Adobe Connect is a centrally-supported web conferencing platform that can be used for synchronous, online events and presentations with staff, students and external attendees.
For more detailed information about using Adobe Connect and web conferencing more generally, please visit our Synchronous web conferencing page and our additional Adobe Connect guidance.
The principles for teaching online using Adobe Connect are the same as Microsoft Teams – the functionality is what is different. Staff can also enter the meeting room prior to the webinar and upload and prepare materials such as PowerPoint presentations and PDF documents. Like Microsoft Teams, once the webinar is running the host can display these documents, draw on an online whiteboard, share their own screen (e.g. to show a webpage or Moodle site) and enable live chat. Webinars can be recorded and accessed by contacting the TEL team who enable to sharing link which can be sent to participants for viewing after for revision or for those who wish to revisit topics covered in the session.
Whereas Microsoft Teams is a meeting environment which can be used for teaching online, Adobe Connect is a more formal webinar environment with additional functionality. Staff can run a webinar and have total control over the room and their participants, such as being able to mute and enable individual microphones & webcams, giving presenting control to participants and organising break out rooms.