collab.math.uzh.ch

• The service is hosted at I-MATH.
• As long as our Y27 uplink is not saturated, we can create additional instances - we should not have performance problems.
• The sound seems to be quite well.

• BigBlueButton seems to be a 90% replacement of Adobe Connect, plus 'Break Out Rooms'.

FAQ

• How many people watched the recording?
  • Currently we do not have any statistics (#10353, #10354) - we're looking to implement a statistic.
• How does the students find the recordings?
  • Conferences started via w3/my: The recordings will be listed on the homepage automatically.
  • Conferences started individually: The lecturer/tutor has to publish the 'room' link. It's the same link as the students use to join the conference.
• How to save the chat
  • Menu (three vertical dots), in chat windows, upper right corner: save
  • The chat content is gone after closing the meeting.
• How to export the annotations of the whiteboard
  • Currently: not possible (#10352). We're looking for solution.

Best Practice: Speaker

Sign in

• Sign in with your UZH Shortname and Webpass Password: Sign in > Sign in with LDAP.

Meeting room

• Create a meeting room. One per lecture and/or per exercise. Room might persist over the whole semester.

• Publish the URL (on the lecture homepage, per email to the students).
  • There is no group permission - anyone who knows the meeting room URL might attend.

Audio check

• After every login: As speaker, always select microphone. Start a short audio test - you should hear youself as echo.

Presentation

• Present:
  • Yourself with the webcam.
  • A PDF / PPT
  • Screen Share

Students

How to watch a Lecture or Seminar

To watch a lecture or seminar, follow these steps:

1. Log in at https://math.uzh.ch/my

2. Navigate to 'Lecture' or 'Seminar' depending on the stream you want to watch.
3. Click 'Watch Lecture' or 'Watch Seminar'. You will be redirected to the stream.
   • Note that there are currently different streaming services in use. Therefore the site you are redirected to might not always look the same, depending on the settings your lecturer has chosen.
   • The 'Watch Lecture/Seminar' button will always be present, even if the stream is not running. If this is the case, then clicking 'Watch Lecture/Seminar' will redirect you to a Waiting Room site, that will automatically load the stream once it starts.

How to Join an Exercise Stream

In addition to lecture and seminar streams, there are exercise streams as well. These streams are opened and moderated by the tutors who usually assist the students with their exercises.

To join an exercise stream, follow these steps:

1. Log in at https://math.uzh.ch/my

2. Navigate to 'Lecture' and click the 'Exercise Stream: [group name]' button.
   • Please note that these buttons will appear as the stream starts and disappear when it ends.
   • If you are waiting for an exercise stream to start, you have to refresh the page to see the button.

Watching the Streams without a Login

If you do not have valid login credentials for https://math.uzh.ch/my, but you want to watch a lecture, seminar or exercise stream, then follow these steps:

1. Go to https://w16.math.uzh.ch/math/index.php?id=veranstaltungen

2. Select the lecture or seminar you would like to watch
3. Click 'Watch Lecture/Seminar' or click an 'Exercise Stream' button. You will be redirected to the stream.
   • Please note that not all streams will be accessible this way. Since this site is public, it is your lecturer's and tutor's choice to enable or disable this way of accessing their streams.