Learners are now able to use their video when in Teams Meetings. Prior to August 2020 they were limited to using audio only. For a full list of Teams meeting features see Meetings in Teams.
We strongly recommend the following when using Teams Meetings with Learners. Please also review Managing a Teams Meeting for more information relating to Teams Meetings in general.
ensure you are the last to leave a Teams Meeting by removing all other participants (as a meeting organiser you should also use the End Meeting option)
add additional staff members to meetings with learners to assist with meeting management and monitoring of video and chat
ensure that all users are aware of local policies and protocols
use the desktop app as staff where possible to give you the most feature rich experience e.g. custom backgrounds/blur and number of videos displayed
also login to O365 on the web as you will be redirected to a web page if you need to access meeting options
make learners presenters without considering the capabilities of this meeting role (Teams Meeting Options) e.g. able to mute and remove participants and manage the lobby. Remove role when no longer required
require participants to enable video. There may valid reasons why they are not enabling their camera
set the lobby to automatically admit everyone. This fully removes the lobby for everyone, including external participants (coming soon)
use breakout rooms with learners unless adequate staff supervision is possible.
