Communication NOW: Discord Vs. Zoom

Episode 9 of the Comm Central Podcast podcast, hosted by SJSU Communication Studies Department, titled "Communication NOW: Discord Vs. Zoom" was published on April 21, 2021 and runs 7 minutes.

April 21, 2021 ·7m · Comm Central Podcast

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Summary

In this episode, Meli and Zach discuss the subtle and major differences between Discord and Zoom. 0:00   Zach: Hello, and welcome back to the "Communication Now" Podcast. I am your host, Zachary Behnke. And... 0:08   Meli: Meli Rose. 0:09   Zach: And today we're gonna be talking about the differences between zoom and discord in terms of learning. Why don't you start with your own experiences using zoom Meli. 0:20   Meli: Okay, yeah, zoom has been used a lot... I've been using it ever since COVID kind of started, especially for school, I haven't really used it for any personal meetings or communication yet. But so far, it's been not a problem for me, I don't really have any like, Wi-Fi issues with it, it's pretty easy for me to get on with just a link or with like a passcode. It's been pretty convenient for just any meetings, when COVID first happened, I only had one in person class. So that had to be moved into a zoom meeting. I mean, it was, it's still not as good as being in a regular classroom, just because it's like you not the same at all, but- 1:16   Zach: the "in person" factor is kind of missing, you know? 1:18   Meli: right, exactly. But I mean, it's still a way to communicate, and I haven't really had any issues with it, 1:26   Zach: I'd say my experience is more or less the same. Admittedly, when it comes to using discord versus zoom, I will just say that I kind of find the passcode thing to be a little clunkier than just creating, versus creating, like a little server where you and your friends can talk, you know, and I feel that's the one big difference I feel with zoom versus discord as it zooms just kind of more associated with learning. You know, I mean, usually when I hear people talking about talking with their friends over, you know, some kind of communication server that's not like text or phone, it's usually Discord. Whereas when it comes to learning, it's usually zoom. You know what I mean? Yeah, not that not that discord couldn't be used for learning, because I think that it still could for sure. Especially since discord has this little feature where if you're connected with an account, it'll actually kind of tattle on you when you're playing a game. So maybe teachers might want to use discord, just to make sure that all their students are you know, there and not just playing some game on their computer. 2:32   Meli: I see. 2:32   Zach: Yeah, zoom doesn't really have that. 2:35   Meli: Right. Yeah, like you can, you can be on zoom, but you can also just be doing some other stuff. And not really be paying attention to what's going on 2:45   Zach: Yeah like... being on your phone or, y'know. Discord, I'm pretty sure Discord. will actually tattle if you do stuff like that, so uh, you know, that's something for teachers to consider if they're worried about- maybe not college teachers, because, you know, I mean, like, when you're in college, you kind of want to be there, you know, so yeah, imagine most people would do that. But maybe for teachers who are teaching high school or middle or even Elementary, you know, that might be more useful where the kids are more inclined to kind of slack a little bit. I think. I think overall... just the only thing is just I think zoom is more mainstream a little bit, I guess, is why it gets used more. 3:25   Meli: Right. 3:26   Zach: Plus the passcode system that makes it so that people can't just like sneak in. You know what I mean? Actually, that's not entirely true, because somebody could give like the passcode stuff to another person. 3:40   Meli: That's true. 3:41   Zach: Yeah, you know, really thinking about it, they're not THAT different. Also, I guess, just if we really wanted to get into the nitty...

Episode Description

In this episode, Meli and Zach discuss the subtle and major differences between Discord and Zoom.

0:00
Zach: Hello, and welcome back to the "Communication Now" Podcast. I am your host, Zachary Behnke. And...

0:08
Meli: Meli Rose.

0:09
Zach: And today we're gonna be talking about the differences between zoom and discord in terms of learning. Why don't you start with your own experiences using zoom Meli.

0:20
Meli: Okay, yeah, zoom has been used a lot... I've been using it ever since COVID kind of started, especially for school, I haven't really used it for any personal meetings or communication yet. But so far, it's been not a problem for me, I don't really have any like, Wi-Fi issues with it, it's pretty easy for me to get on with just a link or with like a passcode. It's been pretty convenient for just any meetings, when COVID first happened, I only had one in person class. So that had to be moved into a zoom meeting. I mean, it was, it's still not as good as being in a regular classroom, just because it's like you not the same at all, but-

1:16
Zach: the "in person" factor is kind of missing, you know?

1:18
Meli: right, exactly. But I mean, it's still a way to communicate, and I haven't really had any issues with it,

1:26
Zach: I'd say my experience is more or less the same. Admittedly, when it comes to using discord versus zoom, I will just say that I kind of find the passcode thing to be a little clunkier than just creating, versus creating, like a little server where you and your friends can talk, you know, and I feel that's the one big difference I feel with zoom versus discord as it zooms just kind of more associated with learning. You know, I mean, usually when I hear people talking about talking with their friends over, you know, some kind of communication server that's not like text or phone, it's usually Discord. Whereas when it comes to learning, it's usually zoom. You know what I mean? Yeah, not that not that discord couldn't be used for learning, because I think that it still could for sure. Especially since discord has this little feature where if you're connected with an account, it'll actually kind of tattle on you when you're playing a game. So maybe teachers might want to use discord, just to make sure that all their students are you know, there and not just playing some game on their computer.

2:32
Meli: I see.

2:32
Zach: Yeah, zoom doesn't really have that.

2:35
Meli: Right. Yeah, like you can, you can be on zoom, but you can also just be doing some other stuff. And not really be paying attention to what's going on

2:45
Zach: Yeah like... being on your phone or, y'know. Discord, I'm pretty sure Discord. will actually tattle if you do stuff like that, so uh, you know, that's something for teachers to consider if they're worried about- maybe not college teachers, because, you know, I mean, like, when you're in college, you kind of want to be there, you know, so yeah, imagine most people would do that. But maybe for teachers who are teaching high school or middle or even Elementary, you know, that might be more useful where the kids are more inclined to kind of slack a little bit. I think. I think overall... just the only thing is just I think zoom is more mainstream a little bit, I guess, is why it gets used more.

3:25
Meli: Right.

3:26
Zach: Plus the passcode system that makes it so that people can't just like sneak in. You know what I mean? Actually, that's not entirely true, because somebody could give like the passcode stuff to another person.

3:40
Meli: That's true.

3:41
Zach: Yeah, you know, really thinking about it, they're not THAT different. Also, I guess, just if we really wanted to get into the nitty...