5. Choose the learning environments and tools based on your plan

This page introduces you to the learning environments and digital learning tools that are available at Tampere Universities. The image below illustrates the range of tools available and their role at Tampere Universities and will help you select the tool that meets your needs.

The image is interactive, so pressing the red info icons will bring up a description of the tool or category. At the bottom of the page you will find the tools listed by category, with a more detailed description and links to the tool’s instructions.

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Inner circle: Primarily select one of these tools because they are available to you free of charge and meet the data protection and information security requirements. These tools also have a long lifespan and will not be discontinued abruptly. To find out more about these tools, type the name of the tool in the software catalogue lock, as a search term in the search field of the intranet lock or see the tips available in the Digital Toolkit. The IT Helpdesk will provide you with user support.

Outer circle: These tools are also checked for security and data protection issues, but the use and duration of use depends on the terms and conditions of each service and the contract. Support for using the tool may also not be available. Check the software catalogue to see if the tool in question is

free of charge and free for all to use, but you have to download it to your computer from the Software centre lock
software available for a fee or on a separate request or for a limited time: follow the instructions in the software catalogue lock or contact the IT Helpdesk.
Note! Any discipline-specific tools that are not available to the wider community are also included in this circle. They are not listed in the model, but you can also find them in the software catalogue lock or by asking the IT contact person lock (university) or IT helpdesk.

External services: Before you use any external services and tools (such as social media), you must always read the terms of use. Users are responsible for adhering to the data protection and information security requirements. If you need software that is not included on this page, you can inquire about the possibility of purchasing this software by contacting the IT contact person or emailing it-helpdesk@tuni.fi. Before deciding to purchase new software, IT staff will look into data protection and information security questions and the license terms.

Selecting a digital tool

In this section, you will find help on choosing the tools for different purposes. The tools are presented according to the frequently asked questions.

Videos

Subtitling videos

Choose Panopto, if…

you want to publish the video through Panopto
you want automatic speech recognition to produce subtitles. Panopto creates subtitles when the video is uploaded, the subtitles are immediately available and editable. However, note that speech recognition does not produce perfect text and you may have to edit and check the subtitles.

Choose Stream, if…

you want to publish the video through Stream
you want automatic speech recognition to produce subtitles

Choose Subtitle edit, if…

you want automatic speech recognition to produce subtitles
you want to adjust precisely how much and how long text is displayed on the screen at a time.
you want to subtitle the video and publish it later in the place of your choice (Stream, Panopto, other…)
you want to use Whisper speech recognition to produce the most accurate subtitles and you can wait a little longer for the subtitles to process.

Creating and publishing video materials

Choose Panopto, if…

you want to link the video to your Moodle course area
you want the viewing rights of the videos to be limited to the students of the Moodle course
you want to publish the video to viewers by sharing a link to the recording
you want to record camera footage and screen sharing with Panopto software (publish directly to Panopto)
you want to edit the video by hiding parts of it from viewers. This can be done with Panopto’s editor in a web browser without a separate editing program
you want statistics on video viewing
you want to create quizzes/surveys (quiz) on the video

Choose PowerPoint, if…

you want to record sound or image to your PowerPoint presentation

Choose Stream, if…

you want to share the video in a Teams
you want to record Teams video meetings (recording automatically to Stream service)

Choose YouTube as a publishing place, if…

If you want to share marketing videos to an external audience

Video format assignment submission

Choose Panopto, if…

you want students to make videos and submit them either for the teacher to view or for all the students of the course

Video meetings, streaming and hybrid teaching

Choose Teams meeting, if..

you want a quick way to invite participants to a remote meeting or teaching event (link is automatically included in calendar invitation)
you want to share material, use subgroups or surveys in the meeting
there are participants outside the university community

Choose Zoom, if…

you want to create a webinar. The Zoom webinar participant limit is standard up to 500 participants. If necessary, a temporary license for 1000 participants can be obtained through the IT Helpdesk.
you want to create a link (permanent / changing) to a room used for remote teaching
If you want to create meeting links in Moodle
you want to share material, use subgroups or surveys
there are participants outside the university community
you are organizing an open public event. Zoom has good functionality for audience management

Materials

Creating and sharing materials

Choose PowerPoint, Word or another Office file, if…

you want to share a single file with students
you want to share the file via OneDrive with a link, or by uploading it to Moodle or Teams

Choose Sway, if…

you want a visual presentation that resembles a web page
you want the presentation to contain images or video
you want to share the presentation via a link. You can put the link in Teams or Moodle

Choose Library of open educational resources (aoe.fi), if…

you want a more permanent storage place for materials that many use
you want to publish the materials openly online for others to use as well

Learning environments

Course home base

Choose Moodle, if…

you want that the students are enrolled to the course area automatically after acceptance in Sisu/Peppi
the tool in Moodle are essentials in course
you want to build a study path for the students

Choose Teams, if…

co-writing and co-producing tools are essential for the course
you want the student group to work as a team or project group
you want easy access to other M365 tools (OneNote, shared files, forms surveys, etc.)

