The documents and e-Learning (Part 6): completion of the courses to cell phones

Do you want (or need) to teach courses or documents customers directly to their mobile screens? And he wants to do without making drastic changes in your LMS ? Well, you can start right now with one simple technique that allows students to receive tutoring and support materials everywhere … through their phones.

The technique uses what is called QR (Quick Response) codes. " You see these odd square "barcodes" In all parts of Japan and some European countries … on the pages of magazines, advertisements, coupons, store windows product packaging, billboards, display, caps taxis, buses, and even scarves, shirts and tattoos. The Japanese even have covered all the skyscrapers with them. So when someone points a camera cell phone to one of These codes (which is) and "scan" or images, your handheld PC device launches website URL, the text shows, the number of calls, or shows the service short messages (SMS) has been "linked" to the code.

Several e-learning applications

The ways in which codes QR can be used on e-learning, blended learning, and documentation, the same product only limited by your imagination. They could, for example:

• Involving students directly on your mobile learning portal, and to register for online courses.
• For mobile phone users to view assignments, reference reading lists /, and other training materials to support the metro, buses, taxis, or anywhere … without using a PC.
• allow participants access to the building class card, class schedules, and other useful information QR codes throughout the hotel and school.
• Students are allowed in classrooms without a PC to access information and resources through their phones.
• Allow students to take training physical (such as firefighting and police exercises) for information on their phones that is relevant to where they are and what they are doing at that time.
• "TAG" in the parameters of the objects physical training so that students can see the use of safety guidelines and educational videos and them.
• Generate training online catalog with links (for PC users) and the corresponding QR codes (for mobile users).
• Allow students to PCs training to show additional information and resources on their mobile phones, because in QR codes printed classroom materials, course screen, Adobe Flash, PowerPoint slides and PDF.
• Students phones Submit "to Google Earth destinations that are relevant to the course material.
• Take students online or pages on the kind of assessment, ranging from presentations and ask questions about them.
• Collect information during the lesson / per SMS.
• Make the e-learning materials accessible to people without computers or can not use (but may use cell phones).
• Allow users to consult the product documentation "in the field" … without using a PC.

A simple four-step process is all that is needed to obtain this feature in their e-learning projects:

• Create QR-codes have to use a free Web service.
• Tell your students how to obtain free reader software code on their cell phones QR phones.
• Put your QR-code on their sites of training, the pages of online courses and support materials.
• Tell your students how to scan mobile codes.
Here's more about each one of the following:
Building Codes
You create QR Codes for your screens and learning materials through online generators, including:
• Adobe AIR
I-Nigma •
• Kaywa
• Snappr.net
For example, to use the generator Kaywa:
1. Open Page Kaywa code generator.
2. Select URL, text, phone or SMS in the zone type content.
3. Enter the address or any other content that QR code runs in the area of content (http:// is included … … and necessary for Web content).
4. Select Size (M or L is good).
5. Click Generate!
6. Right click on the QR code that appears, save it, and then put it in a Word document, spreadsheet, image Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft PowerPoint, HTML pages courses online, the document type, and so forth.
7. Users of cell phones can then run the encoded content to photograph or scan the image.
Snappr.net another generator is interesting. After you create your free account you can access images URL QR codes, applications for ballot / and music files. programs also of interest to e-Learning is theirs
• MMS, which helps users whose mobile phones do not have QR code readers. They can enter a QR code with a camera phone, e-mail the image to Snappr@Sannpr.net will receive a link to content hosted on Snappr.net then use the web browser on your phone to start the link.
• Geo-control, which may trigger an alternative content based on user location.
Therefore, I also want to tell their students how mobile is easy to photograph / scan these codes, wherever you see during their training.
Loading Barcode
Mobile phone users and the iPhone can go to several websites to determine if the software is free for QR code reader available for aircraft. And if so, usually you can download directly from their cameras. (In tests in the Messenger "scanner, Blackberry has launched many Web content also a QR code.)

Here are some sites to find a player:

• Barcode
• I-Nigma
• Kaywa
• QuickMark

When the unit is enabled in the user's phone, it is easy to read the codes. According to the phone and reading software, the user simply takes a snapshot of the QR Code or the phone's camera scans through it. The content of These links appear on the screen of the phone.

You can tell your students about these sites mobile QR-Code reader through emails, make tickle, and online training portal.
Try it yourself!
To see how it all works, the burden of a QR code reader on your own phone mobile or iPhone. (If using a BlackBerry device, which already have one.) Then, search the Web for "QR Code" and scan or take advantage of the samples to find. See where it leads you.
Considerations

Although QR codes are easy to configure and use, here are some points to consider:

• phones without cameras may not be used.

• Mobile devices may soon be able to scan and interpret the text of their regular cameras. This could cause unnecessary QR codes. But even if this happens, QR codes are less tedious to enter the URL. It is fun to use! This will always be of interest to some that may be why the BlackBerry comes with its own QR-compatible player … to strengthen his appeal among young people.

• Traditional web site designs are often too need to scroll, pan, expanding, and strabismus to facilitate navigation in mobile screens. You need a powerful machine with a large screen to ease the tension. For example, some change up on your side may help.

Or you can contact as someone with Attention Mark (http://www.brandattention.mobi/mobile.php), which redraws Web pages for easy viewing on mobile screens. When you open a home page, watch your content and navigation controls collapsed the left side of the screen into a narrow band moving legible. The SyberWorks seen in various phones, and the technique has worked well.

Then think about the similar copying page mobile to use your current e-Learning. Then turn the page URL QR code, and students who review them go directly through these phone message.

• Depending on your audience, the LSM may or may not be modified to contain QR codes. Most existing Web sites LMS can be analyzed by the browsers of mobile phones, although this usually requires a little scrolling. If this is not a particular problem in their implementation, QR codes and can provide users of its existing LMS and pages without major modifications. For example a retail store where I worked underwent a weakness all-too-common training. PC back room behind closed doors training products that have been described on the sales floor. It does not allow the world to strengthen through real touch and test the products themselves. This training would become immediately more effective if the LMS allow employees to connect to system training through their mobile phones. Employees could enter the store, next to scan product codes and descriptions of view, instructions, pointers sales and demonstrations during the training sessions. All material must come from existing training page-URL … but now it would appear on cell phones with QR code at the store. (Consumer regular phones "would this data if it is delivered as part of the protected entry training password.)

But if you really want the mobile user the easiest access possible to their LMS and equipment of course, you probably need to restructure their pages for mobile e-learning. Their own internal experts (or brand companies like Attention mentioned above) can do … but it will take the necessary time and commitment! For example, suppose you need to train customer representatives to fix computers, cars or other consumer products. As above the retail store can be run through a battery of pages in a classroom online from a distance of … And let them try to practice from notes and memory in the study. Or, you can review the features of your LMS and designs for easy access in the room where the units are in practice. Then, students can start their training by scanning a QR code that calls the logon screen, then view the demonstration videos on their phones via QR codes for every step procedure.

About the Author

Dave Powell is Documentation Manager for SyberWorks Inc., a privately-held supplier of e-Learning software and training. For the past 15 years, he has written award-winning marketing collateral and user documentation for hardware/software companies like PictureTel, 3Com, Philips Medical Systems, Polaroid, and SyberWorks. Prior to that, he edited and wrote for publications like Computerworld, Infosecurity News, Networking Management, Digital Design, LightWave, Popular Computing, Harvard Business Review, and Leaders. (During that time, he also served as an author and Editorial Advisor for Sesame Street.)

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