SAVE the DATE: February 18-19, 2026!
Active learning techniques are now seen as the gold standard in many classrooms (Freeman et al., 2014; Shi et al., 2019; Tutal & Yazar, 2022). To make room for interactive classrooms, many instructors have moved their content online. The shift to online education has been sharply accelerated by the recent COVID-19 pandemic (Pokhrel et al., 2021). Of concern is that online materials often mimic the passive learning that instructors hope to avoid in the first place. For instance, the use of video lectures in lieu of classroom lectures has significantly increased and instructors and students believe that the use of online instructional videos increase educational achievements, the literature shows that traditional videos lead to worse performance than consuming the same information through text (Furnham, Gunter, & Green, 1990). The challenge, then, is to figure out how to embed interactivity and opportunities for formative assessment back into these passive environments.
At this 2026 symposium, we aim to showcase a free open-source html tool, H5P, that can be used to embed interactivity back into passive learning materials with a focus on creating interactive videos. In this multi-day event, we will explore H5P, demonstrate its strengths and limitations, and highlight successful examples of implementation and course integration for various content types (e.g. multiple choice question sets, auto-graded essays, drag and drop, and interactive videos).
Full agenda and details will be available this fall.