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Exploring the use of MXit : a cellphone social network to facilitate learning in distance education

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dc.contributor.author Makoe, Mpine
dc.date.accessioned 2011-11-10T11:59:46Z
dc.date.available 2011-11-10T11:59:46Z
dc.date.issued 2010-11-11
dc.identifier.citation Mpine Makoe (2010): Exploring the use of MXit: a cell‐phone social network to facilitate learning in distance education, Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 25:3, 251-257 en
dc.identifier.uri http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02680513.2010.512099
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/5003
dc.description Preprint version of an article published in Open Learning : The Journal of Open Education and e-Learing (http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/copl20) en
dc.description.abstract The aim of this paper is to investigate the pedagogical suitability of using cellphones to enhance learning through social interaction in distance education. Social interaction was used as a conceptual framework to explore the potential for using “MXit” – a cellphone instant messaging system – to support and enhance learning for distance education students. In exploring how MXit could be used to facilitate social interaction, a pilot study was conducted with University of South Africa’s (UNISA) students to determine how communities of learning are established. The findings suggest that MXit has the potential to be used to support collaborative learning amongst distance learners. Using MXit is even more appropriate in this context because in most black South African cultures, collaborative learning is a strong factor determining values and social interaction. en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.publisher Routledge Taylor & Francis en
dc.subject Cellphones en
dc.subject Social network en
dc.subject Distance education en
dc.subject Collaborative learning en
dc.subject MXit en
dc.subject University of south Africa en
dc.title Exploring the use of MXit : a cellphone social network to facilitate learning in distance education en
dc.type Preprint Article en


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