| dc.description.abstract | Higher education teaching and learning have been shifted from traditional
classrooms to technology-supported learning environment. In the University of
Nairobi, department of Education Administration and Planning, there are various
alternatives from the traditional method which include; evening, school based and
e-learning programs. This however has not made the department reach on its
target of annual enrollments to promote education access. This study assessed the
use of m-learning application in promoting education access: case of the
department of Educational Administration and Planning, University of Nairobi.
The study was guided by the following objectives; To determine the extent to
which social media chatting platform is being used, to examine how social media
page discussion is being used and to assess the extent to which Short Messaging
Service (SMS) texting is being used to promote education access in the
department of Educational Administration and Planning in the University of
Nairobi. The study employed case study as the research design and is built on
demand theory. The target population for this study was master of education
students in the department. The study used simple random sampling and
purposive sampling. This study used questionnaires, interview schedules and
observation schedules for students as tools of data collection. Descriptive
statistics were used and data analysis and results presented using frequency tables,
bar graphs, percentages and pie charts. The study concluded that all the students
admitted in the masters program possessed a mobile device with majority using
SMS texting service, internet and more specifically social media sites and emails.
On the first objective, the study revealed that to a very large extent social media
chatting platform is being used to promote education access in the department.
Majority of the students in the department use facebook chart, twitter handle,
gtalk and yahoo messenger applications in their mobile devices. On the second
objective, the study found out that there is an extensive use of social media page
discussions to promote education access in the department. Majority of the
students use facebook page, blogs, you tube and emails frequently generally and
for educational purposes. On the third objective, the study concluded that to a
very large extent, the students in the department use SMS texting service. This
demonstrates that M-learning application is being used to a large extent in the
department as a blended way of instruction hence accounting for the current
enrollments to some extent. This is why the study recommended that the
department should launch M-learning mode of instruction to encourage more
enrollments and also consider a blended mode with E-learning application that
has not done any enrollments. | en_US |
