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H5P Interactive Learning Media

H5P powers interactive activities like slide presentations, interactive video, branching scenarios, flip cards, and more.

Overview

H5P is an open-source tool that allows you to create interactive content and media and then embed it directly into your Pepperdine Canvas s LMS course  sites.Place it throughout your Canvas course to bring content to life with interactive videos, knowledge checks, presentations, flashcards, timelines, branching scenarios, and more.

Pepperdine H5P Pilot

Pepperdine University offers H5P for use in your Pepperdine Canvas course sites. Interested Pepperdine professors should contact TechLearn for a 1:1 consultation.

Content Type Examples

As an instructor, you can choose from many activity content types. Pepperdine will curate accessible H5P content types for academic use. Below, please find a few examples.

NOTE: Objects are responsive by design for multiple screen sizes. Resize your computer's browser window to adjust sizing, if needed.

  Mark the Words

This activity allows a professor to ask students to identify or "mark" the correct or specific words on the screen. Can you select all of the Pepperdine campuses in the example below? 

  Drag the Words

This is a matching game where the learner drags words from a list to the corresponding option, such as matching the correct curriculum to each school.

  Sort the Paragraphs

This is an ordering activity where the learner moves items or paragraphs into the correct sequence.

  Image Choice

Here, you can ask questions based on accessible image choices. TIP: You may need to resize your browser window (make it smaller or larger) to view the content for the best experience.


Introducing Smart Import

Pepperdine instructors now have access to Smart Import directly within H5P! Smart Import is a feature of H5P that utilizes AI technology to almost instantly transform existing teaching materials such as, lecture notes, PDFs, slide decks, and documents, into engaging, interactive H5P learning activities. 

Key Benefits

Details

Instant Creation

Automatically converts your PDFs, slide decks, and documents into interactive H5P activities.

Time Saving

Reduces the time for activity setup from hours to minutes while keeping student engagement high.

Maintain Control

Will generate draft activities that you are encouraged to review and edit before publishing to students.

How It Works

  1. Step One: Select and upload any relevant lecture slides, PDFs, syllabi, or Word documents directly into the H5P Smart Import tool.
  2. Step Two: The integrated AI scans your uploaded files and automatically drafts interactive knowledge checks, flashcards, summary activities, or any of the activities you select.
  3. Step Three: After the initial creation, you can maintain oversight by editing questions, adjusting feedback, or modifying answer keys to fit your lesson objectives.
  4. Step Four: Once you have approved the activity, save and insert it into your Pepperdine Canvas pages, modules, or assignments.