Meetings and Online Collaboration
Please see the following comparison for our virtual meeting and online collaboration tools.
| Comparison |
Microsoft Teams |
Zoom (Meetings) |
Blackboard Collaborate |
| BC FIPPA Compliance |
Partial* |
Yes |
Yes |
| Employee Accounts |
Accounts:
- Yes |
Accounts:
- Yes |
Instructors use
Collaborate within D2L |
Student Accounts, and
Meeting Attendance |
Accounts:
- No
Meeting Attendance:
- Yes, via shared link |
Accounts:
- No
Meeting Attendance:
- Via shared link
- Sign-in may be required |
Accounts:
- No
Session Attendance:
- Via link within D2L
- Via shared guest link |
| Usage |
Administrative Meetings |
Instruction and Administrative Meetings |
Instruction |
| Video, Audio, and Text Chat |
Yes
- Persistent workspace |
Yes |
Yes
- Chat can be
downloaded by
instructors |
| Concurrent Video Feeds |
49 |
49 |
25 |
| Breakout Rooms |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Typical Size |
2-300 |
2-300 |
1-500 |
| Telephone Access |
Limited (Select accounts) |
Yes |
Yes |
| Additional Security |
- Waiting Room |
- Meeting Passcodes
- Require signing in with a Camosun ID
- Require a Zoom account
- Waiting Room
- Attendee Registration |
- Student access is
via D2L requiring sign-in |
| Recordings Available |
Yes
- Recordings available
|
Yes
- Recordings available |
Yes
- Chat included
- Recordings available to
instructors and students |
| Retention Policy |
No |
Yes
Recorded video:
- 120 Days |
No |
Live Events and Webinars
Please see the following comparison for our Live Events and Webinar tools.
| Comparison |
Microsoft Teams (Live Events) |
Zoom (Webinar) - Coming Soon |
| BC FIPPA Compliance |
Partial* |
Yes |
| Video, Audio, and Text Chat |
- One way video and audio by panellists to attendees.
- Q&A functionality available |
- One way video and audio by panellists to attendees.
- Attendee audio can be allowed.
- Attendee video not possible.
- Q&A and Chat functionality available.
- Polling functionality available. |
| Typical Size |
25-10,000 |
25-1000 |
| Telephone Access |
No |
Yes
- Receiving only |
| Breakout Rooms |
No |
No |
| Security Settings |
- Unique Host and Panelist join links.
- Public, Org-Wide (employee), or Invite Only (employee). |
- Unique Host and Panelist join links.
- Meeting Passcodes
- Public, Camosun ID Required, Zoom account Required
- Waiting Room
- Attendee Registration |
| Recordings Available |
Yes
(Self-serve) |
Yes |
*Microsoft Teams and BC FIPPA Compliance.
Post-secondary institutions, as well as other public bodies, have received a Ministerial Order, i.e., Ministerial Order No. 85, to utilize platforms which may not fully comply with BC FIPPA compliant which allow for the protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of British Columbia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Microsoft Teams has been utilized during this time for this purpose.
The following table which outlines elements of Microsoft Teams and their current level of BC FIPPA Compliance.
| Functionality |
Compliant |
Description |
| Video and Audio |
Yes |
Microsoft Teams' video and audio is hosted in Canada. |
| Chat |
No |
Microsoft Teams' chat does send via the United States. |
Information Technology Services is working with Microsoft to move our Microsoft Teams application fully within Canada.