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:

1. Go to https://www.myphonetraining.com/video-tutorials/
2. Click Launch Tutorial for Communicator 7 – Windows
3. Click “Show Me”
4. Click “Connect to My Room Via Voice Call”