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Area of Science:

  • Health Professions Education
  • Educational Technology
  • Physiology Education

Background:

  • Educational technology integration is widespread in higher education.
  • Foundational anatomy and physiology are crucial for health professions.
  • Online tools offer active learning opportunities in blended designs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report on the use of H5P for self-paced and self-directed learning.
  • To outline the developmental process of scaffolding H5P activities.
  • To evaluate student perspectives on H5P effectiveness in physiology courses.

Main Methods:

  • H5P activities were developed and embedded in a learning management system.
  • Student access to H5P resources was tracked.
  • An online survey assessed student perspectives on H5P effectiveness.

Main Results:

  • H5P facilitated self-paced and self-directed learning.
  • The platform enabled tracking of student engagement with resources.
  • Student feedback on H5P effectiveness was collected for further analysis.

Conclusions:

  • H5P is a viable tool for enhancing self-directed learning in health professions education.
  • Scaffolding H5P activities is key to aligning them with learning outcomes.
  • This study contributes to evaluating blended learning designs in physiology subjects.