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Teachist.
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Teachist homepage
Type of businessPrivate
Available inEnglish
HeadquartersWitbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Area servedSouth Africa
Founder(s)Vuyo Nkadimeng, Edward Nkadimeng
IndustryOnline education, Online Learning, Crowdsourcing
ServicesOnline cour
URLwww.teachist.co.za
AdvertisingYes
RegistrationNo
Launched30 March 2020; 4 years ago (2020-03-30) (private beta)
30 March 2020; 4 years ago (2020-03-30) (public release)
Current statusOnline
Native client(s) onAndroid, Windows 10
Written inHTML, CSS, JavaScript

Teachist (/ˌtɛætʃɪst/ t-each-ist) is a South African platform that includes a Resource Online-learning and tutoring website and mobile app. The company uses the Corporate Sponsorship business model; the app and the website are accessible without charge.

As of 30 June 2020, the Online-learning website and app offers 27 different online courses.[1][2]

History

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The project was started at the end of 2020 in Emalahleni by University of Witwatersrand student Edward Nkadimeng and his brother Vuyo Nkadimeng.[3][1][4]

Inspiration for Teachist came from the need to easily access study material during inforced lockdown regulations and closed schooling in Southern Africa. Edward Nkadimeng wanted to create a platform where students have easy access to any academic resources for free thus Teachist was born. [1]

Edward Nkadimeng was born in South Africa and saw how difficult it was for students in his community to access online study material. Vuyo Nkadimeng (born in Witbank, South Africa), co-founder of Teachist and current CTO, and Edward Nkadimeng believe that "free education will really change the world".[3]

On March 2020, Teachist launched for the general public.[3]

Business model

All-learning features in Duolingo are free of charge, but it uses periodic sponsered advertising in both its mobile and web browser applications. [3][4]

Courses for Available

As of 24 June 2020, 27 courses are available to the public in English, split across all 12 grades of the South African educational system.

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References

  1. ^ a b c "NEW WEBSITE TO HELP PUPILS WITH FREE ONLINE LEARNING". Coronavirus Monitor South Africa. Retrieved 03 July 2020. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "TEACHIST". Becoming Online. 07 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d "Meet our Team". Teachist. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b "TEACHIST". Becoming Online. 07 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)


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