Miro: Getting started for staff 

What is Miro? 

Miro is an online whiteboarding tool which offers a large, flexible space for many types of creative and educational activity. Students and staff can add text, images, shapes, pictures, links, videos, comments, and even documents. It is an excellent tool for collaboration, group work, diagramming, studio crits as well as brainstorming and ideation. You can also use Miro for project management, planning, and giving presentations alongside activities. 

For more information about the educational benefits and applications of Miro, use the Digital Education Support blog. 

How do I get access to Miro?  

As a UAL member of staff, you’re entitled to a free Miro educational account. To create your staff account complete this online form, and select ‘educator’ as your role.

Make sure you use your UAL email address to register when completing the form. You’ll also be asked to provide a link to either an image of your staff ID, a UAL web page where your name and position are stated, or to another document confirming your employment status. 

What features does the educational account offer? 

The educational account offers many additional features beyond the free account available to everyone. Read more on Miro’s website for a full list of a features.

Please note: Although the educational account limits the number of ‘members’ (i.e. staff, students or a combination of staff/students) to 100, there are ways to accommodate more should you have a larger cohort. You can:  

• use Collaborate or MS Teams at the same time as working on a board 
• add links to Teams and Miro in Moodle 
• invite students to participate in a Miro board as visitors and adjust their participation rights on the go (view, comment, edit) 

Please note: Under certain circumstances there may be a need to apply for a temporary one-year Enterprise plan. These include: 

• Working with minors (age under 18) 

• Large scale events, e.g. conferences, with more than 100 participants 

If this is the case, read more about Miro account types and contact Digital Learning Support at dlsupport@arts.ac.uk for further guidance. 

What help does Miro offer?

Miro offers several helpful resources:

• this short guide is about the tool’s core functionalities
• the getting started section of their Help Centre provides additional information
• Miro Academy offers free asynchronous courses and webinars.
• Register for a free Miro webinar

To learn more about facilitating online sessions with Miro use these resources: 

• Miro for workshops and meetings 
• Tips for teachers: using an online whiteboard for remote classes 
• Transforming your digital classroom webinar recording  

There is also a Miro Community for educators where you can post questions and share ideas 

Where can I find further help? 

For further help and guidance please contact your college Digital Learning Team:  

• CCW Digital Learning: ccw-digitallearning@arts.ac.uk
• CSM Digital Learning: csmdigitallearning@arts.ac.uk
• LCC Digital Learning: LCCDigitalLearning@lcc.arts.ac.uk
• LCF Digital Learning: lcf-digitallearning@arts.ac.uk