What are Digital Learning Activities

Digital learning activities within an online textbook are interactive elements designed to enhance the learning experience by engaging students in various ways. These activities are often created using H5P, an open-source tool that allows educators to create, share, and reuse interactive content. Here are some key points about these activities:

Interactive Content: H5P enables the creation of a wide range of interactive content types, such as quizzes, drag-and-drop exercises, flashcards, interactive videos, and more. These activities can be embedded directly into the online textbook to provide a seamless learning experience1.

Engagement and Assessment: The primary goal of these activities is to engage students and assess their understanding of the material. For example, comprehension activities like fill-in-the-blanks, multiple-choice questions, and interactive timelines can help reinforce learning and provide immediate feedback2.

Customization and Flexibility: H5P activities are highly customizable, allowing educators to tailor them to the specific needs of their course and students. This flexibility ensures that the activities are relevant and aligned with the learning objectives2.

Accessibility and Usability: H5P content is designed to be accessible and user-friendly, making it easy for students to interact with the material. The activities are mobile-friendly and can be accessed on various devices, ensuring that students can learn anytime, anywhere2.

Overall, digital learning activities created with H5P within an online textbook offer an engaging and interactive way for students to learn and assess their knowledge. They enhance the traditional textbook experience by incorporating multimedia elements and interactive exercises that cater to different learning styles.

Incorporating Existing Digital Learning Activities

If you have existing H5P activities that align with the content you are writing, please include them in the Google Doc version of the text. Simply provide a link to the public version of the H5P activity and the instructional designer will migrate the H5P content into the text at the specified location.

Request the Creation of Digital Learning Activities

If you have no existing H5P content, you can create that content be created by the instructional designer.  There are several ways in which you can request the creation of digital learning activities.

1. Provide a link to a current worksheet or assignment, create a comment and tag the instructional designer requesting a digital activity
2. Highlight a specific section of text, graphic, or video within the google doc, create a comment then tag the instructional designer requesting a digital activity be created