title: Can The Use Of QR Codes Enhance M-Learning In  A Blended Learning Environment?  
creator: Latifah Abdol Latif, 
creator: Mansor Fadzil, 
creator: Tengku Amina Munira Tengku Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen, 
creator: Ng, Man San
subject: LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
subject: LC5800 Distance education
description: In recent years, with the introduction of smartphones, tablet computers and the advancement of  information and communication technology (ICT), there has been a growing interest in the use of  Quick Response (QR) codes for educational purposes. The majority of scholarly accounts in this  particular topic have been those related to managing libraries, and to a lesser extent to teaching  and learning. At present, applications of QR codes in higher education are minimal, and even  fewer in a blended learning environment. This paper describes an exploratory project that  attempts to introduce three specific examples of basic QR code-driven activities in an Open and  Distance Learning (ODL) institution. Learners were asked to scan QR codes using mobile  smartphones or tablet computers. Three different types of content, i.e. text-based instruction,  Uniform Resource Locater (URL) of video lectures (called iLectures) and URL of self-test  activities were made available to learners via the QR codes. A cross-sectional survey was  carried out on learners who have been introduced to the QR codes. The objectives of this project  are multi-pronged: first is to create awareness of QR codes among learners; second is to  encourage and push the use of specific online materials via mobile devices; and third is to  determine learners’ attitudes/perceptions towards the use of a combination of smartphones and  QR codes in learning. This study is important to an ODL institution like Open University  Malaysia (OUM). For a provider of flexible delivery of instructional materials, QR codes can  play a significant role in enhancing mobile learning (or m-learning) and engaging learners in  their learning process. The research findings are expected to indicate whether or not the  integration of smartphones and QR codes can be considered an effective way forward in  achieving a semi-ubiquitous m-learning environment. (Abstract by authors)
date: 2011
type: Article
type: PeerReviewed
format: text
identifier: https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/790/1/QR_Code_mobile_learning_EASEM_Copenhagen.pdf
identifier:   Latifah Abdol Latif,  and Mansor Fadzil,  and Tengku Amina Munira Tengku Mohd Azzman Shariffadeen,  and Ng, Man San  (2011) Can The Use Of QR Codes Enhance M-Learning In A Blended Learning Environment?  Journal Lifelong Learning Society, 8 (2).  pp. 1-20.  ISSN 1738- 0057     
relation: https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/790/