If you're unsure of where and how to stream your large class or event, browse through the options below to determine which service will best suit your needs.
Video Hosting Platforms
| Service |
Zoom |
Microsoft Teams |
YouTube |
| Capacity |
- 300 people
- The capacity can vary between a regular Zoom meeting and a Webinar. For more information, please review this document: Zoom, Meetings vs Webinars
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| Set Up |
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- Teams, Hosting a Meeting
- Invite participants by adding their email addresses or by editing who can attend the meeting through the "Who can bypass the lobby?" setting in the meeting setup screen
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| Features |
- University licensed
- Meeting chat
- Recurring option
- Participant management
- Alternative hosts
- In-meeting transcriptions
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- University licensed
- Meeting chat
- Recurring option
- Participant management
- In-meeting transcriptions
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- Comments - turned on or off
- Chat moderation
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| Notes/Resources |
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- When scheduling a meeting through the Teams calendar, you can find various templates (like webinar, class, lecture, and more) via drop-down arrow next to "New Meeting"
- For more information: Microsoft Teams - FAQs
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- Need to set up permission to live stream at least 24 hours in advance
- This is not a FERPA compliant solution, so be extra cautious with sensitive data
- For more information: Live stream on YouTube
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Kaltura (Illinois Mediaspace) is not in the above list, as it does not currently have a live streaming component on campus. However, you can upload your media to Illinois Mediaspace, and make it available to the necessary people.
Alternatively, you can set up a professional event recording through CITL. For more information, please review their website: Event Recording Services.
If you have any questions about the information on this document, please reach out to the Engineering IT's eLearning team at engrit-help-elearning@illinois.edu.
