Livestreaming from Lecture Rooms

Livestreaming allows for courses and events in UZH lecture rooms to be transmitted to a large number of participants. The minimum number of participants is 300.

The transmission of a livestream is unidirectional, i.e. only in one direction.

The livestream is always recorded and can (but does not have to) be made available subsequently as a podcast, see Recording in lecture rooms (podcast).

What exactly will be streamed?

By default, the speakers with a fixed image section and the presentation are streamed, but not the blackboard or the overhead projector.

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Where is livestreaming possible?

More than 55 lecture rooms and seminar rooms at UZH are equipped for livestreaming. However, some rooms are not equipped with a camera. Therefore, these rooms only allow livestreams of presentation and sound, see suitable rooms for livestreaming.

How is livestreaming done?

The quality of the livestream is designed with the most common use case in mind, i.e. making courses accessible to students live.

How do I access my livestream?

From request to publication in 4 steps, see procedure

Advantages of livestreaming compared to ZOOM

• The lecture room camera captures a larger image section than the camera used in ZOOM. Speakers may therefore move freely around the room.
• All media devices, e.g. SMARTPodium, can be used in the lecture room.
• Speakers do not have to adjust any hardware or software settings in the lecture room.

Please note:

• Technical issues: These may still occur despite all of the preparatory measures taken. Please take this into account when preparing your course. We recommend that students be provided with learning materials that are not exclusively video-based.
• Course materials: For copyright reasons, we recommend that you make the learning materials available via the OLAT learning platform or a protected UZH website.

Costs

Livestreaming for UZH purposes is free of charge. Please also note our terms and conditions.