Scenario 3

Scenario 3

Short description

Using QR-Codes for Higher Education

Goal:

To augment physical objects and locations with digital information

Howto:

1. The teacher has to generate and create QR-codes through online and free access utility
2. QR-codes can contain informations about web sites, emails, images videos
3. Students need to download a QR-reader application in their mobile devices or use the camera feature in case their devices are quite new in order to access the digital information embedded in the QR code

Timeframe:

short, medium and long

Technical part:

• https://www.qr-code-generator.com/
• printer (to print the QR code)
• mobile devices with QR Readers

Benefit for teacher/ Benefit for learner (pedagogical approach):

For teachers:

• Provide information in an easy way by combining physical objects (ie a piece of paper) with digital information
• Provide situated learning opportunities
• Support contextualized learning

For learners:

• Easy access to information through mobile devices
• Experience situated and contextualized learning opportunities
• Ability to access additional information about a topic

Role of the teacher + role of the student

• The teacher organizes the information that are regarded useful for students
• The student processes information from various sources and is familiarized with mobile devices