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New, integrated Bharati textbooks received by students no longer have QR codes printed on them. These codes were the ones through which students and teachers could access the digital content associated with that specific lesson.
QR codes in textbooks have been linked to share audiovisual content related to specific topics in chapters, and students can easily access these supplemental learning materials.
According to the teachers, although it was only a supplementary material, it was an effective teaching tool for the children. “If a child does not understand a concept, they can access the QR code at home at a convenient time and can relearn at their own pace. It will also help them revise at home,” said one of the teachers. Although there are many options in digital content, it may Many have relied on these QR codes because they are associated with Balbharati textbooks. Another teacher added, “For students, if learning materials are provided with textbooks, it is a real resource.”
This new QR code system has been developed and first used by world award winning teacher Ranjintsinh Desil for his students at Zilla Parishad School, Solapur. In 2016, the state government decided to implement it as a pilot project in a classroom, then based on its success it was expanded to all classes in the 2017-18 academic year, with an announcement from the state Ministry of Education. But now that QR codes have been removed from textbooks, there has been no notice about it.
Explaining why QR codes are not printed in the new textbooks, Balbharati Principal Krishnakumar Patil said, “The new combined textbooks have a different format from that of the old textbooks. In some lessons, the content has been changed so that the digital content on the QR code does not match In addition, several QR codes broke links as digital content was not available for all lessons. Balbharati is now creating revised digital content separately.”
Commenting on the disappointment, Desalle said, “The QR codes have really helped the kids. During a pandemic, it was a practical alternative for the kids to learn at their own convenience.” Disagreeing with the lack of content on QR codes, Disale said, “Many codes have been linked to DIKSHA – the educational e-content platform as Maharashtra is among the first few countries in e-content creation. The country has also launched an e-Balbharati application for digital content creation to learn.”
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