QR-codes are a great feature, also for education or training. You can use it to direct people inside your organization, or provide just-in-time learning. Or you can use it to plan a historical lesson inside a city, where qr-codes direct you to either more information or the map.
Additionally, QR-codes are used in augmented reality, which is REALLY nice stuff.
In the past I have presented on possible educational benefits of QRcodes:
http://www.slideshare.net/ignatia/oeb08-mobile-barcodes-q-rcodes-inge-de-waard-small3-presentation
and a post that points towards nice applications, be sure to check out the great Olympus example, I have an Olympus card and the augmented app works great!
http://ignatiawebs.blogspot.com/2010/10/mlearn2010-andy-goff-on-augmented.html
cheers,
Inge
Re: Are you ready for QR codes? use in augmented reality
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In reply to Inge Ignatia de Waard
Re: Are you ready for QR codes? use in augmented reality
by Adam Weisblatt -
When I first started playing with QR codes (as a consumer) they were gee wiz cool but I suspected that they were a solution in search of a problem.
Through this course I've seen three important uses for them:
- Equipment training - put the QR on the equipment to lead to the mLearning training module for that equipment (Someone mentioned that in the chat during a webinar this week or last. Sorry I can't remember who)
- Augmented reality - I've been wondering how people connect augmented reality content with their location. GPS data could do it but QR codes would be so much simpler. For education, this could be a great way to connect to learning on site.
- Storytelling - A great way to involve learners would be to get them out into a location playing a sort of scavenger hunt game with QR codes and then providing rich content through storytelling. Because of social media, the static-one-way QR code would transform into a two way interactive tool
Through this course I've seen three important uses for them:
- Equipment training - put the QR on the equipment to lead to the mLearning training module for that equipment (Someone mentioned that in the chat during a webinar this week or last. Sorry I can't remember who)
- Augmented reality - I've been wondering how people connect augmented reality content with their location. GPS data could do it but QR codes would be so much simpler. For education, this could be a great way to connect to learning on site.
- Storytelling - A great way to involve learners would be to get them out into a location playing a sort of scavenger hunt game with QR codes and then providing rich content through storytelling. Because of social media, the static-one-way QR code would transform into a two way interactive tool
In reply to Adam Weisblatt
Re: Are you ready for QR codes? use in augmented reality
oh Adam, I really like your storytelling application in combination with social media. really great idea.
Adam, great suggestion about the storytelling. Now I have to think about the the perfect concept and theme.
This thread helped me a lot. I mentioned in my blog under relevant data.