Tuesday, September 27, 2011

How Do I Love Thee: Patterning

A. Recognizing Patterns




B. Creating New Patterns




A Quick Response (QR) code, a registered trademark of Denso Wave (a subsidiary of Toyota), is a two-dimensional barcode that is becoming popular and widely recognized by the public who want immediate access to more information. Scanning this code with camera-enabled smartphones and other portable devices can direct us to  websites, phone numbers, multimedia content, SMS messages, maps and directions, email addresses, social communities, coupons, music downloads, or images. 

So how can I use a QR code to represent my content topic as I relate it to patterning? This pattern is a perfect representation as I relate this cognitive tool in teaching how to recognize the relevance of social networking to adult learning.  With all the known uses of a QR code, it is very important to use this pattern in directing people to information that is significant for personal and professional growth.  An example is a career searcher who generates a QR code that will direct potential employers to his online resume posted in LinkedIn.  Because of its increasing familiarity and acceptance, it can be used in showcasing skills, expertise, or artistic creations by using a generated QR code to land to one’s e-portfolio or website.  A QR code has a great potential in producing many ways of building connections with other people or communities through social networking. Although, it is still a crucial consideration for me as an instructor to teach adult students that the major role for a QR code in education is for personal branding in a professional setting.

From recognizing patterns to creating new patterns as a cognitive tool.  QR codes usually consist of black tiles arranged in a square pattern on a white background.  These symbols can easily be created by using free QR code generators.  We can maximize the effectiveness of this cognitive tool by learning the skill of recognizing this familiar pattern then turning it into a new and unique pattern.  Why? For competitive edge in the social and mobile world!  QR codes are becoming so common that we need to create these patterns with eye-catching colors and not just plain black and white.  Also, add more artistic flare on the pattern to get more attention from the public but still maintain its readability feature for camera-enabled mobile devices. 

Once I master this thinking tool, I will be able to recognize more patterns which can be turned into distinctive patterns - another approach in unleashing creativity!

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