Recording Recommendations

Recordings of Zoom meetings scheduled in a Canvas course will appear in the Cloud Recordings tab of Zoom in the associated course. The recording is also available in the Recordings area at https://northwestern.zoom.us/ Links to an external site. 

Local vs. Cloud Recordings

The default recording option at Northwestern is set to "Record to the cloud."

When recording a Zoom Meeting, the host has the option to choose between a local recording or a cloud recording Links to an external site.. Local recordings are stored on the meeting host's device while cloud recordings are recorded in the Zoom cloud and made available in the Cloud recordings tab in Canvas and in the Recordings area of the host's account at northwestern.zoom.us.

Recording Access and Editing Transcripts 

Each recording includes an audio transcript and chat log. Both are available during playback and transcripts can be edited by the meeting host by clicking on the pencil icon (see the section on "viewing and editing the transcript" on this page Links to an external site.) . 

Northwestern has enabled a series of default settings for Zoom recordings. These settings apply to recordings of Zoom Meetings regardless of whether or not they were scheduled in Canvas, and include:

  • Disabling of downloads
  • Authentication required to view recording 

Sharing and downloading recordings

By default, viewers must enter their NetID and password to view a Zoom recording and recordings cannot be downloaded. Instructors can manage privacy and sharing on a per recording basis. Enabling downloading or sharing recordings of class meetings outside of Canvas in not recommended. For non-Canvas recordings where downloading or sharing is necessary, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to https://northwestern.zoom.us/ Links to an external site.
  2. Select Recordings from the on the left hand menu
  3. Located the cloud recording and click on "share"
    • This menu allows the instructor the ability to customize their sharing preferences, including the ability to download a video
    • This also provides the option to "Copy sharing information to clipboard" in order to share a link to the recording