Online Collaboration and Teaching Information

The following tools are available to all faculty, students, and staff to enable online collaborations. There are additional resources available to faculty for teaching law online.

Zoom

Documentation for Zoom at the U:

• Quick Start Guide: Get Started with Zoom at the U

• Frequently Asked Questions: Zoom at the U

• Comprehensive Guide to Educating Through Zoom

• Tips and Tricks for Teachers Educating on Zoom

• Tips and Tricks for Administrators and Staff

• Student Tips for Participating in Online Learning

• Recording your presentations with Zoom

General Zoom Trainings:

• Zoom 101: Sign Up and Download

• Zoom 101: In Meeting Controls (Basic)

• Live Zoom Training

• Recorded Zoom Training

• Zoom Video Tutorials

• Zoom for Education Training

• Meeting and Webinar Best Practices and Resources

Microsoft Teams

Getting Started

• Download Teams

• Quick start

• Intro to Microsoft Teams

• Set up and customize your Team

• Demystifying channels

• Notifications and settings

Working within Teams

• Teams and email

• Upload and find files

• Collaborate in Teams and channels

• Manage Meetings

• Explore Apps and services

• Add guests to Teams

What's new in Microsoft Teams

Tips for Teams

Echo360

If you want to:	Then...
Use your existing videos & presentations...	Quick Reference Cards (PDF) Upload new content to Echo360 Edit a video on Echo360 Echo360 Knowledge Base Links Review content from your previous Echo360 courses Review your existing content available on Echo360 Make a copy of an older Echo360 course for re-use
Record new video content from home...	Quick Reference Cards (PDF) Create a new recording using Echo360 Universal Capture software Edit a video on Echo360
Share media with your students from your library...	Quick Reference Cards (PDF) Share to a class Echo360 Knowledge Base Links Embed in Blackboard Share to a group
Add activity/quiz questions...	Quick Reference Cards (PDF) Uploading presentations Adding content to a class Adding activity slides to a presentation Using activity slides in your classroom Reviewing class activity scores Working with student engagement scores Reviewing student engagement scores Exporting student engagement scores
Use the assignment functionality of your LMS...	Quick Reference Cards (PDF) Blackboard Instructors Students
Use Zoom recordings in Echo360...	Echo360 Knowledge Base Links Instructors: Create & locate your Zoom recordings Admins: Setup & Enable the Ech360/Zoom integration

Online Teaching Techniques

CONTACT INFORMATION

UMIT Help Desk:
Phone: 305-284-6565
E-mail: help@miami.edu
website: https://umiami.service-now.com/self-service/

Student Technology Help Desk
Room: C-118 in the Law Library
Phone: 305-284-5297
E-mail sthd@miami.edu

Law IT
Phone: 305-284-3000
E-mail: help@law.miami.edu

AV/Audio Visual:
Room: G180
Phone: 305-284-3801
E-mail: av@law.miami.edu

Law Website
E-mail: webupdates@law.miami.edu

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