Zoom for Engaging Teaching

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Zoom logoTo support teaching staff who are new to using Zoom or who may need a ‘refresher’, SALT have compiled a range of resources to guide you. These are designed to help get you started with Zoom, or to identify those advanced tools which may further enhance teaching and student engagement.

‘Live’ Zoom Training

Go to our Upcoming Events page for upcoming ‘live’ Zoom sessions.

Bespoke Zoom Training

If there are a number of colleagues in a teaching area who have a specific need for guidance in using Zoom, whether for basic or advanced features, please contact the SALT team salt@swansea.ac.uk and we can arrange a training session for you.

Zoom Updates

Recent Zoom updates including: adding personal pronouns to your profile, sharing content to Breakout rooms, restricting viewing of participant videos (Focus Mode) and Emoticons are outlined in this video: Zoom Updates Summer 2021 (Swansea University staff login may be required)


Getting Started – where to get help


Your first point of information for Zoom is the Swansea University Intranet pages on using Zoom and using Zoom in Canvas.


The team at The Welsh Video Network (based at Swansea University) manages Swansea University’s Zoom service and can be contacted by emailing wvn-support@swansea.ac.uk.


Further trouble shooting can be found at the Zoom Help Centre and the Zoom YouTube channel.

Some introductory things …


Click the “View Recording” link below to find a comprehensive video aimed at helping Swansea University colleagues get started with Zoom teaching.

View Recording


The recording has chapter markers so you can go straight to what you need help with.

Click here to view a breakdown of the recording, topics by chapter.

Chapter: Topic covered

Chapter markers can be found easily by clicking on the orange dots on the playback bar.

  • Chapter 1 – 00:00:03 – Hello & welcome
  • Chapter 2 – 00:00:42 – SALT Contact details
  • Chapter 3 – 00:02:03 – WVN Contact details, Updates and Accessibility
  • Chapter 4 – 00:04:10 – Overview of The Basics
  • Chapter 5 – 00:05:55 – Questions to ask yourself
  • Chapter 6 – 00:08:30 – Guiding you to the Guidance Information !
  • Chapter 7 – 00:11:57 – Considerations before you begin
  • Chapter 8 – 00:20:07 – Navigating the Zoom Meetings Screen
  • Chapter 9 – 00:27:01 – Overview of Zoom Settings
  • Chapter 10 – 00:38:56 – Roles and Privileges
  • Chapter 11 – 00:45:13 – Overview of Scheduling Meetings
  • Chapter 12 – 00:48:03 – Scheduling Meetings from the Client Desktop App (default and customised settings)
  • Chapter 13 – 01:23:44 – Scheduling Meetings from your Zoom Web Profile
  • Chapter 14 – 01:26:09 – Scheduling Meetings from your Canvas Course
  • Chapter 15 – 01:36:17 – Basic Ways to Engage and Interact with Students – An Introduction
  • Chapter 16 – 01:38:24 – Using ‘Chat’
  • Chapter 17 – 01:46:48 – Using Audio and Video
  • Chapter 18 – 01:55:11 – Sharing screens and Content (Basic)
  • Chapter 19 – 02:01:35 – Using Reactions
  • Chapter 20 – 02:05:07 – Recording (Basics)
  • Chapter 21 – 02:10:18 – Next Steps
  • Chapter 22 – 02:13:14 – More to Learn
  • Chapter 23 – 02:15:40 – Reminder of Guidance Information & Contact Details
  • Chapter 24 – 02:17:47 – Thank you and Goodbye

The transcript is on the right-hand side of the screen. You can also play full screen with subtitles by clicking CC , which you will find at the bottom of the video screen.


A copy of the presentation slides for the guide can also be found here.

Advanced Zoom Features


Once you feel confident with the basics, you may want to explore the more advanced features of zoom which can promote interactivity and collaboration in your sessions.

Click the “View Webinar” link below to view a Webinar looking at some of the more advanced features of Zoom.

View Webinar


This advanced guide to Zoom teaching has chapter markers so you can go straight to what you need help with.

Breakdown of webinar recording, topics and times

Chapter: Topic covered

Chapter markers can be found easily by clicking on the orange dots on the playback bar.

  • Chapter 1: Accessibility features – live captioning, font size
  • Chapter 2: Settings on the Zoom Website
  • Chapter 3: Annotating a Shared screen – text tool
  • Chapter 4: Personalise and Using your Waiting Room
  • Chapter 5: Using templates to set up Zoom Sessions
  • Chapter 6: Recording and (basic) editing the session
  • Chapter 7: Adding chapters to your Zoom Recording
  • Chapter 8: Sharing the Zoom Session Recordings
  • Chapter 9: Creating Breakout Rooms
  • Chapter 10: Setting Up and Running a Poll
  • Chapter 11: Sharing screens or other content
  • Chapter 12: Annotating a website
  • Chapter 13: Registration for a session
  • Chapter 14: Meeting and Poll Reports

The transcript is on the right-hand side of the screen. You can also play full screen with subtitles by clicking CC, which you will find at the bottom of the video screen.

A copy of the presentation slides for the guide can also be found here.

Tips for engaging teaching


The interactive Padlet below shows a collection of tips & techniques that could be useful for synchronous online teaching in Zoom (many also applicable to alternative platforms).

Click here to access a PDF version.


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