
If you use your device’s mic and speakers, remember to mute your mic unless you are speaking. If you wish to join someone else for you in the meeting, you should not forward the invitation email and ask the host to send an invitation to the representative. Your camera should be at your eye level and lighting should come from in front of you. Adjust your camera if it is too low or high. Put your mobile phone on silent and close any other apps that may send you notifications. You should avoid background noises such as children playing, TV/Radio, and barking dogs and find a quiet place to join the meeting. Make sure you know how to share your screen with the participants and if possible, share the meeting documents before the meeting starts. To avoid unexpected situations, change your account settings as Turn off video and Mute the microphone when joining the meeting. Ready for a backup communication plan such as email, Messenger, WhatsApp or SMS in case you have trouble connecting with your remote participants. Check your visual appearance on the video camera and turn ON your video unless your appearance or background is very inappropriate or distracting to your participants. Test your audio and video connection before the meeting. if you host a meeting add a unique password for each meeting. Protect your account and never share your account credentials with others. To make your Zoom meetings more productive for every participant, review the following video conferencing best practices, and learn how to improve the experience.
With the increasing number of University of Colombo staff members working remotely, the use of online collaboration tools such as Zoom gets popular among colleagues.
Early Childhood Development Centre (ECDC).
International Office – University of Colombo (IOUC). Improving Relevance and Quality of Undergraduate Education (IRQUE).
Higher Education for the Twenty-first Century. Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD). Social Policy Analysis and Research Centre (SPARC). National Education Research & Evaluation Centre (NEREC). Center of Research and Development (CRD). Centre for the Study of Human Rights (CSHR). Centre for Open & Distance Learning – Cyber Campus. Center for Excellence in Disability Research, Education and practice (CEDREP). Centre for Environmental Law and Policy ( CELP). Center for Environmental Initiatives (CEI). Centre for Contemporary Indian Studies (CCIS). Postgraduate Institute of Indigenous Medicine (PG-IIM). Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM). National Institute of Library & Information Sciences (NILIS). Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB). Agro-Technology and Rural Sciences (IARS). University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC).