What Is It?
Zoom is a web conferencing solution that enables students, faculty, and staff to collaborate virtually through video and audio meetings, webinars, virtual classes, digital office hours, remote interviews, and other interactive sessions. It includes tools that support communication and engagement, such as screen sharing, polling, digital whiteboards, breakout rooms, content sharing, co-annotation, and meeting recording.
Key Features
- Host virtual classrooms: Conduct classes, meetings, webinars, office hours, and stream lessons to students.
- Collaborate and engage: Use screen sharing, polling, whiteboards, annotations, breakout rooms, and other interactive tools to encourage participation.
Help Resources
24x7 Zoom Support
Zoom offers 24/7 support to users either online or by phone.
Who Is Eligible to Use It?
Faculty, Staff and Students
Where Can I Get It?
Duquesne Owned Devices
Download Zoom in Software Center (Windows OS) or Self Service (macOS).
Student and Personally Owned Devices
Go to zoom.us/download and select the appropriate download for your device(s)
On the Web
Go to duq.zoom.us and click Sign in. You will then be directed to a Duquesne University sign-in page where you can sign in using your MultiPass username and password. After signing into Zoom, you can schedule, host or join a Zoom meeting.
Canvas
Zoom Meetings displays on the course navigation menu of all Canvas sites. Faculty can schedule and host meetings directly from a Canvas course site. Students can join Zoom Meetings from the course site. *Faculty must first access their Zoom Meeting account via duq.zoom.us before using in Canvas.
How Much Does It Cost?
Free