Summary
An overview of the Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Blackboard Collaborate online video and collaboration tools.
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Meetings and Online Collaboration
Please see the following comparison for our virtual meeting and online collaboration tools.
| Comparison |
Microsoft Teams |
Zoom (Meetings) |
| BC FIPPA Compliance |
Partial* |
Yes |
| Employee Accounts |
Accounts:
- Yes |
Accounts:
- Yes |
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 |
| Usage |
Administrative Meetings |
Instruction and Administrative Meetings |
| Video, Audio, and Text Chat |
Yes
- Persistent workspace |
Yes |
| Concurrent Video Feeds |
49 |
49 |
| Breakout Rooms |
Yes |
Yes |
| Typical Size |
2-300 |
2-300 |
| Telephone Access |
Limited (Select accounts) |
Yes |
| Additional Security |
- Waiting Room |
- Meeting Passcodes
- Require signing in with a Camosun ID
- Require a Zoom account
- Waiting Room
- Attendee Registration |
| Recordings Available |
Yes
- Recordings available
|
Yes
- Recordings available |
| Retention Policy |
No |
Yes
Recorded video:
- 120 Days |
Live Events and Webinars
Please see the following comparison for our Live Events and Webinar tools.
| Comparison |
Microsoft Teams (Live Events) |
Zoom (Webinar) - License Required |
| 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.