Only the Moderator's webcam appears to participants on BigBlueButton on Moodle Cloud (free version) but the Moderator can see all the participants' webcams. I've clicked on the gear icon above users' names and checked the 'lock viewers' settings. If I make everybody Moderator we can see all the cams.
BigBlueButton webcams on MoodleCloud
Number of replies: 3
Ri: BigBlueButton webcams on MoodleCloud
Change all the student's status in "Moderator" isn't an option. The can ban you from your lessons!
I hope there will be a solution for share the student's webcam..
I hope there will be a solution for share the student's webcam..
Re: BigBlueButton webcams on MoodleCloud
If MoodleCloud uses the Blindside network hosting solution, then the announcement of BigBlueBUtton on March 27th explains this.
Below you find a copy from the newsletter I have received.
Lock settings for students seeing other student’s webcam
We've been seeing increased pressure on the servers to handle so many webcams. Also, we've seen students on low bandwidth getting disconnected when many other students in the session shared their webcams.
To reduce the overall load and to reduce the disconnects (which makes it hard for students to participate), we have temporarily enabled the webcam Lock Settings so students do not see other student's webcams.
Webcams are still a BIG part of the lecture:
1. Students can share webcams.
2. Students can see the instructor's webcams and their webcam.
3. Teacher's can see all students webcams.
We realize disabling students from seeing other students webcams not ideal, but we wanted to both reduce the load on our servers *and* improve stability for the students.
Students can still share webcams with each other in breakout rooms. All student webcams will appear in the recordings.
Below you find a copy from the newsletter I have received.
Lock settings for students seeing other student’s webcam
We've been seeing increased pressure on the servers to handle so many webcams. Also, we've seen students on low bandwidth getting disconnected when many other students in the session shared their webcams.
To reduce the overall load and to reduce the disconnects (which makes it hard for students to participate), we have temporarily enabled the webcam Lock Settings so students do not see other student's webcams.
Webcams are still a BIG part of the lecture:
1. Students can share webcams.
2. Students can see the instructor's webcams and their webcam.
3. Teacher's can see all students webcams.
We realize disabling students from seeing other students webcams not ideal, but we wanted to both reduce the load on our servers *and* improve stability for the students.
Students can still share webcams with each other in breakout rooms. All student webcams will appear in the recordings.
Ri: Re: BigBlueButton webcams on MoodleCloud
Thank you for your answer.
I will try to ask Blindside if they are involved and how long they believe disabling student webcams will last.