Choose DigiCampus Moodle, if…

the course is organised together with other universities
students who do not have a user account from any university should be able to access the course (wider login options)

See a more detailed comparison of Moodle and Teams

Assignment

Assignment submission only to the teacher

Choose Moodle’s assignment tool, if…

the course’s home base is Moodle
you want the assignment to be submitted as a file only for the teacher to view and evaluate
you want a small group to submit one common file for evaluation

Choose Teams Class workspace’s Assignment tool, if…

you are using Teams Class workspace
you want the assignment to be submitted as a file for the teacher to view and evaluate
you want to create a template document for the students to complete

Peer feedback and assessment

Choose Moodle’s discussion area, if…

you are using Moodle in course
you want the assignment to be submitted for other students to view and comment on as an attachment to a message.
you want the submissions to be visible to all students (immediately or after their own submission)

Choose TUNI Moodle’s Workshop tool, if…

you want the students’ assignment submissions to be distributed to other students for evaluation through your defined automatic distribution.
you want the submission to be seen only by the students selected as evaluators.

Choose Teams files, OneNote or Class notebook, if…

you want students to share material for the whole group to view and edit
the course’s home base is Teams area

Group work and collaboration

Working with shared documents

Choose OneNote, if…

you want to create a folder-structured document that everyone can add sections and pages to

Choose ClassNotebook, if..

you want the folder-structured document to contain sections that students cannot edit, co-writing sections and a section for each student that only they can see

Choose OneDrive shared file, if…

you want the shared document to Word, Excel or PowerPoint

Choose Sway, if…

you want shared document to be a visual, web page-like presentation
you want the presentation to include images or video

Whiteboard tools, concept maps and brainstorming

Choose M365 Whiteboard, if…

the work takes place in a Teams meeting. In this case, users outside your organisation can also access the whiteboard of that Teams meeting.
the work takes place without a video meeting, but in this case the participants must have a TUNI ID or they must be added as a guest user to some TUNI Teams workspace.
you want to use templates (brainstorming, storyboard…)

Choose Zoom Whiteboard, if…

the work takes place via Zoom video meeting or without video meeting
you want to use templates (brainstorming, storyboard…)
the participants have a zoom account (free, paid or provided by the organization)

Choose Flinga, if…

you want that participants are able to to join without enrollment or account just via link
you want a very easy way to collect ideas and suggestions and vote (like) on them

Exams

Supervised electronic exam

Choose TUNI Exam, if…

you want the students to take the exam in a video-supervised exam room
the exam does not have to be for everyone at the same time, but the student can choose a suitable time within the time limit you set
the exam does not have to be the same for everyone, but the questions are drawn from the question category questions

Home exams and tests

Choose M365 Forms, if…

students take the exam at different times
there are large numbers of respondents, simultaneous exam or short response time
the same questions are given to all respondents
you want an easy-to-use form for open answers or automatically graded multiple choice exam
students can take the exam without supervision

Choose Tuni Moodle’s exam tool, if…

you want that exam is available within certain time period (not at the same time)
you want the questions to be drawn from the question bank for each examinee
students can take the exam without supervision

Other resources and instructions:

IT instructions: The IT Services handbook on the intranet offer you easy access to all our IT instructions.

Digital toolkit:The Digital Toolkit is a practical resource that offers you information and advice for using a variety of digital tools for teaching, learning and work-related purposes.

Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC): The Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) of the Tampere Universities community is a network that brings together pedagogical expertise and the information and services needed by teachers.

Support services: Support services for developing teaching available in the Tampere higher education community

IT Services: Remember the many electronic service help channels of the IT Helpdesk.

Software catalog lock: All the available softwares are listed in software catalog

The TUNI Virtual Desktop: lock Service that allows you to use the same programmes on your own computer that you have previously used on a computer in a computer class.

Eduhouse: lockSelf-study materials and online training sessions of the Eduhouse portal are available for the staff and students of the Tampere university community.

Page updated: 7.8.2024, Questions related to tools: it-helpdesk@tuni.fi