Print2Screen Mobile App: Embedding Multimedia in Printed ODL Course Materials using QR Codes

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v4i3.242

Keywords:

Print2Screen, QR Codes, mobile learning, Mobile Apps, Print Based Materials, Multimedia Content, Android

Abstract

With the rise of OER and multimedia such as YouTube videos, many academic institutions are becoming mindful of the richness they bring into the teaching and learning process. Given that multimedia resources cannot be directly integrated into printed material, the only available alternative is to print hyperlinks, which teachers and learners can manually type into a web browser. This method becomes ridiculously ineffective as the length of the URL increases. To address this limitation with a special focus on print based ODL course materials, the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA), which is a regional center of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), developed an innovative solution to seamlessly integrate multimedia into printed material using Quick Response Codes (QR codes) or 2D barcodes and an Android mobile application named “Print2Screen”. This paper highlights the rationale behind Print2Screen, the development process, how the solution is implemented in a real world scenario and the benefits it will bring to the ODL community especially in rural and developing parts of the world where stable access to technology is still a costly commodity.

Author Biography

Ishan Sudeera Abeywardena, Commonwealth of Learning

Adviser: Open Educational Resources

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Published

2017-11-20

How to Cite

Abeywardena, I. S. (2017). Print2Screen Mobile App: Embedding Multimedia in Printed ODL Course Materials using QR Codes. Journal of Learning for Development, 4(3). https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v4i3.242

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Section

Reports from the Field
Received 2017-06-27
Accepted 2017-09-01
Published 2017-11-20