Seventeenth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge, and Society

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic is considered to be a crisis of profound magnitude. The pandemic has disrupted learning and training for self-help groups (SHGs). The ‘pile-on-effect’ of COVID-19 on learning and training could have long term implications— food insecurity, collapse of SHGs, stagnation of SHGs among others. Amidst this the growth and use of mobile technologies and Quick Response (QR) codes, have great potential to improve teaching and learning because mobile technologies enable learning across multiple contexts, through social and content interactions (Crompton, 2013). This nature of technology has the power to improve the lives of people by enabling access to knowledge. In this study, the use of QR codes and mobile devices will be studied and analysed in the training of SHGs to enhance learning in this COVID-19 era. The general objective or the study is to investigate the application of QR Code and mobile phones in SHGs training to enhance learning experiences. Specific objectives include: 1. To identify the various forms of learning through new technologies on SHGs 2. To investigate the use of the QR Code and mobile devices as a learning technique for SHGs 3.To analyse the effect of QR Codes and mobile devices application in SHGs training to enhance learning Methodology Participants will be drawn from five counties in SHGs. Purposive sampling is used. The research data was collected with surveys and interviews.