If you want to host pre-recorded lectures you can use our platform at lectures.fslab.de. Users of the Department of Computer Science can login with their regular credentials, other univeristy members can register using their university email address.

The platform also has support for direct linking and embedding of videos as well as for uploading some attachments (e.g. script or slides), making it possible to integrate videos into other platforms or use the lecture platform completely standalone.

Jitsi-Meet allows for quick and easy setup of video conferences using only a webbrowser (Firefox support is limited, Safari is not supported.).

This platform is best for smaller groups. You can access it on meet.fslab.de.

In theory up to 70 users are supported per conference, but since Jitsi-Meet is lacking a lot in moderation features it simply gets hard to use. Scanarios with up to 20 users in a single conference were tested with great success during meetings of StuPa, AStA and even some lectures.

Keep in mind that with a lot of users some time will definitively be wasted experimenting with microphones, headsets, push-to-talk, etc.

If you recorded a session and want the recording please contact us: admin@fslab.de

BigBlueButton is also a video conferencing solution, but it has a lot more moderation features, making it (at least in theory) suitable for bigger online lectures.

To use this service register at bbb.fslab.de

Mobile support with BigBlueButton is a bit lacking, it's not scaling great with multiple big sessions in parallel and it requires a registration for room-creation, so we are providing it alongside Jitsi-Meet, so everbody can choose their platform and how they are using it.

BigBlueButton also allows for session recordings, unfortunately it's not easy to export those recordings, but we are trying to work on a solution.

Our git.fslab.de service is based on GitLab, which is very similar to GitHub, but completely open source.

Using GitLab we are able to provide project hosting for the Department of Computer Science where everybody can host their projects and work together.

It's also possible to add external users, for that please contact us: admin@fslab.de

Mattermost is a Slack-like platform where teams can chat and share files. In our setup Mattermost is set up as a part of GitLab, so user accounts are shared.

Our instance is running on chat.fslab.de

We are still working on a few things, e.g. better recording services for BigBlueButton

Just to complete the list of services here are some of the most important official university services and other noteworthy links:

LEA is a platform for sharing learning material and managing courses in general.

It's great for sharing presentations, homework, organizing video conferences (e.g. using our Jitsi-Meet platform) and lots more.

Unfortunately the university was not prepared for everybody working from home so video uploads on LEA itself are currently more or less forbidden, but we are working with the LEA team to provide easy instructions on how to host videos on lectures.fslab.de and embed them into a LEA course.

Our library is working hard on providing more online-services than usual (e.g. access to the Juris database) and also started a delivery service for book rentals. Kudos to them for adapting so quickly!

You can find more information in their FAQ.

As students we got note that the university is paying for Zoom and Cisco Webex licenses, but unfortunately we were not able to find any details about how to access them 🤷