We understand the starting point will be different for every customer, and in fact many are “brand new” deployments. Teams for Remote Learning Deployment StrategyĪpplying the operational principles to O365 and Teams deployment results in a four phased approach which is outlined in the sections that follow. Please see: Get started with Microsoft Teams for remote learning. A very important “companion” document directed at educators and administrators seeking to understand best teaching/learning practices is important context for this document.
This document is directed primarily at School IT, System Integrators, and those with operational control of the deployment of Office 365 and Teams. As with other shared resources during this unprecedented situation, it is our responsibility to act individually in a way that benefits the entire community.
Teams is a Shared Resource: We collectively share the responsibility to deploy and use Teams while ensuring and preserving the ability for as many other users of Teams to do the same. Predictable Scale AND Reliability: Global EDU organizations must be empowered to succeed with explicit guidance and best practices which together ensure successful rollouts of Teams for Remote Learning. Teacher Choice: Teachers and Educators must be empowered to drive teaching and learning in accordance with their specific and unique needs. This approach is grounded in 3 core operational principles: To meet the needs of our customers globally, and ensure we continue to deliver the Teams Remote Learning experience for the entire community of Teams learners, this deployment “roadmap” serves as the supported process by which schools deploy and adopt Teams for Remote Learning. Microsoft is committed to help EDU customers and serve many students and educators, as quickly as possible, all over the world.
The unprecedented series of events driven by COVID-19 have generated an accompanying unprecedented explosion in demand for and usage of O365 and Teams. The Office 365 Education Team is excited to provide Office 365 and Teams for Remote Learning to Education institutions and the students and educators they serve.