Whether remotely, in class or hybrid , Microsoft Teams helps to simplify and structure higher education\u2019s day-to-day digital environment \u2013 integrating seamlessly with all the solutions you\u2019re already using.<\/p>\n
“My teaching is now entirely based on Teams. The interaction with students and the teacher is a better level than traditional teaching” – <\/em>Pasi Vahimaa, Professor, The University of Eastern Finland<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Microsoft Teams has already proved itself to be an invaluable remote learning tool. Now, as students, lecturers, researchers and support staff become accustomed to the new, socially distanced normal of higher education, Teams is proving its value once more for hybrid learning . It significantly enriches collaboration in all educational scenarios, integrating seamlessly with other Microsoft solutions, and making it easy to work with Education Partners.<\/p>\n
Take a look at the \u2018how to\u2019 videos curated for you below. They show the different ways in which Teams simplifies everything by integrating with the entire family of Microsoft 365 apps, and more. It\u2019s designed to work perfectly with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Forms and Stream, as well as a range of third-party apps popular in education.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the lockdown hit us, our day-to-day training activities changed dramatically. As we had already been relying heavily on Teams and SharePoint, we were able to continue working seamlessly\u201d<\/em> – <\/em>Tobias M. Schifferle, Lecturer, PHZH<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
1. Helping everyone to work together<\/h2>\n
Teams is all about making it easier to work together to achieve shared goals. Which is why collaboration, both inside and outside the teaching space, is at the heart of everything it does.
\nSo, when teaching remotely or in class, Teams makes it easy to share files with students. The same applies to colleagues. And if the shared files are in Word, Excel or PowerPoint, then those colleagues or students can view, edit and comment on them in the app.<\/p>\nFor example, take a look at the collaborative advantages of creating Class and Staff Teams.<\/p>\n