Author:Butgereit, L; Botha, RADate:May 2010The mobile phone is quickly becoming the personal computer of Africa. In Africa the cell phone is widely used, for example, in banking, crime prevention, tracking applications for identification documents, and education. C³TO is an architecture ...Read more
Author:Butgereit, L; Leonard, B; Le Roux, C; Rama, H; De Sousa, M; Naidoo, TDate:May 2010The current group of teenagers has been called many things – some of the terms unprintable in respectable publications. However terms such as the “thumb tribe” (because they can type faster on their cell phones with their thumbs than adults ...Read more
Author:Butgereit, LLDate:May 2008Mathematics education in South Africa needs help. This paper describes a project where school aged pupils could get help with their mathematics homework using MXit, South Africa's most popular instant messaging system, on their cell phones ...Read more
Author:Butgereit, LDate:Jul 2007Homework is a necessary evil in the path of learning mathematics at school. Mathematics homework is traditionally seen as difficult and boring. In the case of difficult homework, “math clubs” and “math extra lessons” are often perceived as ...Read more
Author:Butgereit, LDate:Apr 2007It is common cause that the average mathematics mark among high school learners in South Africa has declined. Traditional “math clubs” and “math extra lessons” often do not work because of a number of reasons including 1) it being “uncool” ...Read more
Author:Dlodlo, N; Tolmay, JPDate:2011This paper describes an architecture that was designed to enable access to the scenarios/challenges on the SINGA platform. SINGA is a virtual platform that enables children facing barriers of access to information, services and people to learn ...Read more
Author:Butgereit, LDate:Oct 2008Rural Africa is in need of qualified teachers in mathematics and science for primary and secondary school. Classrooms in rural Africa are often benches under a tree. The teachers themselves often have limited education in mathematics and ...Read more