{"id":6910,"date":"2026-08-27T01:51:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T01:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/?p=6910"},"modified":"2026-08-27T17:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T17:59:23","slug":"aug-26-recommended-h5p-content-types-for-higher-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/2026\/08\/27\/aug-26-recommended-h5p-content-types-for-higher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommended H5P Content Types for Higher Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Below are the most commonly used H5P content types in higher education. However, H5P has a wealth of other content types that you can explore at <a href=\"https:\/\/h5p.org\/documentation\/for-authors\/tutorials\">https:\/\/h5p.org\/documentation\/for-authors\/tutorials<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Interactive Book<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rapidly becoming the standard for larger modules, this format allows instructors to combine multiple H5P activities (such as videos, quizzes, and text) into a cohesive, multi-page layout featuring a built-in navigation menu and progress tracking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official Tutorial:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=https:\/\/h5p.org\/tutorial-interactive-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Create an Interactive Book<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Column<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The most popular layout tool for mobile responsiveness. It allows instructors to stack multiple H5P content types (such as chart, followed by an image hotspot, followed by a question set) into a single, scrollable activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official H5P Tutorial:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/h5p.org\/tutorial-column\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Create a Column<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Interactive Video<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Enhances video-based learning by embedding multiple-choice questions, drag-and-drop interactions, and information overlays directly into the video timeline to check comprehension on the fly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official H5P Tutorial:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/h5p.org\/tutorial-interactive-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Create an Interactive Video<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Course Presentation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A highly active alternative to static PDFs or PowerPoint slides. Instructors can build a series of slides that incorporate audio, video, interactive questions, and web links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Official H5P Tutorial:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/h5p.org\/tutorial-course-presentation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Create a Course Presentation<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Question Set (Quiz)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>An essential tool for formative assessment and knowledge checks, allowing instructors to build a sequence of various question types (multiple-choice, drag-and-drop, fill-in-the-blank) in one unified activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Official H5P Tutorial:<\/strong><\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/h5p.org\/tutorial-question-set\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Create a Question Set<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Image Hotspots<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Highly utilized in the sciences and humanities for exploring diagrams, maps, and visual processes. Learners click on specific areas of an image to reveal explanatory text, pictures, or video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Official H5P Tutorial:<\/strong><\/strong>  <a href=\"https:\/\/h5p.org\/tutorial-image-hotspots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Create Image Hotspots<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below are the most commonly used H5P content types in higher education. However, H5P has a wealth of other content types that you can explore at https:\/\/h5p.org\/documentation\/for-authors\/tutorials Interactive Book Rapidly becoming the standard for larger modules, this format allows instructors to combine multiple H5P activities (such as videos, quizzes, and text) into a cohesive, multi-page [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":425,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11,13,20],"tags":[250,128],"class_list":["post-6910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activities","category-h5p","category-_instructor-tutorials","tag-h5p-content-types","tag-h5p"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/425"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6910"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6922,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6910\/revisions\/6922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ulethbridge.ca\/moodle-answers\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}