Do I need to share the zoom classroom invitation with students?
Zoom is fully integrated into the Canvas VLE. This means that all that you will need to do to begin using Zoom with your students is access your module on Canvas and create a Zoom meeting. Access to this meeting is provided through Canvas, so it should be visible to all enrolled students, who will be authenticated through Canvas.

Should I record my lecture?
That is a decision which is being left to all teaching staff as an individual choice. While there is no empirical evidence that recording meetings greatly reduces attendance, there is no denying that if there is no “backup” or recording available to students, they will most likely make every effort to attend each live session.

On the other hand, some students may suffer from connectivity issues and/ or may genuinely be unable to attend a live lecture - in which case being able to access a recording is an essential aid to their study. Furthermore, the ability to review recordings of a live lecture can be a great aid to students in reviewing and strengthening their learning.

If I record the lecture, how do I share the recordings  with students?
If you record your Zoom lecture, it will be visible to yourself and your students within Canvas - you should not need to set anything up yourself.

Should I schedule a recurring meeting or schedule a meeting each week?
There is no substantial difference between scheduling a meeting each week or scheduling a recurring meeting if you will be lecturing the same topic at the same day and time each week. The only consideration in this scenario is that it will be less work for you to schedule a recurring meeting rather than having to schedule a meeting each week.

The only other consideration around scheduling a recurring meeting s that once a recurring meeting has been scheduled, you cannot make changes to the options you have selected. If you will be lecturing at different times each week or lecturing on different topics, it may be more suitable to schedule separate meetings (although please note that you could schedule multiple future meetings in one sitting).

What if I am lecturing to different groups/ classes in the one Canvas module?
If you are teaching to multiple groups through the same module (i.e. you are lecturing on a module which has been crosslisted), and you wish to provide different lectures to different groups, you may need to simply try to make this clear in your titling of your zoom classrooms (e.g. "LARL1251_1125 - Class A", "LARL1251_1125 - Class B", etc.).