Colleagues,
We have been made aware of incidents at other Universities where bad actors have been exploiting misconfigured Zoom to interrupt live instruction.
In cooperation with OIT, several settings to improve Zoom have been set as default for the campus. These include only allowing a session instructor to screen share or annotate a session, as well as muting new participants upon entry.
In addition, we strongly advise all faculty to review and set other settings to improve Zoom security using the instructions below. These should be set prior to the start of a course, and you will only need to adjust these settings one time. Settings include creating a waiting room for unauthenticated users, using a password for your session, and more.
If a student disrupts one of your class sessions, please know that UCI’s Office of Academic Integrity and Student Affairs is available to answer your student conduct questions. www.aisc.uci.edu
Visit the step-by-step Zoom configuration page for full instructions.
For any assistance with these settings, please contact the OIT Help Desk at oit@uci.edu.
Michael Dennin
Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning
Dean, Division of Undergraduate Education