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Adding activities

H5P

‘H5P’ is an abbreviation for ‘HTML5 package’ – interactive content such as presentations, videos and other multimedia, questions, quizzes, games and more. This feature allows HTML5 assets to be added to a course.

Any question attempts in the H5P are marked automatically and the grade is recorded in the gradebook.

This feature allows you to upload an existing H5P file that you have created on the H5P website. Please note that it is not Moodle’s Interactive Content – H5P plugin, which allows you to build H5P content in the course.

To add an H5P activity to your course, switch editing on, go to your course’s homepage and click on the + Add an activity or resource button.

This will give you a screen full of options. Click on the H5P icon to open the New H5P page.

Enter the name for the H5P activity and (if you require one) a short description of it in the Name and Description fields. If you want this description to appear on your course homepage just below the link to the poll, you can tick the Display description on main page tickbox.

Upload your H5P file in the Package file field, making sure to include the correct author and licence information in the File picker dialogue box.

 There’s a variety of settings for creating n H5P activity, each with a help icon that includes more information.

  • H5P options includes options for whether you want to allow the H5P activity to be downloaded, or to include embed or copyright buttons.
  • Grade includes grading criteria, if this is relevant for your H5P activity.
  • Common module settings includes availability and language options, and is also relevant if your course uses groups.
  • Restrict access includes the option to add restrictions, if for example you only want your H5P activity to be available after a certain date, or after a learner has completed another action. 

Click on the Save and display button.

If you cannot see the H5P file in your course, please contact openlearncreate@open.ac.uk to ask for your permissions to be adjusted so that you can complete the configuration.