Results
A total of seven students and two instructors completed online feedback surveys during the first iteration of the QR Cache project. Responses to demographic questions about mobile device ownership were consistent with previously reported figures for CNA-Q, Education City, and the State of Qatar (MacLeod, 2011; Metodieava, 2012; Nagy, 2012; Warraich & Dahlstrom, 2012). All of the respondents reported owning smartphones. Four students reported owning two devices, and one student reported owning three (or more) mobiles. Of the seven students, only two indicated that they already had a QR code scanning app previously installed on their devices. The remaining respondents were able to download a free QR code scanning app without any reported difficulty. Four students had previously scanned QR codes to access websites, while only one person reported previously accessing text-based content, and one reported previously using a QR code to automatically dial a phone number.
In terms of accessing the mobile RLOs, all of the students indicated that scanning the QR codes was either easy or very easy and that the RLOs loaded quickly on their devices. Only one student reported that an RLO did not load properly. All of the students responded that it was easy to view the text and images, and the RLOs were easy to navigate. Six students indicated that it was either easy or moderately easy to understand the content, and to complete the “Test Your Knowledge” feedback questions at the end of each RLO. One student indicated that the RLOs contained too much information, and that the “Test Your Knowledge” activities were difficult to complete.
With respect to interaction with technology, content, peers and instructors, six out of seven student respondents indicated that they shared their mobile devices with another classmate while participating in the RLO activities. Five students and both teachers indicated that they discussed the mobile RLOs during the class activities, and four students indicated that they engaged in discussions of the “Test Your Knowledge” activities. All seven students indicated that they viewed the RLOs more than once, and five indicated that they showed the RLOs to friends outside of the class.
Students and teachers generally indicated that they found the use of the RLOs, and their own mobile devices, appealing. Five of the seven students responded that they found these types of learning activities appealing, while one reported a neutral opinion, and one indicated that they found it somewhat unappealing. Only two of the seven students reported having ever used a mobile device for formal learning before, but all of the respondents indicated that they would like to do so again either at school or while on the job. When asked what they liked about using QR code scanners and their own mobile devices to access RLOs, students commented on the speed and ease of accessing the learning materials. As one student commented, “it’s very easy to scan and find the page that you want.”
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