Author Archives: Anna-Liisa
Logging into services using Haka login
If you use a web service that is provided by an organization that belongs to the Haka confederation (e.g. all the Finnish universities), you may see a Haka login option on the login page of the service. This means you can log in to the service using your Oamk or University of Oulu account: Click […]
Accessibility is a part of content creation: What does it mean in practice?
We all are content producers. Everyone of us makes content that we publish online. Examples of online content are e. g. news here in intranets, files shared with others in OneDrive, content in Moodle courses, and even social media updates. When you publish something online, keep in mind the diversity of people. Please ensure that as […]
Life Cycle of Videos in Panopto
Media uploaded to Panopto • According to the terms of use of the University of Oulu and Oamk user account, you may use the services provided by your university for your use in connection with your work and studies: This means that you may only upload work- and study-related materials to Panopto. • You must […]
How to search for hybrid-equipped rooms in Peppi
A hybrid-equipped classroom means a room where the AV technology makes it possible to arrange an event where some of the participants are present in the classroom, while some attend the event from somewhere else. With Peppi’s classroom reservation, you are able find out which classrooms are hybrid-equipped: Log in to Peppi make sure you […]
How to create an accessible Howspace workspace
Please use the default colors and fonts: According to Howspace, they are accessible. Don’t place too many widgets on a single page: it’s easier for users to navigate from one page to another than from one widget to another. For page layout, in containers, preferably use only one column or two columns side by side, […]
Write accessible math formulae fast with TeX
Do you produce materials (for example, in Moodle), which include mathematical formulae for higher education students? I would argue that if you don’t already write mathematical formulae with TeX, then you should learn it now! Content: MathML’s accessibility is practically still in the future What could you do to make your mathematical formulae accessible already […]
Images in Online Materials – What Makes a Good Image?
Digital images What makes a good image? Conveying the purpose of the image and it technical quality You can’t control how colours appear on users’ screens Choose the appropriate format for your image Taking screenshots Digital images Digital images can be photographs, drawings, diagrams, charts, models and renderings created with various programs screenshots, Enhanced or […]
Which pictures I am allowed to use in my materials?
1. Use only appropriate pictures, which you have the right to use. One of these must be true, for you to have the right to use a picture: You own the copyright to the picture: the picture is either your own work or you have purchased full rights to the picture. You have a separate, […]
General responsibilities, risks and principles of recording online meetings at the University of Oulu and Oamk
(Adapted from the text of Ulla Virranniemi (Oamk) By default, the responsibility of sharing a recording, belongs to the recorder. If the recorder gives user rights to a person, who further distributes the recording, the person distributing the recording further, bears the responsibility for his or her part. The risks associated with meeting recordings include […]
Zoom cloud recording (NORDUNet)
At the university of Oulu and the Oulu university of applied sciences, we use the NORDUNet Zoom, provided to us by CSC. These guidelines are specific to our Zoom. Our Zoom service is located in the secure Nordic NORDUNet cloud. Please note, that our Zoom cloud recording will transfer the recording to our Panopto. You […]