{"id":10644,"date":"2021-05-17T19:20:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T19:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/?p=10644"},"modified":"2025-07-15T10:00:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T10:00:44","slug":"teams-meeting-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2021\/05\/17\/teams-meeting-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Teams meeting types"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">There a several types of Teams meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Scheduled\u00a0meeting<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/schedule-a-meeting-in-teams-943507a9-8583-4c58-b5d2-8ec8265e04e5\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Scheduled meetings<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0are\u00a0for pre-organised\u00a0online\u00a0meetings that typically fit the same model as a regular\u00a0tutorial,\u00a0seminar or lecture. They will usually cover just a single topic and\u00a0may\u00a0involve active learning\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/12\/17\/breakout-rooms-in-microsoft-teams\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">breakout rooms.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">What are they for?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">1 2 1 online meetings<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sessions with external student groups<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Live online teaching; s<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ee\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel\/how-to-make-online-interactive-sessions-available-to-students\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">how to make online interactive sessions available to students<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0for information about:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>What to tell students.<\/li>\n<li>Naming conventions for sessions.<\/li>\n<li>Features of Teams meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">When using Scheduled meetings for live online teaching, you should\u00a0copy the meeting joining link and\u00a0display\u00a0i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">n the Blackboard module\u00a0to provide student access; access can\u00a0be restricted to students via\u00a0Blackboard\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2018\/09\/07\/blackboard-learn-adaptive-release\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">adaptive release.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Note;<\/strong> <strong>from May 2021, participants\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><strong>who join the Teams meetings via the session\u00a0url will have a &#8216;temporary&#8217; meeting status. Their meeting display name contains the temporary status, which you can see in the participant list and chat panel. Meeting participants will be able to interact with chat during the meeting, however upon leaving their access is restricted to\u00a0a \u2018read-only\u2019 record. They will no longer be able to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"> post messages <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">view any subsequent chat record that occurred after they left<\/span><\/li>\n<li>access meeting assets, such as files. <strong>Staff should use Blackboard for distribution of core learning content.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you require students to continue to interact with\u00a0Teams\u00a0meetings after a live online session,\u00a0you will need to\u00a0individually\u00a0add their student email address to the meeting invite, when scheduling the session or during the meeting itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">Channel meeting<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you\u00a0have\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/11\/13\/how-to-request-a-team-for-teaching-and-learning\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">requested a\u00a0Team\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0for student collaboration, it is possible to\u00a0use\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2020\/11\/13\/introduction-to-teams-channels-for-student-collaboration\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Team\u00a0Channels<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to\u00a0facilitate students meeting within\u00a0the\u00a0Team.\u00a0You\u00a0should copy the\u00a0link to the specific Team,\u00a0Team\u00a0Channel or\u00a0Channel\u00a0meeting\u00a0room\u00a0and display in\u00a0your\u00a0Blackboard\u00a0module, for student access.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<strong>Note;<\/strong> Students invited to a Channel meeting, who are not part of the associated Team, cannot view or interact with meeting chat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">What are they for?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Student collaboration such as group work, project work<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0(whereby all students belong to the associated Team).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Instant meeting: \u2018Meet\u00a0now\u2019<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">impromptu<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0meetings, you can\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/create-instant-meetings-with-meet-now-26e06837-853d-4df1-a729-06bf700d4ecf\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">create instant meetings with Meet now<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0through Outlook,\u00a0Teams\u00a0calendar or in a Teams Channel.\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">They are not suitable for live interactive sessions online\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">or any other<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0pre-organised\u00a0online meetings that typically fit the same model as a regular\u00a0tutorial, seminar or lecture\u00a0intended for university of reading students.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">What are they for?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Informal, instant meetings.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8216;Webinar&#8217; meeting type *coming soon<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teamworktools.azurewebsites.net\/assets\/TeamsWebinarsGetStartedGuide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Webinar meetings<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">are not suitable for live interactive sessions online\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">or any other<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0pre-organised\u00a0online meetings that typically fit the same model as a regular\u00a0tutorial, seminar or lecture\u00a0intended for University of Reading students:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"7\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Webinar meetings require participants\u00a0to\u00a0complete a\u00a0registration\u00a0form to obtain a\u00a0session joining\u00a0link.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"8\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The registration form and subsequent attendance report will unlikely record accurate student details as university account credentials\u00a0are not\u00a0required when joining a Webinar meeting.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Break out rooms not\u00a0currently\u00a0available.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"5\" data-aria-posinset=\"9\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">Webinar meetings can only be created using the Teams calendar app (rather than Outlook).<b>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">What are they for?