Dear Chapman Community, On Friday, March 22, we will be switching to the new Microsoft Teams! This upgrade is part of our ongoing commitment to provide the best tools and technology to support our learners, educators, and staff. The new Microsoft Teams brings innovative features designed to make our digital interactions more efficient, engaging, and
IS&T is offering a softphone calling feature through Microsoft Teams for all staff and faculty. The Teams softphone option allows you to make and take internal and external phone calls on you Chapman Laptop, Desktop, and personal mobile devices (must download the Teams app). Softphones are a great way to consolidate your work area and
Adding Teams to all of your Outlook meetings is a great way to make meetings more accessible to those may not be able to attend in person. To add Teams to all current and future Outlook meetings, simply follow the steps below. (Please note: This feature will not apply to “New Appointment” in your Outlook
This week, Microsoft Teams has implemented a new Webinar feature, which is available to all Chapman Faculty and Staff. The new Webinar feature allows users to “hold interactive meetings and webinars for up to 1,000 attendees.” (Herskowitz, 2021) Setting up a webinar is as easy as scheduling a meeting. However, when setting up a webinar,
Teams recently introduced support for a 49-person large gallery view, as well as a new “Together” mode meant to minimize Zoom Fatigue and increase meeting engagement. Both of these new video features are available as part of a new meeting experience which moves Mute, Share Screen, and other controls to the upper right corner window. Microsoft will
On Tuesday, May 12th, Microsoft enabled Chapman University for up to 9 simultaneous video streams during Teams meetings. Additionally, non-video participants will always appear in the “Stage” at the bottom of the view, ensuring that screen is exclusively occupied by video. They also have promised additional expansion of the number of video streams shown at