Microsoft Teams

What is Microsoft Teams and Office 365?

Microsoft Teams
Office 365

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is an all in one collaborative tool used to facilitate communication and group work. Teams enables UBC faculty, staff, and students to connect through web-conferencing and chat. The integration of Office 365 applications into Teams enables users to share files and simultaneously collaborate on documents in real time.

As a modern hub for education, Teams integrates communication, collaboration, and evaluation into one application. Teams streamlines workflow by allowing instructors to converse with students, distribute and grade assignments, and hold live video lectures and office hours.

While Teams is a strong platform for education, it is a common tool used by employees across the globe to communicate and collaborate. By using Teams in the classroom, students are being prepared to use the tools and resources that facilitate collaboration in the workplace.

This tool is free for active UBC students, instructors, and staff. Students must opt-in to be able to use MS Teams. To opt-in, follow the steps listed on the MS Teams Student Guide page.

View the following Microsoft Support video for more information.

Office 365

Office 365 is a set of applications used for productivity. These applications include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, One Note, Publisher, and Access.

Currently enrolled UBC students with a valid CWL qualify for a free Office 365 subscription that allows students to download Office 365 applications on up to 5 devices. The software lasts for one year after the initial download and can be renewed by active UBC students.

Faculty and staff can access Office 365 online collaboration tools by visiting portal.office.com and logging in with their CWL.

To learn more about Microsoft Teams, contact ctl.helpdesk@ubc.ca.

UBC Okanagan Centre for Teaching and Learning Microsoft Teams

Updated December 2020