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:40,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"6\" data-aria-posinset=\"10\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Single events requiring participant registration\u00a0(if you want to run a multi-day event, you need to create multiple webinars because recurring meetings are not supported).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Live event<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you require a live\u00a0event\u00a0please contact\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">DTS@reading.ac.uk.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Live events\u00a0are meant for one-to-many communications where the host of the event is leading the interactions and audience participation is primarily to view the content shared by host. The attendees can watch the live or recorded event Teams and can interact with the presenters using moderated Q &amp; A.\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">They are not suitable for live interactive sessions online\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">or any other<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0pre-organised\u00a0online meetings that typically fit the same model as a regular\u00a0tutorial, seminar or lecture\u00a0intended for university of reading students.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is it for?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-aria-posinset=\"11\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Broadcasting information\u00a0to a large audience, such as\u00a0an\u00a0All Staff Briefing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There a several types of Teams meeting. &nbsp; Scheduled\u00a0meeting\u00a0 Scheduled meetings\u00a0are\u00a0for pre-organised\u00a0online\u00a0meetings that typically fit the same model as a regular\u00a0tutorial,\u00a0seminar or lecture. They will usually cover just a single topic and\u00a0may\u00a0involve active learning\u00a0and\u00a0breakout rooms.\u00a0 What are they for?\u00a0 1 2 1 online meetings\u00a0 Sessions with external student groups\u00a0 Live online teaching; see\u00a0how to make online interactive sessions available to students\u00a0for information about: What to tell students. Naming conventions for sessions. Features of Teams meetings When using Scheduled meetings for live online teaching, you should\u00a0copy the meeting joining link and\u00a0display\u00a0in the Blackboard module\u00a0to provide student access; access can\u00a0be restricted to students via\u00a0Blackboard\u00a0adaptive release.\u00a0 Note; from May 2021, participants\u00a0who join the Teams meetings via the session\u00a0url will have a &#8216;temporary&#8217; meeting status. Their meeting display name contains the temporary status, which you can see in the participant list and chat panel. Meeting participants will be able to interact with chat during the meeting, however upon leaving their access is restricted to\u00a0a \u2018read-only\u2019 record. They will no longer be able to: post messages view any subsequent chat record that occurred after they left access meeting assets, such as files. Staff should use Blackboard for distribution of core learning content. If you require students to continue to interact with\u00a0Teams\u00a0meetings after a live online session,\u00a0you will need to\u00a0individually\u00a0add their student email address to the meeting invite, when scheduling the session or during the meeting itself. \u00a0 Channel meeting\u00a0 If you\u00a0have\u00a0requested a\u00a0Team\u00a0\u00a0for student collaboration, it is possible to\u00a0use\u00a0Team\u00a0Channels\u00a0to\u00a0facilitate students meeting within\u00a0the\u00a0Team.\u00a0You\u00a0should copy the\u00a0link to the specific Team,\u00a0Team\u00a0Channel or\u00a0Channel\u00a0meeting\u00a0room\u00a0and display in\u00a0your\u00a0Blackboard\u00a0module, for student access.\u00a0Note; Students invited to a Channel meeting, who are not part of the associated Team, cannot view or interact with meeting chat. What are they for?\u00a0 Student collaboration such as group work, project work\u00a0(whereby all students belong to the associated Team). \u00a0 Instant meeting: \u2018Meet\u00a0now\u2019\u00a0 For\u00a0impromptu\u00a0meetings, you can\u00a0create instant meetings with Meet now\u00a0through Outlook,\u00a0Teams\u00a0calendar or in a Teams Channel.\u00a0They are not suitable for live interactive sessions online\u00a0or any other\u00a0pre-organised\u00a0online meetings that typically fit the same model as a regular\u00a0tutorial, seminar or lecture\u00a0intended for university of reading students.\u00a0 \u00a0What are they for?\u00a0 Informal, instant meetings.\u00a0 \u00a0 &#8216;Webinar&#8217; meeting type *coming soon Webinar meetings\u00a0are not suitable for live interactive sessions online\u00a0or any other\u00a0pre-organised\u00a0online meetings that typically fit the same model as a regular\u00a0tutorial, seminar or lecture\u00a0intended for University of Reading students:\u00a0\u00a0 Webinar meetings require participants\u00a0to\u00a0complete a\u00a0registration\u00a0form to obtain a\u00a0session joining\u00a0link.\u00a0\u00a0 The registration form and subsequent attendance report will unlikely record accurate student details as university account credentials\u00a0are not\u00a0required when joining a Webinar meeting.\u00a0 Break out rooms not\u00a0currently\u00a0available. Webinar meetings can only be created using the Teams calendar app (rather than Outlook).\u00a0\u00a0 What are they for?\u00a0 Single events requiring participant registration\u00a0(if you want to run a multi-day event, you need to create multiple webinars because recurring meetings are not supported).\u00a0 \u00a0 Live event\u00a0 If you require a live\u00a0event\u00a0please contact\u00a0DTS@reading.ac.uk.\u00a0\u00a0 Live events\u00a0are meant for one-to-many communications where the host of the event is leading the interactions and audience participation is primarily to view the content shared by host. The attendees can watch the live or recorded event Teams and can interact with the presenters using moderated Q &amp; A.\u00a0They are not suitable for live interactive sessions online\u00a0or any other\u00a0pre-organised\u00a0online meetings that typically fit the same model as a regular\u00a0tutorial, seminar or lecture\u00a0intended for university of reading students.\u00a0 \u00a0What is it for?\u00a0 Broadcasting information\u00a0to a large audience, such as\u00a0an\u00a0All Staff Briefing. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[356],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Teams meeting types - Blackboard Help for Staff - University of Reading<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Teams meeting types - Blackboard Help for Staff - University of Reading\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"There a several types of Teams meeting. &nbsp; Scheduled\u00a0meeting\u00a0 Scheduled meetings\u00a0are\u00a0for pre-organised\u00a0online\u00a0meetings that typically fit the same model as a regular\u00a0tutorial,\u00a0seminar or lecture. They will usually cover just a single topic and\u00a0may\u00a0involve active learning\u00a0and\u00a0breakout rooms.\u00a0 What are they for?\u00a0 1 2 1 online meetings\u00a0 Sessions with external student groups\u00a0 Live online teaching; see\u00a0how to make online interactive sessions available to students\u00a0for information about: What to tell students. Naming conventions for sessions. Features of Teams meetings When using Scheduled meetings for live online teaching, you should\u00a0copy the meeting joining link and\u00a0display\u00a0in the Blackboard module\u00a0to provide student access; access can\u00a0be restricted to students via\u00a0Blackboard\u00a0adaptive release.\u00a0 Note; from May 2021, participants\u00a0who join the Teams meetings via the session\u00a0url will have a &#8216;temporary&#8217; meeting status. Their meeting display name contains the temporary status, which you can see in the participant list and chat panel. 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