Summary


With Summary challenges are created where the user is to choose between statements and build the correct summary.

Summaries help the learner remember key information in a text, video or presentation by actively building a summary about the topic. 

When the learner has completed the summary, a list of key statements about the topic is the final result. 


When to use summaries

Summaries work best when they are presented to the learner immediately after the learning content.

Examples are:

  • at the end of an article or a chapter of text
  • at the end of a video
  • at the last slide of a presentation

Accessing H5P in Canvas

You can access H5P in Canvas through the Rich Content Editor (RCE), which is accessible via the edit view of Page, Assignment, Discussion Board, Announcement and Quiz questions. 

For this example, we will be adding H5P onto a Canvas page. The first thing you will need to do is either open the page you want to embed the H5P content into or create a new page. Then click the ‘Edit’ button which will open the RCE. (You will automatically go into edit mode if you create a new page.) 

Next, you will need to locate H5P in the RCE toolbar by clicking on the H5P icon.

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Clicking on that menu item will open a pop-up showing your H5P library. From here, you will have the option to either insert previously created content or create something new. 

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Select Add Content 


A search bar will appear.  Type in Summary and choose this option when it appears 


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Summary editor

The Summary editor should now appear. The top part of the editor looks like this:


Add a title 


Add a title. This will not be visible to your learners but can be used for searching, reports and copyright information.  

Introduction text


The Introduction text will be visible to the learner throughout the Summary.

You can use this field to give the learner a short introduction or some instructions.

A default Introduction text which works fine in most cases is suggested. However, you may modify or translate it into another language. 



Add statements


The Summary content type consists of a sequence of statement groups.

By default, the first statement group consists of two blank text fields each labeled Statement.


You need one correct statement and at least one incorrect statement in each statement group for the Summary to make any sense. 

Note that the top statement in any statement group should always be the correct one. 

In the top Statement field, add your the correct statement text.

In the bottom Statement field, add an incorrect statement text.

You can add as many incorrect statements as you want.

Add another statement by pressing the Add statement button.

In the third Statement field that now has appeared, add the text: 

You should now have something like this:


We have now finished our first statement group!

However, only one statement group makes a very short summary of the topic.

You would usually like to add two or more statement groups.

Add another Statement group


Press the button Add statements.

This will add a second group of statements. 


As the top statement should be the correct one, you may have to change the order of the statements.
You change the order by pressing the  button in the top right corner of the statement group, drag it to the top of the List of statements, and drop it there.

Now the correct statement is at the top of the statement group, as it should be.


You should now have something like this:


You can also change the order of entire statement groups in the same way. Just use the  button in the top left corner of the statement group instead.

Repeat the same steps until you have added enough correct statements to summarize the topic well.

You delete statements or statement groups by using the  button in the top right corner.

Finishing up


Press Save and Insert when you are done!