MXit tutor assistance
MXit is now apparently able to be used a tutoring tool.The Department of Science and Technology has spent more than R4-million to explore the use of cellphones as learning aids, according to a Sunday Times article. Wikipedia is also in the play here. The site is being used as a resource to assist students via instant messaging.Students have been encouraged to make use of MXit and enter dr.math.help.me@jabber.org on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 2pm and 3pm. In these time slots students are able to ask questions via MXit and have a tutor answer their questions. An obvious concern is whether the service provides students with answers or help. There is a difference; if you are sitting in a class and ask a tutor for the answer via MXit, what is the point of being in the class really?However if you are at home, doing your homework and you are stuck, simply IM the tutor and wait for assistance regarding your question, brilliant.This sort of project is incredible as messaging via MXit costs less then 2c per message. Cheap, accessible and efficient.
