

In these cases, you can plan to hold your regular class meetings in Zoom. You may have an occasion where you or a student cannot come to campus.

Zoom can be used on laptops, desktops, tablets, smartphones, and even desk phones, giving students many ways to access the class session.įor more information about Zoom in Canvas, contact us at or visit the HUIT’s In-depth Guide: using Zoom to teach online class sessions.

Synchronous online class sessions, where everyone joins a Zoom meeting at a scheduled time, is one way to create engagement when students are remote, but Zoom can also be used to support other teaching and learning scenarios. We have integrated Harvard’s Zoom service into Canvas for ease of scheduling. You can even schedule recurring “coffee hours” where students can drop in and chat in a more informal way either with each other or instructional staff. Zoom allows you to bring guest lecturers into your classroom from all over the globe. You can host online discussion sections at times when students may need to be home for reasons such as childcare. The COVID-19 pandemic brought Zoom to center stage as the tool for synchronous classes, but even when you are teaching in person, Zoom can help enhance your class.
