Academic Innovation Blog

The Faculty Innovation Center is excited to announce that monthly training on H5P continues, with the upcoming June 21 training focusing on H5P Flashcards. Flashcards are a set of cards containing a picture on one side of the card and a corresponding text on the other side. The learner is asked to type a word or expression corresponding to the picture, before turning the card over and revealing the correct answer.

What are some uses for H5P flashcards?

They can be used as a drill to help learners memorize words, expressions, or sentences. This makes them especially useful when learning a new language. Flashcards can be used to present math problems or help learners remember facts such as historical dates, formulas, or names. Flashcards can also spice up text heavy pages and increase student engagement in your course. 

Typical Flashcards provide a prompt on one side of the card, and an answer on the other side. You can use text, an image or both for the prompt. If you add alternative text, your flashcards can be read by a screen reader, making them accessible.

Visit H5P flashcards for more information and a tutorial if you wish to try them on your own. 

Registration

Please make sure to register for the workshop if you are interested in attending. 

Additional Information on H5P

How can you check it out yourself? Start in Falcon Online. Then click on Content in the navigation bar. Next you will click on the blue button that says Upload/Create. From the drop-down menu, choose Create a File. Now click the Insert Stuff icon. Scroll down that drop-down menu until you find H5P and click on it. You can then choose what type of H5P activity you want to build after clicking on the blue Add Content button.

Don't know what type of H5P content you want to create? Here are some examples. You may also access H5P by going directly to the site.

We encourage faculty members to attend this upcoming training session and explore the benefits of H5P flashcards in their online courses.

Lisa Lute
Instructional Designer, Division of Online Studies
lisa.lute@daytonastate.edu | 386-506-4277
Online Studies | Faculty Innovation Center (FIC)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool that holds immense potential for transforming various education. As educators, it is essential for faculty members to embrace AI and explore its applications to enhance teaching and learning experiences. By incorporating AI into their classes, faculty can engage students, personalize instruction, and foster critical thinking skills. But how should we do this? Where should we start?

Get Familiar with AI:

Faculty need to have a understanding of what AI is and how it works. Do some research. Talk to other faculty. Become familiar with the basic concepts, terminologies, and applications of AI in education. Knowing these things can help you make informed decisions about how you want to use AI.

We want to help you with this. The Faculty Innovation Center (FIC) will be writing a series of blog posts on how Daytona State faculty are addressing ChatGPT/AI in their courses. If you want to share your plans with your peers, please reach out to us. If you know of a colleague who is adapting courses, assessments, or assignments because of Chat/GPT/AI, we'd love to know that too. 

Make a Plan:

Where can AI add value to your course? AI can be used for assessment, content delivery, student engagement, and data analytics. For example, AI tools can automate grading and supply personalized feedback for learners. Once it is set up, this could be a timesaver for faculty. Review your course learning objectives to ascertain where AI can be used to benefit you and your learners.

1. Get some hands-on experience: The best way to see AI in action is to use it. Spend some time playing with AI tools you think could be beneficial to you and your learners.  
2. Learner Collaboration and Project-Based Learning: Use AI for course projects. Have your students use AI tools to gather and analyze data, collaborate remotely, and gain insights into complex problems. This approach nurtures teamwork, creativity, and analytical thinking, essential skills for the future workforce.
3. Discuss AI with Learners: It is important to discuss ethical issues. Address the use of AI usage in your syllabus and remind students of your policy. Let students know of the problems that still exist in AI such as biases, transparency, and privacy.
4. Stay Informed: New advancements occur on an almost daily basis. Know the latest trends, research, and best practices Engaging in continuous professional development will help you continue to use AI effectively. 

Looking for more information?

• 5 Ideas To Incorporate AI In Your eLearning Course
• A Teacher's Prompt Guide to ChatGPT
• AI Articles on ChatGPT and Education

Need more information or assistance? Contact the Faculty Innovation Center (FIC).

Lisa Lute
Instructional Designer, Division of Online Studies
lisa.lute@daytonastate.edu | 386-506-4277
Online Studies | Faculty Innovation Center (FIC)

H5P Synchronous Components Workshops

The Faculty Innovation Center is excited to announce that monthly training on H5P will continue, with the upcoming April training focusing on H5P synchronous components. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about and experiment with features such as The Emoji Cloud, The Word Cloud, and The Chase.

Adding synchronous activities to online courses can be highly beneficial for students, as they offer opportunities to ask questions and build relationships with their instructors and peers. Synchronous lessons promote active student engagement and deeper learning.

Through synchronous sessions, instructors can build rapport with their students and provide valuable opportunities for them to assess their own understanding, ask critical questions, and seek feedback from their peers and instructor. By fostering a collaborative learning environment, students are more likely to stay engaged and motivated, leading to improved outcomes.

We encourage faculty members to attend this upcoming training session and explore the benefits of synchronous activities in their online courses.

The Emoji Cloud

The Emoji Cloud is a live engagement tool. Students respond to a question using an emoji. How can this tool be used? It makes it easy to get live feedback and makes it easy to conduct a poll where learners select an emoji as their response. You could ask students if they understood the material, how they feel about an upcoming assessment, or even how their day is going.  

Try the emoji cloud!

The Chase

H5P's "The Chase" is an online active learning tool where students compete against each other to give the most correct answers in their class. You can use a wide range of question types such as Multiple Choice Questions, Fill in the Blanks, and Drag and Drop. While the Chase is relatively new, the interface is similar to the interfaces of other H5P components, and users of H5P should not have any issues creating The Chase for their classes. It provides an engaging and game-like environment. It can also be used as a review tool since incorrect answers are shown and can be discussed further.

Word Cloud

To be able to gather more detailed feedback from your audience, we’re also offering Word Cloud. With Word Cloud, users may answer a question by choosing between predefined words or typing their own. The results are presented both as a word cloud and as a tabular view.

Try the word cloud!

Lisa Lute
Instructional Designer, Division of Online Studies
lisa.lute@daytonastate.edu | 386-506-4277
Online Studies | Faculty Innovation Center (FIC)