TextTETEA — An SMS-based education service
Resource type
Conference Paper
Authors/contributors
- Neumann, Michael (Author)
- Wincewicz, Keegan (Author)
Title
TextTETEA — An SMS-based education service
Abstract
Tanzania has experienced a rapid increase in the number of secondary school students but has struggled with the quality of education provided at public schools. While teachers and textbooks can be scarce in classrooms, particularly in rural areas, basic mobile phones are widespread across the country. In this paper we present TextTETEA, an SMS-based service that provides education content to Tanzanian students. We describe the TextTETEA system architecture, features currently available, and usage data during initial field testing.
Date
October 2016
Proceedings Title
2016 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC)
Conference Name
2016 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC)
Pages
312-315
Library Catalogue
IEEE Xplore
Extra
shortDOI: 10/ggqkgw
Citation
Neumann, M., & Wincewicz, K. (2016). TextTETEA — An SMS-based education service. 2016 IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC), 312–315. https://doi.org/10.1109/ghtc.2016.7857298
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