom webinar license at Bowdoin and use it to schedule, set up roles, run, and end a webinar — including managing panelists, Q&A, and the practice session.
Best practices for Zoom hosts to make meetings and classes more accessible — covering audio quality, recording, chat, screen sharing, polling, and captions.
Recommended Zoom meeting settings for faculty and staff hosting synchronous meetings or classes, covering meeting ID, security, audio, video, and participant options.
Three methods for securing a Zoom meeting against unwanted participants — restricting access to Bowdoin accounts, enabling a waiting room for public meetings, and requiring a passcode.
Instructions for configuring Zoom's waiting room settings to support virtual office hours or conversation hours, so individual student meetings stay private while others wait their turn.
Instructions for enabling and using Zoom's interactive meeting features — breakout rooms, polling, and non-verbal feedback — including how to create rooms during a meeting, manage participants in breakout rooms, and pre-assign participants before the meeting starts.
A reference table comparing what the host, co-host, alternative host, and participant roles can do in a Zoom meeting, covering participation controls, participant management, and recording permissions.