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Scanning the Globe: Connecting your Digital World to the World Around You
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Wednesday April 16, 2008 02:45 PM
Brent Schlenker, The eLearning Guild
It is still difficult to use mobile devices to interact with the Web and the world around us, but new technologies are being created to help solve that problem. There are many opportunities to incorporate digital data with learning events that take place in a physical, real-world setting. In 2007 this technology significantly expanded in Asia, and it is coming to the U.S. in 2008. Soon all cameraphones will have the application preinstalled, and you will want to use this innovative technology in your instructional design.
Session participants will learn about QR codes, barcodes that can be printed on anything. Cameraphones equipped with QR reader applications can snap a photo of the printed QR code to trigger events on their mobile device. The code could launch a mobile browser to a designated URL, or it might dial a phone number, or trigger the sending of a text message – there really is no limit to what this form of data entry can do. For example, suppose a museum or zoo simply had a printed QR code that would launch a video or audio clip explaining the exhibit? You will get many ideas for using this technology in your training programs.
In this session, you will learn:- Basic QR code technology
- Examples of QR codes being used today
- Who might benefit from QR codes
- Ideas on how to incorporate QR codes into your training programs
Audience:
Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced Designers and Developers with a basic understanding of mobile cameraphones.
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