Information Literacy on the Move: Mobile Learning with Netvibes, QR Codes and More

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Pavey
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Qr Codes

The implementation of mobile learning in outdoor education: Application of QR codes

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. E57-E62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsin-Chih Lai ◽  
Chun-Yen Chang ◽  
Li Wen-Shiane ◽  
Yu-Lin Fan ◽  
Ying-Tien Wu
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Outdoor Education ◽  
Qr Codes

Academic Libraries' Mobile Initiatives and Research from 2010 to the Present

2016 ◽  
pp. 118-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Blummer ◽  
Jeffrey M. Kenton
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Literacy Instruction ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Quick Response ◽  
Qr Codes ◽  
Library Websites ◽  
Support Students

An examination of the literature from 2010 to the present reveals a variety of academic library mobile initiatives. In addition to creating mobile library websites, librarians utilized iPads to support roving reference, rounding library services, as well as information literacy instruction. IPads were also offered to patrons for circulation and librarians conducted research to enhance their understanding of students' use of iPads. Articles documented the availability of Quick Response (QR) codes in academic libraries to support students' access to materials. Despite the diversity of these mobile initiatives, academic librarians' employed similar strategies to foster their development including: obtaining support, collecting data, as well as promoting and assessing the projects. One or more of these strategies remained characteristic of libraries' mobile initiatives identified in the literature during these years.

Promotion of electronic resources through information literacy

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Bennett ◽  
Predrag Djukic ◽  
Rupa Kapitzki
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Qr Codes ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Student Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ease Of Access ◽  
Blackboard Learn

Purpose The study aims to report on how electronic resources of Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) library are being promoted through information literacy sessions and how quick response (QR) codes are created for patrons for ease of access to these electronic resources. Design/methodology/approach The QR codes created are displayed in the library to attract attention of the patron. Information literacy sessions include database training and how to access e-resources through the library website. Database posters and PowerPoint presentations are displayed in the library. Student Research blog and subject LibGuides are created with access to databases content as necessary. Library volunteer projects include extensive database searches. Findings While accessing the databases through Student Research blog, LibGuides, volunteer project work and QR codes the usage statistics of these resources have shown an increase. QR code poster attracted attention from many patrons, followed by curiosity to access the databases and eventual access of the databases as evidenced through email inquiry and troubleshooting. Research limitations/implications Usage statistics harvested from vendor platforms is only available system wide and not per HCT campus locations. It is thus not possible to report per location or track usage per location. More advanced analytical tools are required in future to extract more specific data for further deeper analysis. Practical implications Findings recommend future online information literacy courses offered through the proposed virtual library platform to be easily accessible through the Blackboard Learn mobile application including more subject specific resources from databases in their content. The more the databases are used by patron, the higher the chances are they will be renewed for subscription. Social implications Academic libraries work closely and collaboratively with database vendors and aggregators to promote information literacy. Vice versa if libraries are promoting their databases through information literacy sessions and easier access through QR codes – then it is a mutual symbiosis for growth benefitting the academic community. Originality/value A majority of HCT library patrons are UAE nationals – the future leaders of the country. Using rich resources through the databases and lifelong learning skills through information literacy sessions – provides them with authentic information enriching their knowledge and application of skills encouraging, which fosters innovation.

Academic Libraries' Mobile Initiatives and Research from 2010 to the Present

2018 ◽  
pp. 83-104
Author(s):  
Barbara Blummer ◽  
Jeffrey M. Kenton
Keyword(s):  
Information Literacy ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Literacy Instruction ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Academic Librarians ◽  
Library Services ◽  
Quick Response ◽  
Qr Codes ◽  
Library Websites ◽  
Support Students

An examination of the literature from 2010 to the present reveals a variety of academic library mobile initiatives. In addition to creating mobile library websites, librarians utilized iPads to support roving reference, rounding library services, as well as information literacy instruction. IPads were also offered to patrons for circulation and librarians conducted research to enhance their understanding of students' use of iPads. Articles documented the availability of Quick Response (QR) codes in academic libraries to support students' access to materials. Despite the diversity of these mobile initiatives, academic librarians' employed similar strategies to foster their development including: obtaining support, collecting data, as well as promoting and assessing the projects. One or more of these strategies remained characteristic of libraries' mobile initiatives identified in the literature during these years.

Information skills training through mobile devices

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramón Alberto Manso Rodríguez ◽  
Manuel Osvaldo Machado Rivero
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Mobile Technologies ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Qr Codes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Information Skills ◽  
Two Stages

Purpose This paper aims to examine the use of different mobile devices by libraries to develop programs for information skills training, focusing on the application of quick response (QR) codes for such a purpose. Design/methodology/approach The study was developed in two stages; primarily an analysis of the literature was conducted to determine the theoretical framework underlying the use of this tool for information literacy. The second part examined the practical application of this tool, with examples of several university libraries. In all, 13 academic libraries were included as the sample, which were chosen randomly from a global search on the Internet under the thematic basis for the theme of the study and thus evaluate the different employment opportunities of mobile telephony in developing skills information on users. The study is complemented with an assessment from the practice of the applicability of the principles described, arriving at conclusions and recommendations. Findings The purpose of the study is to recognize the use given to mobile technologies from libraries, particularly the use of QR codes, to help meet the demands of users in relation to skills training information, just as you may have the need. Originality/value The benefits of the use of mobile devices for the development of information literacy actions are identified and the set of actions that can be implemented for training information skills through the use of QR codes are set based on all outlined by the Association of College and Research Libraries goals.

