Adobe Connect at Contact North

Adobe Connect is a web conferencing system that allows individuals to meet online in a synchronous manner. The University of Ottawa's current access to Adobe Connect is limited. Accordingly, the university has made arrangements with Contact North to provide all faculty and students at the university with access to Adobe Connect.
Please also visit this page and take a few minutes to quickly learn about how to get started with using Adobe Connect.
For more informationcovering webinars on Adobe Connect please visit Adobe Connect Meeting Training Schedule web page. Recorded sessions are available in both English and French. Contact North will be adding a few short topic-specific webinars to the list of options, as well as a number of live Q&A sessions for faculty and instructors who have attended the webinars. It is not necessary to attend an entire session but it is strongly recommended.
To get started, please fill in the form below so that Contact North can create course spaces.
You will be added as a host to each of the course spaces that are created for you and once this process is complete, you will receive an e-mail from Contact North that contains your login information, as well as notification of the spaces that you have been enrolled in. Through a custom Contact North portal, you will then be able to conveniently access all of your Adobe Connect course spaces in one place. Do not hesitate to consult the Contact North Adobe Connect FAQ.
- You can also download the quick guide created by Professor John Rakos which outlines how to access your Adobe space.
- Want to know the difference between Adobe Connect and Zoom? Download our comparison table.
Adobe Connect Course Space Request Form
You can now request the creation of an Adobe Connect space the same way that you request the creation of a Virtual Campus (Brighspace) course space, via the Maestro platform.
This change will improve and simply your request process since your basic information (i.e. your name, email, course list, and schedule) will already be already populated within the Adobe Connect form. It will also be easier for us to manage class lists so that Contact North can create your students' accounts.
When your account is created, you will receive your login information by email.
To then login to your course area, please follow the instructions below.
FACULTY ARE TO PROVIDE COURSE LINKS TO THEIR STUDENTS - SEE BELOW FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON GETTING THE LINK
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Contact North | Contact Nord is supporting the University of Ottawa by providing access to our Adobe Connect platform for courses.
You cannot access Contact North | Contact Nord’s Adobe Connect through the University of Ottawa’s Adobe Connect site (https://connect.uottawa.ca/).
If you have not yet completed the University of Ottawa course schedule form, please click here. If you have already done so, your classes will appear in your space. Please note that if it has been less than 24 hours since your request was made, it is possible that your classes may not appear yet.
Contact North | Contact Nord Adobe Connect Login information
- Go to the link you were provided.
- Login ID is the e-mail you provided in the sign-up form
- Temporary password is Connexion23 (if you already changed your password it will be the one you set)
- Click the Forgot your password link if you need to reset your password
Student Access
Students access classes using a link for each class.
You can also access the link directly from the My Sessions page in the portal and copy and paste it into an e-mail or in your class on Brightspace.
When using the guest url student login as guest. The name they enter is what will appear in your list of participants.
Recording Sessions
Lectures can be recorded in Adobe Connect and the recording link posted to Brightspace for your students to access and view.
- Record your lecture or class in Adobe Connect
https://eclassesconnect.contactnorth.ca/static/help/en/host/Recording%20an%20Adobe%20Connect%20Session.pdf
- In the Contact North Adobe Connect Portal, go to My Recordings
- Find the specific recording line
- On the right side of the recording line you have icons / tools… click the i icon
- In Access, click the lock icon to make your recording Public access
- In URL, copy the recording link and post it to your Brightspace
Please be patient with us
We are creating sessions as quickly as we can, with a priority on those starting soonest. We are currently working on Thursday and Friday sessions but expect to be caught up over the weekend.
If you do not see your session in the portal or listed on the Class Links site, and your class is scheduled for tomorrow morning on today, or if you are having technical difficulties accessing your classes, please e-mail support@contactnorth.ca or call our IT Helpdesk at 1-888-850-4628. If your class is for a later date and not yet in your My Sessions list, please don’t call the Helpdesk so that we can continue to support those who require technical assistance.
Thank you for your patience.