This Information Security Guide is primarily intended to serve as a general guide for university students, regardless of their place of study. The Information Security Guide is the product of collaboration by the University of Helsinki, University of Eastern Finland, University of Jyväskylä, University of Oulu, Hanken School of Economics and Åbo Akademi University, and […]

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Note! The media management system of the universities in Oulu has changed. Panopto has replace Yuja, which was discontinued on March 24, 2025. Read more on the Panopto media management system page.

Audio files containing speech, such as podcasts, must have a text alternative, i.e. an alternative in text format for users who cannot listen to the file for one reason or another. When available online, a text alternative improves the retrievability of information in an audio file, as search engines can index speech content via the […]

Note! The media management system of the universities in Oulu has changed. Panopto has replace Yuja, which was discontinued on March 24, 2025. Read more on the Panopto media management system page.

Howspace is an all-in-one digital facilitation platform specifically designed for facilitator-led workshops and events. Creating a workspace If you already have access to a workspace as its admin or participant, you can create a workspace. Create a workspace from Add workspace in the Me-menu. If you do not have access to any workspace, you can […]

The University of Oulu and Oamk use Presemo, an online (browser-based) and easy-to-use collaboration tool (activation tool). Presemo offers a variety of activities for lessons, meetings and events, such as: message boards, queries, voting, short tests and instant feedback. Presemo is suitable for classroom as well as for remote and hybrid events. Take Presemo into […]

If you are saving confidential or secret information, you can use the encryption tool of the desktop application or encrypt several files at the same time with a compression software. When using some of the encryption methods, you define yourself the password with which you can later open the files. Remember that the password cannot be […]

When you make a calendar entry, i.e. an appointment or a meeting (appointment or meeting: see Microsoft’s own manual for making a calendar entry), its status information is shown in the calendar as reserved by default (busy). All members of the same organization will be able to view your calendar, but with the default settings, […]

Moodle is the official online learning environment of University of Oulu and Oulu University of Applied Sciences (Oamk). To use it, you have to login first. The teachers can build different kind of courses in the Moodle learning environment. The teachers can share materials and links to students via Moodle, as well as give assignments […]