Moodle Resources for Faculty

H5P stands for HTML5 Package. The H5P integration in Moodle enables educators to create interactive content such as videos, quizzes, and presentations. H5P content can be created as an activity within a Moodle course, or built separately on the h5p.com site or with the LUMI app for desktop. External H5P content can then be added to your course as an H5P activity or embedded into any other activity or resource.

H5P activities are best-suited for knowledge checks and formative assessment. For security reasons, it is not recommended for summative assessment or substantial graded work.

H5P allows faculty to create and share interactive content within Moodle, adding engaging activities to courses without requiring advanced technical skills.
The new H5P integration introduces several improvements::

• View all H5P activities across courses
• Duplicate activities, add collaborators, or change owners
• Combine existing H5P activities into larger content types such as interactive books or course presentations
• Use the Smart Import AI engine to automatically create content uploaded from documents or videos. 
• H5P content will be stored in a cloud-based hub. This allows you to easily reuse and share any activity across all your current and future courses, eliminating the need to constantly download and upload files.

The old H5P plugin will be retired in Spring 2026. We recommend transferring H5P activities created using the plugin into the new H5P integration.

Download the Existing H5P File

1. Open the H5P activity in Moodle.
2. Select the Reuse link in the bottom left corner of the activity.
3. A popup will appear. Select Download as an .h5p file.

Upload the File to the New H5P Integration

1. In Moodle, open the activity chooser and select H5P activity.
2. Select Content.
3. Select the + icon in the upper left hand corner to Add content
4. On the H5P Hub screen, choose Upload.
5. Select the .h5p file you downloaded and click Open
6. Select Use.
7. Adjust options or settings for the activity.
8. Select Save and Insert
9. Set Grade details if the Activity is Graded
10. Select Save and return to course.

Press play to see how to download an H5P activity and upload it to the new H5P hub. 

You can now use Echo360 videos in video-based H5P activities.

1. Select the video in Echo360 that you want to use with H5P.
2. Select the menu on the video and click on the share link. 

   

3. On the Share To screen select H5P links.  Select Create Link.

   

4. Copy the link with the H5P extension. Select Done.

   

5. In Moodle, add the H5P Interactive Content activity.

   

6. Select the Interactive Video content type from the H5P window. 

   

7. During Step 1, select the Insert Link option, and past the link that you copied from Echo360 in step 4.  Select Insert URL. 

   

8. Complete the setup process for Step 2 and Step 3.
9. Select Save and Display to verify that the video and interactive content work as intended.