Microsoft Teams: Staff Guides

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration platform, and is also one of three virtual classrooms in use at the University (the others are Zoom and Collaborate).

The University of Leeds currently uses three different Microsoft Team types. Minerva Class Teams, Class Teams and Other.

If you are using a Microsoft Team where you intend to add students to use as a learning environment, it is recommended that you use a Minerva Class Team or Class Team.

Note: You can’t change Team type once created, so ensuring the correct Team type is set up from the start is essential. If you can’t find the answer you’re looking for, head on over to Microsoft’s Support website.

Minerva Class Team

A Minerva Class Team is created directly from within a Minerva module, merged module or organisation by Instructors/Leaders, it is then linked and inherits the enrolment data so your students are added, and removed automatically.

Create and activate a Minerva Class Team

Instructors can create their own Class Teams for a Minerva module/merged module/organisation, on demand at the click of a button directly in Minerva. Guidance on how to do this can be found here.

Find and open a Minerva Class Team

Not sure how to find or open a team? There are two ways - learn how.

Create Microsoft Teams Meetings in a Class Team

If a Minerva Class Team has been created and activated for your module/merged module or organisation, Microsoft Teams Meetings allow you to quickly schedule meetings with members of your module/organisations.

Managing Minerva Class Team membership

There may be instances when owners of Minerva Class Teams want to add (or remove) members of their Minerva Class Team, guidance on how to do this can be found here.

Class Team and Other

A Class Team or a Microsoft Team for Other uses is not linked to a Minerva module, merged module or organisation. With these types of Teams, you will manage the membership manually. Please complete the Request a New Microsoft Teams form if you require any of these types of Microsoft Team.

Request a Class Team

You can request Class Team which does not need to be linked to the enrolment of a Minerva module, merged module or organisation by completing the request form available on the IT website. You'll need to be logged into the IT website to view the form.

Request a Microsoft Team for other uses

You can request a Microsoft Team for other uses, for example, to use as a collaborative space for a group of people, by completing the request form available on the IT website. You'll need to be logged into the IT website to view the form.

Related guides

What is Microsoft Teams

New to Microsoft Teams? Learn more about what it is and why you might use it on the IT website.

Need help to find a guide? The A to Z of Microsoft Teams guides lists all the Teams guides currently available on this site. You can also search this site to find answers to your questions.