Webex | Educational Technology Advisory Committee (ETAC) | Seneca College

About

Cisco Webex is an online platform that provides virtual face-to-face meeting from anywhere; it has a calling system for making and receiving calls; and instant messaging features. The Webex application can be downloaded via the internet with a digital device such as a computer or smartphone. Other features include screen sharing, whiteboarding, breakout rooms, and web conferencing.

License

Seneca has a license: Cisco Webex.

Tips for the tool

• Webex Help Centre: https://help.webex.com/en-us/
• How to join a meeting:
  https://help.webex.com/en-us/nrbgeodb/Join-a-Webex-Meeting
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdZCGln8yus

Examples

• Video conferencing: https://www.webex.com/video-conferencing
• Calling someone: https://www.webex.com/cloud-calling.html
• Messaging: https://www.webex.com/team-collaboration.html

Related tools

• BigBlueButton 
• Microsoft Teams 
• Zoom 

Additional Resources

• Integrations: https://www.webex.com/products/integrations/index.html
• Blogs: https://blog.webex.com/
• Security difference: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/trust-center/webex.html#%7Edata-protection-and-privacy
• Accessibility: https://www.webex.com/accessibility.html
• Webex community: https://community.cisco.com/t5/webex-user-community/ct-p/webex-user
• Contact Centre: https://www.webex.com/contact-center.html
• Online Event Management: https://www.webex.com/webinar.html
• Remote Support Management: https://www.webex.com/remote-support.html
• Online Support Management https://www.webex.com/training-online.html
• Hardware as a Service https://www.webex.com/hardware-as-a-service.html

Contact us

The Teaching & Learning Centre
✉ teaching@senecacollege.ca