You can add a Poll in any chat window, whether you are in a meeting or if you are just using chat on its own.
If you are in a meeting and you want to set up a poll, open the Chat window and click on the ellipses (...) at the bottom of the chat
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Once you have clicked into your meeting you have a number of ways to manage your participants.
If one person will be speaking at a time, it is advisable to ask all other participants to mute their microphones. Teams will try to prioritise the loudest noise it detects so if you have...
In the participants window you can also click on the ellipses at the top of the page (in the same line as the heading People) and from here you can change the meeting options by clicking manage permissions or you can download an attendee list. This can be useful for online lectures in the...
If you hover over a participant and click the Ellipses that appear, you have a number of options, such as:
People without a University of Chichester email address can join Teams meetings as a guest. This could be for business meetings, for when we have guest speakers in lectures or for online events.
You need to make sure the guest has the link of the meeting that everyone else has, if you...
You can share your screen or other content in Teams meetings by clicking on the Share content button on your control bar (this is the button with an up arrow)
Choose your desktop (if you wish to play a video as part of your meeting or lecture, make sure you also select Include computer...
If you wish you go into your Teams meeting or lecture a few minutes early and put up a 'welcome screen' to do this:
Create a PowerPoint slide informing the participants the session will begin soon, with any further instructions (such as please mute your microphone).
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If your participants wish to say something or ask a question in a Teams meeting, you can advise them at the beginning to unmute themselves if you want them to be able to speak as and when they choose, or if you don't want to be interrupted, you can ask them to submit questions in the chat window...
There are two ways to set up Breakout roomsIn Teams meetings, you can either create them on the moodle page in advance, or use the Microsoft breakout rooms feature, so which should you use?
Setting them up on the Moodle page in advance
If you wish, a Team can be set up for a Module, however this is not necessary to hold online lectures, and is only needed if you would like a more social space for collaboration.
Moodle should be still be used for all module resources.
If you only want to set up an online lecture...
You can set up a Team space to:
There are a number of ways you can check and test your audio and video device settings
click on the account icon at the top of...
Live transcription can make your meeting more productive and inclusive for participants who are deaf or hard-of-hearing or have different levels of language proficiency. Participants in noisy places will also appreciate the visual aid. This feature is available in the desktop version of Teams....
To use live captions in a meeting, go to your meeting controls and click the ellipses (...) then choose Turn on live captions.
To stop using live captions, go to the meeting controls and click the ellipses (...) then choose Turn off live captions.
...Hybrid Teaching is where timetabled teaching is delivered where participants (tutors and/or students) are at the same time in the classroom and online. The hybrid model of teaching and learning uses both online and in-person options in a purposeful way. Not only does this model give increased...
Starting this academic year, some lead lectures will be delivered online using Microsoft Teams. These guides will help you set up these online lead lectures in advance, and show you the various things you can do once in the lecture.
Advice for the lecturerThere are a few different ways of making video recordings but for the moment we recommend using Microsoft Teams as this should be the most familiar to you.
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What is Microsoft Whiteboard
Whiteboard is a new application available alongside Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Teams. It can be used online via a browser and via a...
You can use Microsoft Teams either from the Teams App or by using the web version. You will get the best user experience by using the Desktop App this is installed on all university computers.
If you are joining a meeting or lecture you will be prompted when you click on the meeting or...
Please note, you cannot record a Teams call, it has to be in a meeting.
When you are in your Teams meeting, select the More icon at the top of the page, and select Record and transcribe > Start recording....
Supporting flexible learning
In 2009, alongside the launch of Moodle, the University of Chichester adopted Blended Learning as its format for module delivery. This is described as timetabled face-to-face teaching, enhanced with asynchronous or scheduled synchronous online activities to be...