Pressbooks and H5P

Create engaging and interactive open educational resources with these two tools made available by eCampusOntario.

Pressbooks

Thinking of adapting or creating an open textbook or another type of open educational resource? You can use the Pressbooks digital publishing platform!

Available for free through eCampusOntario, it has a bilingual interface, supports publishing in a variety of languages, and makes it possible to embed multimedia content (images, audio, video, equations, interactive activities, and more). It also has over 20 professional-looking templates to choose from. 

Still not sure? Have a look at these examples of OER created with Pressbooks:

Pressbooks is accessible with your uOttawa login. If you do not have a Pressbooks account already, faculty, students, and staff can create one instantly by following the steps below.

To log in or create an account using uoAccess credentials:

  1. Go to eCampusOntario’s Pressbooks login page, Open Library Publishing Platform
  2. Click “Sign In” in the top right corner
  3. Select the INSTITUTIONAL LOGIN button
  4. Search for “Ottawa”
  5. Select “University of Ottawa” to be directed to the University’s single sign on page

Once signed in, go to “Admin” in the top right corner to create a new project or “My Books” to access the ones you have already created.

Want to know more about Pressbooks? Have a look at the following resources:

Pressbooks module in “Mastering Open Ed: Licensing, Accessibility, Creation, and Publishing OER” (eCampusOntario)

Pressbooks User Guide (Pressbooks)

Pressbooks YouTube Channel

Pressbooks Guide (BCcampus)

H5P Studio

Create and integrate interactive learning objects in English or in French in Brightspace, Pressbooks, or on the web with the H5P plugin available through eCampusOntario’s H5P Studio.

With over 50 content types ranging from multiple-choice questions and virtual tours to crosswords and branching scenarios, H5P helps you create engaging interactive learning experiences.

The H5P Studio is a platform for creating, sharing and discovering interactive H5P learning objects. In addition to providing access to the H5P plugin, it is a community and a catalogue of activities created by teachers at colleges and universities across Ontario that can be reused and adapted. 
To use H5P Studio, uOttawa faculty, staff and students must first create an account by following these steps:

  1. Go to the H5P Studio website
  2. Click on “Register” in the top right corner
  3. Fill out the form on the registration page (use your uOttawa email address)
  4. Click on “Create new account”
  5. Check your email for a message containing a link to your new account (you will be asked to change your password)
  6. Click the link and change your password
  7. Click “Save” to complete registration
  8. You will receive an email from [email protected] confirming your registration

To find out more about H5P Studio, have a look at the following resources:

H5P module in Mastering Open Education: licensing, accessibility, creating and publishing OER (eCampusOntario) 

New User Guide to H5P Studio [PDF] (eCampusOntario)

To book a consultation or organize training on Pressbooks or H5P Studio, email [email protected].  

Unless otherwise noted, the content on this page is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

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