What exactly is H5P and how can it help assist with teaching online?
What exactly is H5P and how can it help assist with teaching online?
H5P is open-source software integrated with the UofL Moodle Learning Management System, which allows the easy and rapid creation of mobile-friendly interactive elements which can form an integral part of your course content.
You can use H5P Learning Objects to create, share, and reuse interactive content to engage students and stimulate their learning within your Moodle courses. Being an Open Educational Technology Tool, H5P encourages (but does not mandate) the creation of Open Educational Resources that are licensed granting other users permission for reuse or modification.
In addition to the aspects mentioned above, H5P is:
- HTML 5
- Downloadable, sharable, modifiable
- Developed by a lively community of academic and technology users
- Easy and intuitive to create and modify
- A Moodle plugin, so you can track and grade engagement with content
- Securely stores student data on our UofL servers
- Versatile, as many different interactive content types can be created (see the complete list here)
You may watch this brief video introduction to learn how H5P can assist you in your online teaching.
Note that all H5P content you create must abide by copyright law.
To learn more about Open Licensing and OER, contact the UofL Copyright Office or visit the following UofL LibGuides: