Use of Mobile Learning to Provide Inclusive Education in Low Resource Settings: Experiences from the Community mHealth Training Project, Kenya.

7 pages•Published: February 12, 2020

Augustine Mwangi Gatotoh, Christopher Gakuu and Peter Keiyoro

Abstract

This study explores experiences in the use of mobile learning (mLearning) to train Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) in Kenya. It is drawn form a PhD research on mLearning adoption among CHVs enrolled on the mHealth platform. The study population was 3081 CHVs enrolled on the project. A sample of 354 participants was obtained for the survey. Questionnaires, key informant interviews and focus group discussions were triangulated during data collection. The findings show that mLearning was adopted across divergent learner characteristics. Further, mLearning presented opportunities such as a collaborative learning environment, accessibility, portability, and simplicity. The challenges included a limited depth of content, limited storage and battery life. This study concludes that mLearning can be used among diverse learners as long as effective support services are provided. The study recommends design of learner friendly mLearning platforms to enhance adoption. The study also recommends that mLearning is best situated in blended learning environments in order overcome some of the challenges experienced when mLearning is the only mode of delivery.

Keyphrases: community health volunteers, inclusive education, mhealth, mlearning, technology adoption

In: Claudia Urrea (editor). Proceedings of the MIT LINC 2019 Conference, vol 3, pages 108-114.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/whBz
	https://doi.org/10.29007/qbzb

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{LINC2019:Use_Mobile_Learning_Provide,
  author    = {Augustine Mwangi Gatotoh and Christopher Gakuu and Peter Keiyoro},
  title     = {Use of Mobile Learning to Provide Inclusive Education in Low Resource Settings: Experiences from the Community mHealth Training Project, Kenya.},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the MIT LINC 2019 Conference},
  editor    = {Claudia Urrea},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Education Science},
  volume    = {3},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2516-2306},
  url       = {/publications/paper/whBz},
  doi       = {10.29007/qbzb},
  pages     = {108-114},
  year      = {2020}}

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