About Zoom

Zoom is a tool that unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, group messaging, and a software-defined conference room solution into one easy-to-use platform. This solution offers the best video, audio, and wireless screen-sharing experience across Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Blackberry, Linux, Zoom Rooms, and H.323/SIP room systems. Founded in 2011, Zoom's mission is to develop a people-centric cloud service that transforms the real-time collaboration experience and improves the quality and effectiveness of communications forever.

Use Cases

Zoom is accessible to faculty, staff, and students at UAH. Below you'll find a number of use cases broken out by campus role. These are just examples:

Faculty/Staff/Researcher

You need to meet with a colleague (or colleagues) virtually
You need a platform to host/attend a virtual interview
You need to meet one-on-one with a student
You need to touch base with your student groups
You need a synchronous platform to host your class online
You need a synchronous platform to host a course study session
You need to conduct online office hours

Student

You need to meet one-on-one with an instructor
You need a platform to attend a virtual interview
You need to join your course's online meeting
You need to attend an online study session
You need to attend your instructor's office hours