Abstract:

The advantages of mobile technology lead to its rapid implementation in education. QR codes and the mobile devices are becoming increasingly used as teaching tools in the conventional education. They support the learning process by introducing more attractive, motivating and technologically enhanced learning materials. This paper describes our approach to implementation of QR codes in teaching electronics in higher education. In this study, QR Codes were added as support materials to laboratory exercises of the Electronics course in the University of Plovdiv. We created multimedia materials in the form of video of the teacher explaining the methodology of the exercise. By the use of QR codes students have access to practical guides and other information related to the practices of the subject. For each laboratory exercise a QR code has been developed and is placed next to the appropriate breadboard in the Electronics laboratory. This helps students in performing laboratory practices by presenting them the procedures of the practical session. This methodology allows adapting the teaching process to the learning speed of the study material of each student. That means greater flexibility and convenience to suit students’ active learning process.

Keywords:

Mobile technology, m-learning, QR Codes.