A Tour of Washington D.C

Below is a link that gives you an opportunity to tour around the famous Constitution avenue and show you famous buildings and monuments in Washington D.C. The tool used to display the map is done by Google Earth.

DC Tour

Evaluation of the Dinosaur Game H5P Video

SECTIONS Framework

Students: The H5P video from previous blog post is for students who are interested in learning about browser video games and is appropriate for any age and background. The video mostly uses a quiz format that helps students retain the information absorbed during the video and accessible for all types of students.

Ease of Use: To create this kind of content in H5P format, the instructors need to have knowledge about certain video editor software such as OpenShot. Adding interactive features in videos is a very simple process that can be learned easily from H5P documentation page.

Costs: There is usually small monthly subscription cost for the author to maintain and deliver.

Teaching Functions: Makes learning more engaging for students and help them retain information after a lecture.

Interaction: It’s very interactive medium for students to engage with compared to traditional videos and PowerPoint slides.

Organizational Issues: It’s supported here in UVic and several other public Universities.

Networking: If the H5P video link is posted in an online platform like in a blog then it has potential to network with millions of people around the world.

Security and Privacy: As long as no sensitive information is used in the H5P video, it’s safe for instructors and students to use it.

Multimedia Principles

Worked-examples principle and feedback principle is directly related to the H5P video from previous blog. The worked-example principle is related via popup informational text-boxes that provides examples and other insight on the material. The self-check quiz helps students give feedback about information they managed to retain.