The world-renowned keynote speakers at the DETA 2021 conference are:
Prof Asha Kanwar, CEO, Commonwealth of Learning, Burnaby, Canada
Professor Asha Singh Kanwar, one of the world’s leading advocates of learning for sustainable development, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth of Learning. Throughout her career spanning over 35 years, she has made outstanding contributions in the areas of teaching, research and international development. Read More
Prof Meoli Kashorda, Executive Director, Kenya Education Network (KENET), Kenya
Prof Meoli Kashorda is currently the Executive Director of Kenya Education Network (KENET), the National Research and Education Network of Kenya. Since 2011, he leads an engineering team developing broadband Internet connectivity to Kenyan universities, research institutions and tertiary colleges. He has also been the technical team leader, building the community digital platform for Kenya to support remote teaching, learning and research. Read More
Prof Jessica Aguti, Director, Institute of Open, Distance & e-Learning, Makerere University, Uganda
Jessica Norah Aguti is an Associate Professor in the Institute of Open, Distance & eLearning (ODeL), Makerere University. A few years ago, she was on secondment at the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), Vancouver as an Education Specialist, Teacher Education. In this role, she conceptualized, managed and implemented teacher education activities to build teachers’, support ministries, and institutions’ capacity to harness the potential of ODL and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to strengthen and expand teacher education. Read More
Prof Linda van Ryneveld, Head: Comprehensive Online Education Services, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Professor Linda van Ryneveld is the Head of the Comprehensive Online Education Services and an Associate Professor in Computer-integrated Education at the University of Pretoria. She is also the Head of Residence at House Mopane, one of the male residences at the university. Linda has published widely on topics relating to e-learning and the use of technology in teaching and learning, and she successfully supervised more than 20 postgraduate students in this field. Read More