“According to Yung-Ming (2013), factors influencing the perception of interaction experienced by users are mainly about controlling the content, the sequence of communication, the speed and the consistency of the responses they receive, and the personalization of the feedback on their questions and actions.”<\/p>Theodosis Karageorgakis <\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n So what would be the best tool to use for building interactive content?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As there is a wide range of tools that can be used for this purpose, we would recommend choosing the one that would be the closest to your preferences and expectations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Of these technologies, we would like to highlight H5P as it is supported by the Digital Learning Environment (DLE) of the University of Plymouth and it is a commonly used tool amongst educators due to its ease of use and speed of rich, engaging, and accessible content creation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n It is also a mobile-friendly tool, therefore, students can use different devices to view the content and complete the tasks you have created for them. This is also an essential condition of online learning as one of its key objectives is to be able to ‘learn anytime and anywhere’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n H5P is a powerful, user-friendly authoring tool in our Moodle VLE which staff can use to create, edit, store, reuse, and share interactive and responsive content as resources or activities within your online teaching spaces. In addition to the rich and engaging content types, it also supports gamification due to the game mechanism that is integrated into the tool which makes it even more appealing for the students and which is another essential condition of online education as you can build in video-game design principles into your curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some other additional benefits of this tool could be, for example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Based on the recent studies and case studies, currently, 25,426 institutions use H5P as part of their Moodle website which has significantly changed since 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another study highlighted the importance of interactive content usage in online education. They have found that within Higher Education (HE), the more interactive content types have increased student performance. More information about the study can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2015, the University of Texas created a review of how gamification affects the student learning experience, specifically engagement and motivation. They found it extremely useful, as building effective content requires a depth-knowledge of the game mechanism. More information about the study can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In another interesting project, Dr. Allison Mandrusiak from the University of Queensland used H5P for her physiotherapy course where students needed to learn cardio-respiratory techniques, such as breathing exercises or specialised equipment. As she has stated,<\/p>\n\n\n\n “H5P has helped to address two main challenges. Firstly when we moved to a hybrid model with students, off campus, learning online, I had to swiftly find ways to re-create the in-person practical experience, and for those who could attend on-campus practicals, in-line with COVID safe protocols, we had less face-to-face time, so I set out to maximise student preparation in order to optimise our in-person time.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nWhat is H5P?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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