VISAKHAPATNAM: In an attempt to make the learning process more effective by ensuring easy access to study materials for students, the Education Department has decided to publish digitised versions school textbooks along with QR (Quick Response) codes. The education authorities say that all the textbooks for sixth to 10th standard will be made available on a website from the next academic year, enabling the students of both private and government schools to have an easy access to their lessons, along with additional information including pictures and videos.
The first-of-its-kind initiative is being undertaken as part of the ‘Energising Textbooks’ project. Already, a committee comprising 400 experts (50 for each subject) are working on developing the study material which can be accessed on smartphones and tabs by scanning the QR code. “All the printed versions the textbooks will have the QR codes on them.
The students can scan the codes by smartphones and access the website with will have the pdf pages of the textbooks and additional study material including additional information, pictures, illustrations and videos,” says P Srinivasa Rao, administrator of the AP E- Knowledge Exchange Programme which is implementing the project. The new initiative will transgress the limitations of classroom teaching, enabling the students to study in the absence of their teachers.