Zoom Webinars are designed so that Your WVU Zoom account allows you to host meetings with up to 300 participants. If you need to host more than 300 participants, you can request to use a Zoom webinar or large meeting license or purchase a license for your account.
Zoom webinars allow the host and any designated panelists
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to share their video, audio, and screen and present to view-only attendees.
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If you have fewer than 300 participants, you can host a Zoom meeting like a webinar without a special license.
Large Zoom meetings are meant to be a collaborative event with all participants
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able to screen share, turn on their video and audio, and see who else is in attendance
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. These meeting features can be modified and controlled at the host level
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View Zoom's Webinar and Meeting Comparison page explains the differences in more detail.
Alternatively, hosts can set up a Zoom meeting to function similarly to a webinar. View Hosting a Zoom Meeting like a Webinar for more information.
How to reserve a Zoom webinar
The WVU Teaching and Learning Commons (TLC) has two Zoom webinar 1,000 licenses available to reserve. To check availability and reserve a license, use WVU’s 25 LIVE. This step-by-step video shows you how.
Zoom only allows for webinars to be set up with a start time of 30 minutes or hour (example: a start time can be for more details about the different features.
Reserve a webinar or large meeting license
Submit a ticket and include the following information:
Are you hosting a webinar or large meeting?
How many attendees are you inviting?
What is the event date and start time?
Note: Zoom only allows webinars to be scheduled on the hour or in half hour increments (e.g., a webinar can be scheduled at 11:00 am or 11:30 am, but not 11:15 am or 11:45 am).
After reserving your webinar time, submit a ticket to TLC mentioning that you have already saved your event in 25 LIVE. Be sure to include the event date, start time, end time, and title.
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Purchase a webinar or large meeting license
Submit an ITS Purchase Request to purchase a webinar license webinar or large meeting license for your Zoom account. You will be asked for funding information and notified when your license is approved.
How to use Zoom webinars
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Zoom resources
Learn more about hosting webinars and large meetings: