Zoom/Canvas FAQs

IF I ENABLE ZOOM MEETINGS IN CANVAS WILL STUDENTS BE ABLE TO SEE ALL MY OTHER ZOOM MEETINGS?
No, Students will only see meetings that were created in Canvas. Any meetings created outside Canvas, such as those created via the Zoom Desktop Client or the Zoom web portal, will remain private and inaccessible to students.
DO I NEED AN SFU ZOOM ACCOUNT TO ACCESS ZOOM MEETINGS IN CANVAS?
To meet SFU's privacy and security guidelines for Zoom you will need a valid SFU Zoom account to participate in Canvas-Zoom meetings.
CAN STUDENTS CREATE THEIR OWN MEETINGS (SUCH AS STUDY GROUPS...ETC) IN CANVAS?
No, the student role within Canvas cannot create Zoom meetings for the course. However, students are welcome to use thier own SFU Zoom account to create meetings outside of Canvas. 

 

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Canvas is SFU's institutionally supported learning management system.