H5P Content
Higher education institutions worldwide strive to improve students’ learning experiences by introducing innovative teaching techniques and technologies. However, in most cases, teaching technologies are aimed at clinical, hands-on, or simulation-based teaching. Technologies aimed to improve classroom teaching are difficult to come by. H5P (HTML 5 Package) is a web-based platform that enables instructors to create, share, and collaborate on interactive teaching and learning content. Through this platform, an educator can create and share interactive content aligned with the curriculum and appropriate to learner levels. H5P-generated content can promote self-directed and self-paced learning. Formative and immediate feedback provided by the H5P content enables students to self-reflect and self-assess their progress. Using the H5P platform, a series of supplementary interactive learning content was created for the students studying in the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) and Dental Hygiene (DH) programs at the University of Alberta. The content was intentionally created and posted in the learning management system (LMS) to help students self-assess, memorize, review, reinforce, and engage with concepts taught during didactic lectures. H5P content can be created from H5P.org and Lumi education.
