Host/Co-Host - how are they assigned and who can do what?
In a Zoom meeting or webinar the specific role you have determines what you can do before the session, in the session and after it.
Assigning a Host/Co-host in timetabled sessions
Zoom insists that each webinar or meeting has an individual 'owner' (or main host).
Where multiple staff are assigned to a teaching event, in absence of any other
indicator, we simply take the first lecturer on the list and assign them as the
main host. This is done alphabetically by PRID, which is roughly the same as
alphabetical by surname. Any other lecturers are assigned as alternative hosts
(not co-hosts).
Both the main host
(owner) and alternative hosts can start a Zoom event and will have the same
powers within the Zoom session (apart from in meetings only the main Host can assign to breakout rooms). The only difference/limitation between the two
is that the main host continues to own the session, and can alter some Zoom
settings prior to the event taking place (such as disabling video feeds by
default, or inviting additional hosts). After the event, only the main host can
access the recording within Zoom (timetabled Zoom events are moved to Listen Again automatically).