Recently, a colleague of mine mentioned they were starting to build up a bit of a home library of useful books that would help them develop professionally. They asked if there were any books that I would recommend for Instructional Designers. This is not going to be a definitive list of resources, but more just…
Category: Educational Technology and Design
The H5P Roadshow Continues: It’s Alive! Creating Interactive Learning Experiences with H5P
I couldn’t resist the blooper. Kitten was meowing and scratching at the door but couldn’t quite work it out to have her present in the actual video. Next time. Ahhh conferencing from home. 2020 was the year of postponed and cancelled conferences, yet oddly, after a couple gap years for me there thankfully were some…
WordPress as eLearning Launchpad – H5P Roadshow 2021
Well, 2021 is shaping up to be a lot like 2020 as far as travel goes. Normally this time of year I’m getting ready to head to conferences in person. This year I’m participating in a few virtual conferences, and one of them I am I super excited to have been a part of is…
No CMS? No Problem. H5P Can Stand Alone
I’ve been giving workshops and consults about using H5P for enhancing online learning content for maybe five years now. When I first started, we ran everything off of H5P.org and personal projects I worked on made use of the WordPress plug-in. There are a few questions that came up in early sessions that have not…
Getting H5P into Canvas without WordPress
One thing I’ve been trying to experiment with lately is getting H5P content types to work without having to fall ball on WordPress. Given my experience so far I think that is still my number one choice, after all I’ve been creating and sharing H5P activities that way for almost 5 years. Old habits are…
Playing Tag with H5P Mods – Adding Buttons
All tools have their limitations, that’s just a fact. What is nice about using something like H5P is that there is a bit of a community that works on customizing it in addition to the core team of developers. That’s actually how I managed to snag a flashcard content type (built in dialog cards) prior…
August Webinar Wrap Up – ID of Practice Problems in Pressbooks with H5P
This mini-series on H5P and Pressbooks has come to a close. We had our session with Alan and Clint facilitating for BC Campus and I think the audience got a lot out of it. If you’re interested in other posts in this series, they are: H5P and Pressbooks, a Brief Highlight Reel, Which H5P Type is Right…
The DOER Effect and H5P
One more post for the H5P mini-series I’ve been working on. You can find the others in this series such as: H5P and Pressbooks, a Brief Highlight Reel, Which H5P Type is Right for You?, Designing useful feedback in H5P. Now on with the show. The “doer effect” is an association between the number of online interactive practice…
Designing useful feedback in H5P
This is the third in a short series of posts I’m making as we lead up to a kitchen party with the folks running the H5P PB Kitchen. The other two posts in this short series are H5P and Pressbooks, a Brief Highlight Reel and Which H5P Type is Right for You? This post is not going…