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Online Meeting Solutions
There are a number of different online meeting solutions available to the University community. Below are the most common used at Temerty Faculty of Medicine. A full list can be found here: https://act.utoronto.ca/enterprise-video-conferencing-video-meeting-resources/
1. Microsoft Teams
Features: Audio, Video, Chat, Screen Sharing, Record meetings
Maximum number of participants: 250 per meeting
Costs: No additional charges; part of the University's Office 365 license
You can invite anyone to a Teams meeting with their email address (note that it does not need to be an @utoronto.ca email address). The maximum number of participants is 250 per meeting. Support for Teams can be found here.
2. Zoom
Features: Audio, Video, Screen Sharing, Breakout rooms, Record sessions
Costs: Free educational accounts are available to the U of T community; see here for more information. Additional fees are required for access to specific features.
3. Broadconnect VOIP Communicator Client
Features: Audio, Video, Screen Sharing
Maximum number of participants: 15 per meeting
Costs: No additional charges; part of the University's VOIP solution
The Communicator client is part of the University's VOIP solution. You will need to ensure that the meeting host has a premium account and download and install the Communicator client on your computer. You can find the Communicator client here. Detailed instructions for starting a group conference call are below:
- Go to https://www.myphonetraining.com/video-tutorials/
- Click Launch Tutorial for Communicator 7 – Windows
- Click “Show Me”
- Click “Connect to My Room Via Voice Call”