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Mobile barcodes / QRcodes in eLearning
by Inge de Waardppt: http://www.slideshare.net/ignatia
Mobile devices are gaining on computers (per capita)
Bangladesh: 2,5 million mobile users added in Jan 2008
Mobile roaming Data per country
Mobile learning is on the rise
lifelong learning instrumentcontext aware + identity
How can we access mobile content easily?
Making it easier for the learners to access content enhances their learning experience QRcodes =Quick Response codes
What are mobile barcodes 1-dimensional 2-dimensional
The possibilities
Learning from objects, exchanging information, quick direction to URL…
The mobile barcode learning facts
provide flyers with QRcodes to different web-based assessments;
direct mobile users to mobile manuals; use the mobile barcodes to get background
information during field trips (architecture, history, engineering…).
direct learners to the latest updates on specific information;
get students involved in future mobile applications;
check student attendance in face-to-face courses; direct students to a specific mobile module or
course …
Technical demands for mobile barcodes
camera equipped cell phones +
Example from QuickMark
co/dec mobile barcodes
Kaywa readerWinksite QRcode generator
Just a couple of examples no promo intended and these are FREE
Exploring mobile barcodes
provide flyers with QRcodes to different web-based assessments YES;
direct mobile users to mobile manuals YES; use the mobile barcodes to get background
information during field trips (architecture, history, engineering…) FUTURE.
direct learners to the latest updates on specific information YES;
get students involved in future mobile applications FUTURE;
check student attendance in face-2-face courses NO; direct students to a specific mobile module or course
YES.
Just-in-time learning
Cartoon: from www.explodingdog.com
Short manuals for sporadically used machinery
Accessing learning material swiftly
accessing mobile content with one click:
courses, updates, CME… (save the course on your mobile)
Do mobile barcodes add to the ease of use of the learner?
Yes, they save time and are efficient in linking to relevant information with one touch.
URL => QRcode => easy acces
To take into account
The proper tools need to be available (investment in mobile device)
People need to be willing to use it Distance to the code for readability Technology is evolving into 3D-coding The QRcode is static Limited data can be written in the code
itself (alphanumeric(0-9A-Z $%*+-./:)45characters2 characters are encoded to 11bit length.In theory, 4296 characters or less can be stored in a QRcode).
Usefull links
QRcode info from the Denso Wave inc. inventors
QRcode on wikipedia QRcode demo with Gallerie, Japan
(= youtube movie 7 min)
QRcode marketing in Japan
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