H5P
Summary of H5P
In this module we have:
- Discovered what H5P is and have considered the possibilities for its use in your teaching and learning.
- Explored some content types and evaluated which ones might be best suited for your use.
- Went through steps of setting up an account on eCampusOntario’s H5P studio, and
- Started creating, reusing, and embedding your content into D2L Brightspace.
Key Takeaways
- H5P is an open-source platform used to build interactive content in HTML5 for embedding in websites, Pressbooks and Learning Management Systems.
- H5P has an ever-growing catalogue of many interactive content types.
- Various H5P content types can be explored for different teaching and learning purposes, as well as time and effort to create and use.
- eCampusOntario offers H5P for free to all Ontario colleges, universities and Indigenous institutes via the H5P Studio.
- H5P content is easily created and reused in the H5P Studio as well as embedded in Learning Management Systems.
Useful Resources
- H5P.org – the definitive spot for all things H5P!
- Forums H5P – provides a community hub for discussing content creation, feature requests, and much more.
- eCampusOntario’s New User Guide to H5P Studio -introduces new users to H5P studio and provides information on creating an account, creating and using H5P content types and additional resources.
- The H5P Kitchen – a BCcampus initiative by Alan Levine providing numerous user-friendly tips, tutorials and recordings on learning about, and getting creative with H5P.
- Conestoga College H5P Guide – created by Conestoga College’s Faculty Learning Hub, this is a wonderful step-by-step resource on H5P with brief videos.
Module Map
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Attributions
- University of British Columbia, Why use H5P? UBC’s H5P Open Hub, CC BY
- Levine, Alan, Organizing the H5P Utensil Drawer, The H5P Kitchen, CC BY
