Interactive Learning Technology – H5P

What is H5P?

H5P is a javascript-based framework that is used to enhance the learners’ experience with interactive learning technology. It allows the creators to use interactive learning tools such as multiple choices, quizzes, true or false, and etc. on their education platforms like BrightSpace, BlackBoard, Canvas, and many others.

The below is an example interactive learning tool I have designed for an art class.

Using H5P

Using H5P was quite straightforward for me. I have so many experiences of using interactive learning tools in my educational sessions. However, it was new for me to design one from the teaching perspective, there was a lot to consider and a lot of new technology to absorb.

One thing I noticed is that while the simple interactive design methods are simple, the complicated methods require more software familiarity from the users. If I were to use a simple method such as true and false where I would enter the question and mark whether it’s the correct answer or not, the system design was simple and easy. However, when I tried to use the feature like drag and drop, or connecting objects, my lack of experience in using this software became a barrier to me trying to use it. I think it would have been nice if there were some sort of simple instructions on where to put the text and how to create a field to drop, etcetera.

On the other hand, I liked how good the result turned out to be in comparison to how much effort I had to put in (in terms of designing the format, not the content), I think it would have looked much nicer if I had prior experience working with H5P.

Especially since my topic covered a lot of arts and different artists, I think using an interactive learning design can help the learners differentiate which art was done by whom by doing a true/false and multiple choice. It would have caused confusion if it was just a text post.

Last thing I really liked about this tool is that it had the default required feature where if you input an image, you have to put a descriptive text for it so it can play the text-to-speech feature if the learner wanted.

Since this would be done on the online platform, I automatically assumed the learners would not need the visibility feature, but having that required descriptive text reminded me that some people might need assistance, I appreciated how the H5P was being considerate of assisting people of a minority.

The attached document is a learning plan I have designed for the H5P I made.