Visibilidad de los servicios de alfabetización informacional de las bibliotecas universitarias españolas según sus webs: diseño y validación de un programa de autoevaluación

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Pinto ◽  
Francisco-Javier García-Marco ◽  
Alejandro Uribe-Tirado ◽  
Pilar Martínez-Osorio
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Academic Libraries ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Data Literacy ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Alfabetización Informacional

A new evaluation and self-evaluation tool designed to measure the degree of visibility of the information literacy (infolit) services of Spanish academic libraries according to their websites is presented, together with the results of its application between October 2019 and February 2020. Building on the state of the art established by international organizations and the most prominent scholars in the field, the Metrics for Library Information Literacy (MeLIL) questionnaire also incorporates emerging problems in contemporary information literacy such as mobile learning, fake news, data literacy, transparency, and open science, among others. MeLIL is made up of six criteria and 38 indicators. After a pilot project with eight libraries to validate the questionnaire, the content of the websites on information literacy programs of the 78 Spanish academic libraries was analyzed. The results confirm the validity and transferability of the instrument to measure the level of development of infolit in Spanish academic libraries according to their websites. Furthermore, the progress made in the training and infolit services offered by Spanish academic libraries is systematically described. Resumen Se presenta un nuevo instrumento de evaluación-autoevaluación diseñado para medir el grado de visibilidad de los servicios de alfabetización informacional (alfin) de las bibliotecas universitarias españolas según sus webs, y los resultados de su aplicación entre octubre de 2019 y febrero de 2020. Partiendo del estado de la cuestión establecido por las organizaciones internacionales y los autores más destacados, Metrics for Library Information Literacy (MeLIL) incorpora la problemática más actual en alfin: mobile learning, fake news, data literacy y open science, entre otras. MeLIL está conformado por seis criterios y 38 indicadores. Tras un proyecto piloto con 8 bibliotecas para validar el cuestionario, se analizó el contenido de las webs de los programas de alfabetización informacional de 78 bibliotecas universitarias españolas. Los resultados evidencian la validez y transferibilidad del instrumento para medir el nivel de evolución de alfin en las bibliotecas universitarias españolas según sus webs. Además, se reflejan de forma sistemática los avances logrados en la formación y servicios alfin ofrecidos.

QR codes as mobile learning tools for labor room nurses at the San Pablo Colleges Medical Center

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Rowena Del Rosario-Raymundo
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Favorable Effect ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Qr Codes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Text Information ◽  
High Level

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the use of QR codes as mobile learning tools and examine factors that impact on their usefulness, acceptability and feasibility in assisting the nurses’ learning. Design/methodology/approach Study participants consisted of 14 regular, full-time, board-certified LR nurses. Over a two-week period, participants used specially generated QR codes to access a mobile website, connect to physicians’ telephone numbers and access alphanumeric text information. Research data in the form of observations and insights on their experience in using the QR codes were collected from participants through individual, face-to-face, semi-structured interviews. Findings Findings revealed that QR codes encoded with text information, telephone numbers and URL links to the mobile website all demonstrated a high level of functionality, usability and usefulness. The majority of the participants liked the experience of using the QR codes, citing ease of use of the QR codes; a high level of satisfaction in the kind and amount of supplementary medical information accessed; and the favorable effect the QR codes had on their personal learning. Research limitations/implications The study focused on the evaluation of usefulness, acceptability and feasibility due to the limited time available for the conduct of the study. Practical implications These findings support the acceptability and feasibility of using QR codes as mobile learning tools in the labor room. Social implications It shows the QR codes’ potential for use in a workplace environment in the context of just-in-time learning and continuing nursing education. Originality/value The current literature on the use of QR codes in medical and nursing education is limited.

scholarly journals Mobile Learning in Suzuki Violin Lessons: A Study of QR Code Game

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (10S) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Gülşah Sever
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Qr Code ◽  
Analysis Software ◽  
Qr Codes ◽  
Suzuki Method ◽  
Expert Opinions

This was a qualitative research that aimed to identify the opinions of Suzuki violin students on a QR Code game designed within the scope of mobile learning. Clues about the technical and musical aspects of the pieces in the 1st book of Suzuki method, and entertaining tasks were stored in QR codes. The content analysis of observations, student interviews, student attitude forms, and expert opinions were conducted on Maxqda 12 qualitative analysis software. This provided information on the effect of the QR Code game on repeats, its compliance with technology, and opinions on white and yellow cards. Findings of the study revealed that the QR Code game allowed the students to repeat the pieces in Suzuki repertoire on different cognitive, affective, and psychomotor levels over and over. In the study, the students had a positive attitude towards the QR Code game and an active participation in the process that led to a positive and cheerful learning environment. 

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