Video Conferencing for Education: What Schools and Universities Need

Video conferencing in education looks different from corporate meetings: class sizes are larger, participants are mixed age groups with varying tech familiarity, accessibility is a legal requirement, and student data privacy is governed by specific regulations (FERPA in the US, similar frameworks elsewhere). The right platform for education handles these requirements without adding administrative overhead for instructors.

What educators need from video conferencing

• Large group support: university lectures can have 50-200 participants. The platform needs to handle large groups without degraded experience.
• Live captions: accessibility requirements in many jurisdictions require real-time captioning. This is legally required in many educational contexts.
• Lecture recording: students benefit from replaying lectures. Recording should be simple for the instructor and accessible to enrolled students.
• Breakout rooms: small group discussions during a larger class require breakout room functionality.
• Host controls: instructors need to mute participants, manage screen sharing, and control the session.
• Student data privacy: platforms must comply with FERPA (or local equivalents) and should not share student data with advertisers.

Transcription as an accessibility tool

Live transcription and post-lecture transcript export serve accessibility needs for students who are deaf or hard of hearing, students working in a second language, and students who need text-based materials for learning. MeetOye's Oya provides live captions, post-meeting transcripts, and in multilingual settings, real-time translation — making lectures accessible to a broader range of students without additional infrastructure.

The AI recap for education

The Oya recap after a lecture serves a different purpose than after a business meeting: it provides students with a structured summary of the key points covered, readings assigned, and deadlines mentioned. For a professor teaching multiple sections, having an automatic post-lecture recap helps maintain consistency in what is communicated to each section.