Overview
OIT can assist you in voice and web conferencing. It is important to differentiate a video conference from a web conference. A web conference involves each participant using web conferencing software on a personal device to connect with other participants using the internet. This can be either a downloaded application on each of the attendees' computers or a web-based application where the attendees access the meeting by clicking on a link distributed by email (meeting invitation) to enter the conference.
Video conferencing uses telecommunications of audio and video to bring people at different sites together for a meeting. This can be as simple as a conversation between two people in private offices (point-to-point) or involve several sites (multi-point) with more than one person in large rooms at different sites. Besides the audio and visual transmission of meeting activities, video conferencing can be used to share computer content.
| Service | Who can Get It | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Web Conferencing (Zoom) | Faculty, Staff, and Students | Zoom is a web conferencing tool that unifies cloud video conferencing, online meetings, and collaboration into a single intuitive platform. |
| Video Conferencing | Faculty, Staff | Due to low utilization and the associated expense of maintaining the facility, starting May 9th, 2016, Stadium room 192 conference facility is no longer available for use. If you need a video conference facility please contact us for more information by emailing oithelp@colorado.edu or calling 303-735-4357. |
| Voice Conferencing | Faculty, Staff | A voice conference, or teleconference, is a multi-point conversation using a telephone, and has only auditory capabilities. OIT provides many options for voice conferencing at CU Boulder. |
| Microsoft Teams | Faculty, Staff, and Students | Messaging and collaboration app that includes audio and video calls for one-on-one or larger group meetings. Accessible through an online client or desktop app. |
