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The potential of QR Codes in Education
JISC Emerge Users & Innovation Programme Meeting 29th January 2009
Andy Ramsden
Head of e-Learning
University of Bathhttp://go.bath.ac.uk/andyramsden
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aims & your role
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigpogm/13839044/
• Outline the project
• Highlight some of the findings
• Direct you to the deliverables
• Gather your thoughts on, “the potential of QR codes as a learning technology?”
aims of the project
Answer some of the following questions;
• What are QR codes? • How do they work? • What proportion of people can access QR codes now, and in the near future? • What are the alternatives? • Is there a trend towards technical convergence? • Are standards emerging? If yes, at what speed? If not, then why not? • What factors need to be considered for an institutional implementation? • What factors should I consider before using them?• How are QR codes being used in Education? (UK and other Countries) • How are QR codes being used in other sectors? (Media, Marketing etc.,) • How have QR codes been perceived by users? • How might they be used in Education?
so, who has accessed a QR code?
• Why did you do it?• How did you do it?• What happened?
what is a QR code?
A QR Code is a matrix code (or two-dimensional bar code) created by Japanese corporation Denso-Wave in 1994. The "QR" is derived from "Quick Response", as the creator intended the code to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed. QR Codes are common in Japan where they are currently the most popular type of two dimensional codes.
An ever increasing number of tasks can be achieved using a QR code. The core ones are,
• Link to web site• Send an sms to a phone• Transfer a phone number• Provide more text
www.mobile-learning.blog-city.com/read/qr_codes.htm
a QR Code effectively and efficiently connects the physical world to the electronic
• QR Code Generator• A task / activity which is appropriate for a small screen device
what is involved?
• Camera phone• Good connectivity• QR Code Reader• Money
On your phone
http://www.i-nigma.mobi07781 489340
http://qrcode.kaywa.com
why QR codes and why now?
flikr.com: group: QR codes in the wild
how might they be used in T&L?
QR Codes only QR Codes with other tools
e-Admin
e-Learning
Sign up for SMS news alerts using QR codes
Classroom formative feedback
Subscription to a rss news feed
Within library catalogue
Inclusion within web pages (bookmarking)
JIT content in lectures (links, slides etc.,)
Appended to Moodle print outs
Handbooks linking to online
resources
Campus / Library Inductions
Video (youtune) user guides
vCard / Office Hours
Scenario 1: rss subscription (scan & go)
http://www.mobile-learning.blog-city.com/read/qr_codes.rss
http://www.mobile-learning.blog-city.com/
Scenario 2: facilitating dialogue
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21835607@N04/2624021406/
Personal insight from the artist, a lesson learnt, what feeling …
To exhibition blog, audience leave comments for artist and others
To personal / social space
are students aware of QR Codes?
• Do you know what a QR Code is?
– Yes: 13.8% – with 95% confidence interval, then 12.34% - 15.26% of total
student population are aware of QR codes.
have they accessed a QR Code?
• Have you accessed a QR Code?
– Yes: 2.2% – with 95% confidence interval, then 1.58% - 2.82% of total
student population have accessed a QR code.
• The most common action was
– Web site – 33 responses– Read more text – 28 responses– Phone a number – 19 responses– Send a pre-written SMS – 12 responses?
can they access them?
92% of respondents have camera phones …
QR Code Readers: Kaywa, Quickmark, i-Nigma & SnapMaze
how might you use QR Codes?
• What is the activity? What is the rationale behind the activity? What are you trying to achieve?
• Why include QR Codes? What will they add to the activity?
• How will students be motivated to complete the activity?
• How will students be supported through the activity?
• How will you measure if the activity has been successful?
share, share and share some more …
barriers and constraints
questions & bye bye
http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/projects/scoping-study/ http://opus.bath.ac.uk/view/divisions/elearning.html
Andy Ramsden [email protected]
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