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C³TO: an architecture for implementing a chat based call centre and tutoring online

Author: Butgereit, L ; Botha, RA Date: May 2010 The 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
Dr Math gets MUDDY: the "dirt" on how to attract teenagers to Mathematics and Science by using multi-user dungeon games over Mxit on cell phones

Author: Butgereit, L ; Leonard, B ; Le Roux, C ; Rama, H ; De Sousa, M ; Naidoo, T Date: May 2010 The 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
Dr Math Rocks!: Using instant messaging to help pupils with mathematics homework

Author: Butgereit, LL Date: May 2008 Mathematics 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
Math on MXit: the medium is the message

Author: Butgereit, L Date: Jul 2007 Homework 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
Math on MXit: using MXit as a medium for mathematics education

Author: Butgereit, L Date: Apr 2007 It 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
Taking advantage of the Mobicents platform in the design of the SINGA environment

Author: Dlodlo, N ; Tolmay, JP Date: 2011 This 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
Using instant messaging over GPRS to help with school work

Author: Butgereit, L Date: Oct 2008 Rural 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

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