New documents shared in higher education institutes’ e-services must be accessible. Start by making your file accessible already in Word. If the file is stored in an electronic archive used by the university, the file must be accessible and also archivable. With the correct settings, you can convert a Word file to an accessible and […]

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Besides online services, any files shared in the services must also be accessible by 23 September 2020 (applies to most services in the universities). The law applies to all files published on or after 23 September 2018. Therefore, it would have been wise to prepare accessible files for some time already. Files based on old […]

Secure printing is available for the university and Oamk students and the staff on all university campuses in Oulu. As a student, you can only print if you have enough printing balance. You can buy it online in advance. When you print in the secure print queue, you can fetch your prints from any of […]

Microsoft Teams is an online workspace. It serves as the “digital hub“ of Office 365, bringing together chats, online meetings, content, and apps in one place. Teachers can create collaborative classrooms in Teams, and all users can create professional learning communities and communicate with each other. Teams as platforms for teamwork – also in group […]

If some of the participants of your Zoom meeting have not used Zoom before, you could ask them to join your meeting a little earlier, so you can show them a quick guide before the actual meeting starts. Share your screen to the participants already a few minutes earlier and show the participants a slide like […]

Google’s cloud service, Google Workspace for Education, is available with the credentials of Oulu’s higher education institutions. It consists of several different services, one of which is YouTube. YouTube is the world’s most well-known and popular video distribution platform. You can watch content produced by others on YouTube, but you can also easily share your […]

MS Office 365 Cloud Service includes several tools for different needs. Microsoft’s cloud-based Stream video service is well-suited for sharing and storing internal videos within an organization. Currently, the permissions available in Stream do not allow sharing videos outside your organization. You can upload videos to the service and, if desired, share them with other members […]

We use Zoom and Teams as our video conferencing tools. These tools allow us to record meetings. Video recordings can be shared on platforms like Panopto, YouTube, or MS Stream. (see instructions for creating and sharing videos.) If you make a video recording and share it online, you cannot technically prevent someone from making a […]

What makes a good survey? Here is a list of things to consider. The primary survey software is Webropol (Sign in OAMK / University of Oulu). In addition, you can make lighter surveys, for example using MS Forms. Tips for pollsters: Make your survey short rather than long. Respondents often leave a long, time-consuming survey […]