Microsoft Teams is Humber’s official video conferencing tool for online course sessions.
MS Teams is designed with robust, professional features suited to environments where sharing, collaboration and accessibility are a must. Used by many employers (91% of Fortune 100 Companies Use Teams), it offers a modern user interface and is available in several devices (desktop/web/mobile/tablet) to meet the needs of your students.
Here are a few MS Teams highlights:
- Real-time collaboration space equipped with robust chat, whiteboard, and breakout room features,
- Powerful content-sharing capabilities for delivering course content such as lectures and presentations, class notes, course documents, and projects or assignments,
- Ready to be integrated with hundreds of EdTech apps to engage your students and personalize their learning experience,
- Conveniently access, manage, and share your class recordings with your students from your Humber OneDrive,
- Equipped with many accessibility tools like real-time closed captioning, live transcripts, and translation.
Get Support with MS Teams
If you require support with setting up and logging into Microsoft Teams, please contact the Humber I.T. Support Centre at 416.675.3111 ext. 8888.
For training: Sign up to 1:1 Virtual Coaching with ITS coaches to learn more about Microsoft Teams and other Office365 applications.
Here are some useful resources to get you started:
- Faculty Blackboard Ultra Help Page
- Downloadable guide for educators (PDF)
- Downloadable guide for students (PDF)
- MS Teams Quick Reference Guide (PDF, from ITS Team)
- Using Microsoft Teams – Instructor’s Guide (External Site)
- Get started in your class team (MS Office Link)
- Get organized in your class team (MS Office Link)
- Meetings, chats, and posts in class teams (MS Office Link)
