In today’s digital education landscape, creating engaging and interactive learning materials is no longer optional—it’s essential. Lumi Education, a platform dedicated to simplifying the creation of interactive content, is helping educators, trainers, and content creators transform their teaching approaches. 

Lumi Education is one of the H5P, or HTML5 Package, editors available to create activities that allow faculty to develop a variety of interactive content for their Brightspace courses. This includes matching games, branching scenarios, and more.

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Among Lumi’s many options, the Hotspot content type stands out as an innovative way to make visual content interactive and dynamic.

Here’s a closer look at Lumi Education’s Hotspot content type and how it can enhance your teaching or training materials.

Lumi Platforms

Lumi offers two main platforms for creating and managing interactive content: the Lumi Desktop application and Lumi Cloud. Both have their advantages and understanding the difference can help you choose the best option for your needs.

Lumi Desktop refers to their free downloadable app that allows users to create, edit content, and save files to their computer, while the Lumi Cloud refers to an online version of the editor that is accessed through a web browser with options of a free or paid plan.

What Is the Hotspot Content Type?

The Hotspot content type allows you to take any image and make it an interactive learning experience just by adding clickable spots that will expand and provide more information. It’s an excellent tool for creating visually engaging content that keeps learners actively involved.

Why Use Hotspot Activities?

Enhance Visual Learning
Visual aids are powerful tools in education, and the Hotspot content type makes them even more impactful. By adding interactivity, static images become rich educational experiences. Learners are encouraged to explore details, leading to deeper understanding and retention of information.

Foster Engagement
In traditional learning, students often passively consume information. With hotspots, they actively participate by exploring and interacting with the content. This approach helps keep learners engaged and motivated to dive deeper into the material.

Versatile Applications
Whether you’re teaching geography, anatomy, or art history, the hotspot feature can adapt to any subject. Highlight key landmarks on a map, label body parts, or analyze famous artworks—all with a single tool.

Learn About Berries – Sample Hotspot Content from H5P.com

Key Features

Customizable Hotspots: Place hotspots anywhere on your image, linking them to explanations, videos, external resources, or quiz questions.

Interactive Feedback: Build hotspots into activities that provide instant feedback. Whether it’s identifying landmarks on a map or labeling parts of a diagram, learners get real-time validation or correction.

Responsive Design: Hotspot activities are optimized for all devices, ensuring a seamless experience for learners on desktops, tablets, or smartphones.

Versatile Media Options:Incorporate text, images, videos, and links within hotspots, offering diverse ways to communicate information and appeal to different learning styles.

Creating Hotspots Activities with Lumi

Lumi makes it simple to create your own hotspot content using their free H5P Desktop Editor or the Lumi Cloud platform. Here’s a quick overview:

  1. Choose an Image: Select a high-quality image relevant to your lesson or topic.
  2. Add Hotspots: Use the intuitive editor to place hotspots on specific areas of the image.
  3. Insert Content: Link each hotspot to rich media such as text explanations, videos, or quizzes.
  4. Test and Share: Preview your activity to ensure it’s functioning as intended, then share it with learners via a web link or embed it in your LMS.

Need help exporting Lumi content as a SCORM package?

Check out the comprehensive guide from TLS: SCORM Export Guide.

Real-Life Applications of Hotspot Content

  • Geography Classes: Highlight countries or regions on a map with additional facts about each location.
  • Language Learning: Label items in a room or vocabulary-specific images to help learners build their lexicon.
  • Science Labs: Create interactive diagrams of cells, organs, or ecosystems.
  • Art and History: Analyze artworks or artifacts by embedding information about techniques, context, or artist biographies.

More real-life hotspot examples: https://h5p.org/image-hotspots#example=63175 

Conclusion

The Hotspot content type is a game-changer for educators who want to move beyond traditional teaching methods. Lumi Education makes it easy to create, customize, and share these engaging activities, helping learners stay interested and retain knowledge more effectively.