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It has been almost one year since the coronavirus pandemic forced UM classes to move to virtual learning, and Zoom meetings have become the norm for most of the university’s class instruction. However, there’s one thing that still hasn’t been settled: Zoom etiquette — specifically whether or not to use the camera feature while in remote classes.
According to the video conferencing etiquette section on the university website, the university recommends that students mute and turn off their video during class. Journalism school faculty were advised by Academic Outreach at the beginning of this semester to avoid making definitive rules about video for remote classes, but it’s ultimately each faculty member’s decision whether or not to require students to turn their camera on for the duration of their class.