Instructor Documentation (Higher Ed)

Use H5P Interactives

The All-New Creator+ package integrates D2L's Creator+ tools with H5P Premium, providing up to 50 interactive content types, advanced AI-powered content generation, and enhanced analytics capabilities, all embedded within the Brightspace ecosystem.

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Important: This add-on solution must be purchased separately. For more information, contact your D2L Client Sales Executive or Account Manager.

If your organization has purchased the All-New Creator+ package, you can build engaging and interactive learning materials directly in Brightspace without requiring HTML coding knowledge or experience.

To use the H5P features, make sure that the H5P Editor Integration is enabled under Organization Tools > Tools Availability.

To create H5P content

In the Content tool, create a new content topic or open an existing content topic.
In Brightspace Editor, click Authoring Tools > Interactives.
Click Add Content.
Select the interactive you want to create from the available list.
Tip: Use the search bar or sorting options (Recently Used First, Newest First, or A to Z) to find the desired interactive faster.
Complete the fields to configure the interactive.
Click Save and Insert to add the new H5P interactive.

Edit an interactive

You can edit an H5P interactive you have already added.

To edit an H5P interactive

In Content, navigate to the interactive you want to edit.
Click Edit to open the editing interface.

Figure: Click Edit to add your changes.
Make the required changes.
Click Save.

Use Smart Import

H5P Smart Import is an AI-powered solution that automatically generates several interactive questions about a topic from uploaded documents, videos, or web URLs.

You can save time by easily creating interactive content with Smart Import.

To use Smart Import

From the module where you want to create content, click Create New > Page.
In Brightspace Editor, click Authoring Tools > Interactives.
Click Smart Import.

Figure: In the H5P window, click Smart Import.
Select the source for your content and upload it:
- Import from file
- Import from a web page
- Import from text
Review a textual version of your content by clicking Review Text > Continue.
Click Review Concepts and select all concepts to include in the interactive. Then click Continue.
Click Select Content Types to add interactives and click Generate Content.
Click See Content to review and edit the interactives.
Click Insert to add the created content.

Insert H5P content

Use Interactives to create or reuse H5P content types in your course.

To insert H5P content

From the module where you want to create content, click Create New > Page.
In Brightspace Editor, click Authoring Tools > Interactives.

Figure: Click Authoring Tools > Interactives.
In the Insert Interactives dialog, select the interactive you want to add to your page. If creating a new interactive, complete the content creation steps.
Click Insert.
Review your content and click Save and Close.