Webinars & Meeting Rooms
Zoom is a web conferencing solution that can be used to conduct synchronous online meetings and webinars. Faculty, staff, and students at Loyola can schedule and host meetings. This section identifies key differences between Zoom Webinars and Zoom Meeting Rooms.
| Zoom Webinars | Zoom Meeting Rooms | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a Request Form required? |
Yes, Submit a Request... |
No, Create a meeting now! |
| Maximum number of Participants (Including hosts and presenters) |
500 or 1,000 seat | 300 |
| Video Participation | up to 50 presenters | up to 300 video participants |
| Ability to Share Video/Audio (Requires Client Application) |
Yes, Hosts and Presenters only |
Yes, All participants |
| Option to mute all attendees upon entrance |
Automatic (Attendees can't be heard unless host allows individuals to talk) |
Yes |
| Turn off participant/attendee video |
Automatic (Attendees can't be seen unless host promotes individuals to panelists) |
Yes |
| Live Broadcasting to YouTube or Facebook |
Yes | Yes |
| Practice Session | Yes | No, consider using Waiting Room feature instead |
| Waiting Room | No (Attendees will see Zoom dialog box before webinar broadcasts) |
Yes |
| Flexible Registration Options | Yes | Yes |
| Participant Communication Options |
Chat and Q&A modules |
Chat and Breakout Rooms modules |
| Polling | Yes | Yes |
| Recording option | Yes | Yes |
| VoIP and Global Dial-In (Dial-In tolls apply) |
Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Session duration limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Reporting | Yes | Yes |
What is best for your needs?
There are a lot of overlapping features that make Zoom an excellent tool to utilize. This section reviews key differences to help determine which one is right for your needs.
Zoom Webinar
- Presentations for over 300 attendees. The clearest difference is how many individuals can join. Webinars offer 500 or 1000 total attendees (including hosts and presenters) while Meetings have a limit of 300.
- Presentation-focus and Q&A. Zoom Webinars are unique with use of the Q&A feature and limiting attendees from 'seeing one another' (by way of a list of participants or video/audio rights). Review the Webinar-Like Meetings to learn how to configure and deliver a 'webinar-like' experience using your own meeting rooms.
What are some Zoom Webinar examples?
- Schools may utilize the Webinar functions for information sessions for prospective students interested in pursuing a degree or learning more about their area.
- Departments offering their alumni population the opportunity to join in a guest presenter that is an expert in the field.
- Faculty and staff may serve as guest presenters in consortium or conferences, utilizing the Zoom Webinar can allow even larger reach for those who were unable to attend conferences in-person.
- Large cross-department full-day presentations, allowing campus partners to join remotely for the session(s) that they find most applicable to their tasks and interactions with those groups.
Zoom Meeting Rooms
- Teams, Group Projects & Cross-Campus Meeting. Zoom Meetings is perfect for small group meetings. Whether as a student and meeting with your project group, an instructor meeting with fellow colleagues in your department, or staff team meetings with members across our several campuses, Meeting Rooms are a perfect way to connect with ease, communicate with video and/or voice, share screens and even recording meetings for later reference.
- Screen Recordings and Training Sessions. You can join your own Zoom Meeting room in order to share your screen, capture screen recordings of applications, and have a video or audio guide to share as needed. Similarly, if you have or offer training sessions, you can record them in order to create an archive and share for self-paced learning as well.
- Online Instruction. If you are an instructor or faculty member, the Zoom Meeting Room is a perfect fit for online classes or as an additional tool to help facilitate and enable teaching courses. Visit the Learning Technologies & Innovation page for Zoom to learn more.
Last Modified: Tue, January 28, 2025 4:52 PM CST
Zoom is a web conferencing solution that can be used to conduct synchronous online meetings and webinars. Faculty, staff, and students at Loyola can schedule and host meetings. This section identifies key differences between Zoom Webinars and Zoom Meeting Rooms.
| Zoom Webinars | Zoom Meeting Rooms | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a Request Form required? |
Yes, Submit a Request... |
No, Create a meeting now! |
| Maximum number of Participants (Including hosts and presenters) |
500 or 1,000 seat | 300 |
| Video Participation | up to 50 presenters | up to 300 video participants |
| Ability to Share Video/Audio (Requires Client Application) |
Yes, Hosts and Presenters only |
Yes, All participants |
| Option to mute all attendees upon entrance |
Automatic (Attendees can't be heard unless host allows individuals to talk) |
Yes |
| Turn off participant/attendee video |
Automatic (Attendees can't be seen unless host promotes individuals to panelists) |
Yes |
| Live Broadcasting to YouTube or Facebook |
Yes | Yes |
| Practice Session | Yes | No, consider using Waiting Room feature instead |
| Waiting Room | No (Attendees will see Zoom dialog box before webinar broadcasts) |
Yes |
| Flexible Registration Options | Yes | Yes |
| Participant Communication Options |
Chat and Q&A modules |
Chat and Breakout Rooms modules |
| Polling | Yes | Yes |
| Recording option | Yes | Yes |
| VoIP and Global Dial-In (Dial-In tolls apply) |
Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Session duration limit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Reporting | Yes | Yes |
What is best for your needs?
There are a lot of overlapping features that make Zoom an excellent tool to utilize. This section reviews key differences to help determine which one is right for your needs.
Zoom Webinar
- Presentations for over 300 attendees. The clearest difference is how many individuals can join. Webinars offer 500 or 1000 total attendees (including hosts and presenters) while Meetings have a limit of 300.
- Presentation-focus and Q&A. Zoom Webinars are unique with use of the Q&A feature and limiting attendees from 'seeing one another' (by way of a list of participants or video/audio rights). Review the Webinar-Like Meetings to learn how to configure and deliver a 'webinar-like' experience using your own meeting rooms.
What are some Zoom Webinar examples?
- Schools may utilize the Webinar functions for information sessions for prospective students interested in pursuing a degree or learning more about their area.
- Departments offering their alumni population the opportunity to join in a guest presenter that is an expert in the field.
- Faculty and staff may serve as guest presenters in consortium or conferences, utilizing the Zoom Webinar can allow even larger reach for those who were unable to attend conferences in-person.
- Large cross-department full-day presentations, allowing campus partners to join remotely for the session(s) that they find most applicable to their tasks and interactions with those groups.
Zoom Meeting Rooms
- Teams, Group Projects & Cross-Campus Meeting. Zoom Meetings is perfect for small group meetings. Whether as a student and meeting with your project group, an instructor meeting with fellow colleagues in your department, or staff team meetings with members across our several campuses, Meeting Rooms are a perfect way to connect with ease, communicate with video and/or voice, share screens and even recording meetings for later reference.
- Screen Recordings and Training Sessions. You can join your own Zoom Meeting room in order to share your screen, capture screen recordings of applications, and have a video or audio guide to share as needed. Similarly, if you have or offer training sessions, you can record them in order to create an archive and share for self-paced learning as well.
- Online Instruction. If you are an instructor or faculty member, the Zoom Meeting Room is a perfect fit for online classes or as an additional tool to help facilitate and enable teaching courses. Visit the Learning Technologies & Innovation page for Zoom to learn more.