Netiquette: Guidelines for Participation in Zoom Sessions

The guidelines aim to set the ground rules for Zoom sessions to facilitate a collaborative learning environment and efficient communication between the participants.

• Attendance via zoom is your responsibility, just as it is your responsibility to be at the right time and place for lectures and seminars on campus.
• Attend the session from a quiet and isolated place to refrain from noise and disruptions. Sit alone in the room and do not share your device with other participants.
• Mind your appearance and background. By having a clean setting with work-appropriate background, you reduce the chance that attendees will get distracted. (Use a virtual background if this helps.)
• Close unnecessary tabs, windows, applications on your device. Notifications from running applications, ringtones, and applications can be distracting for other attendees.
• Ensure that you have a stable internet connection and that your equipment is working properly.
  1. Note that you can use a regular telephone to dial into Zoom sessions to avoid losing audio connection.
  2. Use the Zoom settings to check your audio and video connection in advance of the scheduled session. Technical disruptions (for example, problems with WiFi or Internet connection, camera or microphone) can interrupt the session and eventually lead to an unsatisfactory outcome of your participation.
  3. It is highly recommended to use a headset (headphones with microphone) to minimize background noise or at least headphones to avoid electronic echo.
• Log in to Zoom the right way.
  1. Use your Uppsala university Zoom account, uu-se.zoom.us.
  2. Use the Zoom client on your computer or phone, rather than the Zoom browser plugin.
  3. Update Zoom to the latest version.
• Log in to the session on time—at least 5 minutes before the start.
• Be an active participant and attentive listener, try to maintain the same level of performance and respect as you would in a face-to-face session.
• For lectures:
  1. Please keep your microphone muted unless you are asked to speak. (Note that on a computer, you can unmute your microphone temporarily with the space bar.)
  2. Use the chat functionor hands-up function if you wish to raise a question.
• For seminars and workshops:
  1. Keep your camera enabled throughout the session.
  2. Please keep your microphone muted until you wish/are asked to speak.
  3. Assemble the camera in a position where your head and the top of your shoulders dominate the screen.
  4. Look into the camera when talking to stimulate eye-to-eye connection with other participants.
  5. Use the chat feature (not the hands-up function) to indicate that you would like to speak.