H5P is only available to staff in the Pilot role. You can request this feature by completing the Moodle Pilot role request form on IT Self Service Portal.
The H5P activity in Moodle enables you to create new interactive content for your modules. These include:
You can create engaging and interactive learning resources with H5P, as well as monitoring students' engagement using your activities and follow up with them accordingly.
H5P activities work well on mobiles as well as desktops so students can interact with them at a time, pace and place that suits their requirements.
It takes time to create effective H5P activities so this isn't a quick resource to complete, but H5P is an exciting addition to our suite of tools to support more flexible teaching and learning approaches
Dr Patrick Goold, Programme Director LLB talks about creating an online welcome week on Moodle; including the use of the H5P creation tool for interactive content. This was recorded as part of the LEaD Light Lunch series.
Most H5P activities allow for unlimited attempts by students.
You should not use H5P for summative assessment. Grades for different activities are not always or consistently recorded in the Grader Report.
When you create an H5P activity, it defaults to a maximum grade of 10. As H5P activities may appear in the Grader Report for students, we recommend you set up a formative assessment category and set the total for this category to 0. This is so the grades for these activities do not contribute to the course total.
In Moodle 3.9, we have restricted the ability to create content types that are not accessible and that are not supported by H5P. If you are updating an H5P resource from the previous academic year, review the H5P accessibility information to check if it is accessible.
If you are using a non-accessible content type, consider how you can provide similar information in an alternative format for students who might be not be able to interact with the content.
