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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

(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 […]

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 […]

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. Teacher: You can list all the hybrid-equipped classrooms in Peppi. First, connect your laptop to the dock with an USB-C […]

VPN connection VPN connection (Virtual Private Network) is a solution that enables the workers to reach the organizations network securely from the insecure public network. This enables e.g. remote work from home or traveling. The VPN uses “virtual” connections that are routed through the Internet from the organization’s private network to the employee: Both parts […]

For a video to be accessible, you must understand its message just by listening or just by seeing the image and captions. As a rule of thumb, the point of an accessible video presentation can be determined by listening or watching only. Making a video with an audio track that works independently often requires planning […]

This guide is intended for the students and staff of Oulu University of Applied Sciences. Click here for the University of Oulu guide. The use of OpenVPN Connect client for remote connections of Oamk requires the creation of a personal OpenVPN-profile file and importing it to VPN client in the computer. First create the profile […]

Install FortiClient on the computer, tablet or phone on which you want to use a secure VPN connection to university or OAMK services outside the campus network. As an alternative to FortiClient, you can use OpenVPN together with the vpn-profile. The contents of this instruction: FortiClient installation and use in different operating systems: Windows Linux […]