In summary

  • Swinburne University of Technology hosted the 2025 H5P Community Conference, bringing together educators, learning designers and technologists from across Australia

  • The event featured interactive workshops and presentations on learning technology, accessibility, and the role of AI in learning

  • Speakers from across the education sector shared global best practice, offering insights into creating interactive and personalised learning experiences

Swinburne welcomed more than 140 participants from higher education, vocational education institutions and schools across Australia at the university’s first H5P Community Conference in Melbourne.

The event was a celebration of creativity, connection and innovation in digital learning. Presenters explored how H5P, an open-source tool for creating interactive learning content, can shape both teaching and assessment.

Swinburne’s Acting Pro Vice-Chancellor Educational Innovation, Associate Professor Ant Sowards, said the event highlighted the importance of innovation in learning design, and reflects Swinburne’s commitment to transforming students’ educational experience. 

“Hosting the H5P Community Conference at Swinburne provided a fantastic opportunity to come together with others from across the sector, to share in the spirit of innovation and explore new ways to use great tools like H5P for creating engaging student-centric content,” said Associate Professor Sowards.  

AI, inclusive design and personalised learning

Attendees heard from industry speakers on accessibility through inclusive design practices, AI integration to enhance teaching and learning, and award-winning examples of best practice H5P interactive activities from around the world.

Swinburne learning technologist, Garth Lategan, delivered a keynote address on the intersection of AI and interactive content design.  

“AI is saving our educators time and boosting their creativity. Through integration with tools such as H5P, AI can enable powerful workflows for creating interactive and personalised learning experiences,” he said.

Industry speakers at the Swinburne-hosted H5P Community Conference shared insights into how AI integration can enhance learning and teaching. 

For Swinburne educators, the conference was more than a showcase of tools – it was also about rethinking how educators design learning for their students. 

Reflecting Swinburne’s First Year Refresh Project to transform first-year students’ experience, the university is using H5P to align course content with learning outcomes. These types of live and interactive learning activities promote meaningful engagement, enabling educators to better connect with students.

With over 100 H5P interactive activities already embedded across Swinburne units, the insights from the event will help educators balance efficiency with creativity to build engaging interactions, and scale inclusive design practices across curriculum.

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