Session parameters

Activity type

Standard: all participants are listed and can interact, according to their respective rights.
Seminar: all participants are grouped in the list of participants and cannot obtain any additional rights. This type is ideal for activities with large audiences (more than 100 participants).

Audio mode

According to Moodle administration settings, you can choose the audio mode.

Voice over the Web: use of the Via platform for the visual part with VoIP for the audio part (with headsets);
Web and voice over the phone: use of the Via platform for the visual part with a dedicated telephone conference bridge for voice communications;
Phone conference only: no use of the Via platform for the visual part. Use of a dedicated telephone conference bridge for voice communications only.

Multimedia profiles

Select the multimedia profile to be used during the activity for multimedia exchanges (webcam, microphone and multimedia documents). This option can have a significant impact on the fluidity of the exchanges and the necessary bandwidth for each participant. Usually, for a better experience or if you are not sure, it is better to use the lower quality to ensure exchange fluidity.

Recording

You may decide to automatically or manually record your activities.

Two recording modes are now available: unified and multiple. The unified option will create only one and unique recording with all sections recorded played back to back. The multiple option will create many distinct recordings in a list.

Autorize playback for all participants

If the activity has been recorded, this option make all recordings available for playback.

Waiting room

The option Awaiting authorization offers the possibility to the leader to allow or decline access to an activity for  while the option While leader is absent is to ensure no users can join an activity as long as the leader will be away. This option is particularly useful for permanent activities.

Request confirmation of availability

Participants are asked to RSVP to the event. You will then be able to see their confirmation status under the list of participants

Send email recall

Allows you to set an automatic email recall according to a requested period. You can choose to send an automatic recall to all participants 1 or 2 hours in advance, 1 or 2 days in advance, or even one week before an activity.

Send email invitation

By selecting "yes", an email invitation is automatically sent to all participants when the activity is created. Otherwise, it is also possible to manually send an email invitation and add a personalized message.