QR Codes: Are they fab or a fad for Museums?

2nd December, 2009

Andy Ramsden

Head of e-Learning

University of Bathhttp://go.bath.ac.uk/andyramsden

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where am I coming from?

A measure of success

Exploring educational uses of QR codes

Critical evaluation

Developing a community of practice

Get a number of institutions to discuss and share experiences

Implementing practical uses

Case Studies, overall report and SWOT (style) analysis.

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Research question: what potential does a QR code offer as a learning technology?

http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode

The workshop story

QR Codes: Are they fab or will they be a fad within a museum context?

1. What is a QR Code?2. How do we create or read them?3. How are they being used in T&L?4. How might we use them? (Group)5. What issues spring to mind about their use? (Group)6. In your opinion, will they be fab or a fad for museums? (SMS Vote)

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You and QR Codes

• Who has accessed a QR Code?

• Who has created a QR Code?

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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, for instance;

• Link to web site• Send an sms to a phone• Transfer a phone number• Provide more text

http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode

A QR Code effectively and efficiently connects the physical world and the electronic

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• 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

A QR Code Reader

http://www.tigtags.com/getqr

A QR Code Generator

http://www.bath.ac.uk/barcodes

http://www.bath.ac.uk/lmf/download/26048http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/cultural-heritage/documents

Scanning a QR Code

… using QuickMark QR Code Reader for a PC

Creating a QR Code

… http://www.bath.ac.uk/barcodes

QR Codes in T&L: Overview

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

Augmented reality gaming

more examples at http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode

Tracking handed-in work

Learning together: poster presentation

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Use QR Codes to reduce the barriers for a person accessing information on their mobile device, ie., efficiency and effectively connecting the physical and electronic materials.

Social constructivism — learning is social activity. Suggests the learner is much more actively involved in a joint enterprise with the teacher of creating ("constructing") new meanings

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http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/2009/03/23/uni-of-bath-library-including-qr-codes-in-catalogue/

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rss subscription (scan & go)

http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode/feed/

Connecting the physical and the virtual learning materials

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Are students aware of QR Codes?

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http://opus.bath.ac.uk/12782

• Do you know what a QR Code is?

– Yes: 39.8% (13.8%), n=2587

• Have you accessed a QR Code?

– Yes: 9.4% (2.2%)

• The most common action was

– Web site – 303 (33) responses

– Read more text – 100 (28) responses

– Phone a number – 50 (19) responses

– Send a pre-written SMS – 50 (12) responses

84% - scanned

63% - can install a reader

Group activity (A4 piece of paper)

1. How you are going to use QR Codes

2. What do you think are the likely issues / barriers of using QR Codes for your activity? How might you over come these?

3. Create the QR Code(s) - optional

http://blogs.bath.ac.uk/qrcode

How might you use QR Codes?

Vote

TXT (SMS): 07624 804 921

Q1: in three years time do you think QR codes would be viewed as fab for museums or simply a fad?

Q1fabQ1fad

Q2: at this stage would you strongly support the prioritisation of resources to create and support the implementation of QR Codes related activities within your organisation?

Q2yesQ2no

Illustrative txt (sms): q1fab q2yes

thank you

Andy Ramsden

a.ramsden@bath.ac.uk

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