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Webex

Webex is the University of Manitoba’s online video classroom solution.

Webex allows instructors to interact with students through video, audio and online presentations. It is free to use and allows students to participate in their flexible and online courses through their UM accounts.

Features and benefits

Secure and reliable
Class attendance is automatically generated after each session

Instructors can:

Establish virtual office hours
Record and stream their classes
Poll students
Easily share content and visual aids
Create breakout sessions for students to collaborate and share ideas

What's new

May 12, 2022 - End of life for Webex Productivity Tools

The June (42.6) release will be the last release for Productivity Tools. Microsoft Outlook users who wish to schedule Webex meetings from Microsoft Outlook should move to the Webex Scheduler add-in.

For more information on migrating to the Webex Scheduler Add-In, check out the Migrate from Productivity Tools to the Webex Scheduler Add-In help article.

Video tutorials

How to create and run polls on Cisco Webex
Cisco Webex for lectures

Support documentation

We have extensive support documentation for Webex. We've collected some of the most-used resources here. For more help with Webex, log in to UM Learn to explore available support documentation. Go to your course > Support > Third Party Integrations on the left menu > Cisco Webex – Getting Started.

Virtual backgrounds

The University of Manitoba has created virtual backgrounds for use with Webex Meetings. You can change your background before or during a meeting. Download the UM background images to your computer, then follow the instructions in the PDF.