Cracking the QR Code

Introductions

Kristen

Who are you?

Nancy

Sr. Learning Designer

VP, Learning Services

Today’s Agenda

• Welcome– What are QR codes?– How are they used?

• Let’s Play– The Search for the Perfect Book

• Lunch• Tactical Talk

– Game debrief– How can QR codes be used in training?– Case study in success– Create your own codes

What Are QR Codes?

• Quick Response (QR) Code is a square matrix barcode. – Quick to read with scanners.– Can store more data than a traditional UPC barcode.– Can store many types of data:

• Text• Graphics• Websites• Numbers• Contact information• And on and on and on…

How Are They Used?MarketingAdvertising

GamesInformationApps

…And in Learning

Goal:

Recognize the many resources the Central Library offers its patrons.

Today’s Agenda

• Welcome– What are QR codes?– How are they used?

• Let’s Play– The Search for the Perfect Book

• Lunch• Tactical Talk

– Game debrief– How can QR codes be used in training?– Case study in success– Create your own codes

How to Play

• Work with your partner to complete the quiz.• Solve the clue and find the same color clue at the next

stop.• Make sure you have the right number clue – there are

11.• Follow each clue to the next, until you reach the final

destination.• Retrieve the trophy or certificate to win.

If you need help, ask the BLPer on each floor for assistance.

Today’s Agenda

• Welcome– What are QR codes?– How are they used?

• Let’s Play– The Search for the Perfect Book

• Lunch• Tactical Talk

– Game debrief– How can QR codes be used in training?– Case study in success– Create your own codes

Congratulations!

Goal

Learning Goal• Recognize the many

resources a library offers.

Game Goal• Locate all clues and

assemble them to win the scavenger hunt.

ObjectivesLearning Objectives Game Objectives•Identify common library resources.

•Determine which resource to use in a given situation.

•Use library resources to select material.

•Review common library resources, collections, and programs.

•Discover the best resource that matches a given need.

•Combine resources to select the right library material.

Case Study of Success

• Used in new product training to identify circumstances in which to use the product.

• Learners had to sort cards into circumstances when the product should be used versus circumstances when it was not the best choice.

Your Turn

Which of these books are Newberry award winners?• Your table group will receive a deck of cards.• Sort them into two piles:

– Books that are Newberry winners.– Books that are not.

Have a question?

Scan the QR code on the back of the card to

see a list award-winning titles.

The Winners Are…

How Else Can We Use QR Codes in Training?

Some Thoughts…

• The US Army uses codes – users scan the code on equipment and are taken to how-to videos and manuals.

• The NYPL created a game with codes that lets users review artifacts and build a story together.

• Alternate reality games at conferences use codes to disseminate clues to players.

When It Just Doesn’t Work…

Better Examples

Red CrossMacy’s

BBC

LA Convention Center

What Do You Want To Make?

• Decide what you need:Website – may want to use bit.lyVideoSocial Networking site TextAudio filesContact info (Vcard)Calendar inviteText message . . .

How Do You Make a Code?

• Create the content (text, website, etc.)

• Copy the content into the QR generator:– QRstuff.com– QRcode.kaywa.com– goQR.me

Questions?

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Have a Great Day!