H5P Strategies with an LMS

Depending on certain settings configured by your LMS admin, the version of your LMS, and other factors may impact how you can utilize H5P. The following are different methods along with a pro or con that may help you decide which method works for you.

Moodle

Type Method Pro Con
H5P Plugin

Moodle 2.7+

Resources

Video Summary

Locally Assign Roles

 Add the H5P plugin to your Moodle Site. The H5P interactive content can then be added as an activity in the course. Create enough H5P for each student. Go to the Locally assign roles setting in Moodle and make a single student the unlisted teacher for that activity.
  • Every student has access to their own H5P editor.
  • Control student access
  • Already in the course
  • Lots of prep-time to create each activity then locally assign to students.
Lumi & Modified permissions

Moodle 3.8+

Resources

Video Summary

Lumi Education

Locally Assign Roles, Permissions, H5P Embed button

 Students download the lumi.education app. Students are then able to build h5p offline. The instructor creates a forum, glossary, book, page and alters either the Locally assigned roles or Permissions so that students can embed their content.
  • Every student has access to their own H5P editor.
  • Control student access
  • Some prep-time for students to download their own app. And set up activities with the right permissions
  • Student have to upload content to the course
H5P.org & Modified permissions

Moodle 3.8+

Resources

Video Summary

H5P.org

Locally Assign Roles, Permissions, H5P Embed button

 Students create an account on H5P.org. Students create content online. The instructor creates a forum, glossary, book, page and alters either the Locally assigned roles or Permissions so that students can embed their content.
  • Every student has access to their own H5P editor.
  • Control student access
  • Some prep-time for students to create accounts. And set up activities with the right permissions
  • Student have to upload content to the course
  • H5P.org has started limiting what you can do with a free account
Separate Course & Modified permissions

Moodle 3.8+

Resources

Video Summary

 Create a sub-course and enroll/self-enroll all students as unlisted teachers. They will use this course to create their content and then download the .H5P content into the real course using the H5P embed button found in the editor.
  • Every student has access to their own H5P editor.
  • Control student access
  • Technically in a course
  • Maintain 2+ courses at a time.
  • Students may still have to upload the content to the correct course.
Course-Level Role Changes

Moodle 3.9

Resources

Video Summary

 On the participant’s page, you can update and modify the permissions for the student role to give them access to the Content Bank and H5P embed button in the Atto editor.
  • Every student has access to the H5P editor in the content bank
  • Already in the course
  • From the beginning, students can use the editor to embed H5P
  • Permission has to be changed and maintained at the course level for every course.
  • Depending on your roles may need assistance from a Moodle Admin.
Site-Level Role Changes

Moodle 3.9

Resources

Video Summary

 Update the Student Role to have access to the Content Bank and the H5P embed button in the Atto editor.
  • Every student has access to the H5P editor in the content bank
  • Already in the course
  • From the beginning, students can use the editor to embed H5P
  • One-time permission change
  • Permissions have to be changed and maintained at the site level

Moodle Permissions

The following is the list of permissions needed for students to use the content bank and embed H5P content in a Moodle 3.9 course. Note: your ability to change permissions may vary from each moodle site, refer to your Moodle administrator for clarification of each permission.

H5P
Course
Repository: Content Bank
Insert H5P
Activity Module

(total of 13 permissions)

 

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