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- Dr Martha Fields Cleveland-Innes
- Professor Asha Singh Kanwar
- Dr Ruth Aluko
- Dr Tony Mays
- Professor Nyna Amin
- Professor Jako Olivier
- Professor Evrim Baran
- Dr Catherine Mkude
- Professor Santosh Panda
- Dr Mary Ooko
- Professor Cosmas Maphosa
- Dr Yulia Platonova
- Professor Mpine Makoe
- Dr Phumza Makgato-Khunou
- Professor Paul Henry Gundani
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Dr Phumza Makgato-Khunou
Dr Phumza Makgato-Khunou
Head: Centre for Professional Development and acting Director Instructional Support Services, Unisa, South AfricaDr Phumza Makgato-Khunou is a high school teacher by profession and is currently Head - Centre for Professional Development, also acting Director Instructional Support Services at UNISA. She was the Deputy Director for User Education and Training in the ICT Department at UNISA from 2015 – 2020 and Chief Education Specialist – e-Learning and Curriculum Support from 2008 – 2015 at the Gauteng Department of Education, Deputy Chief Education Specialist – e-Learning (April – November 2008) at the Gauteng Department of Education and Senior Education Specialist – Computer Applications Technology at North West Department of Education. She is an expert in the fields of e-Learning, ICTs in education and online teaching & learning. She is also a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert 2021-2022. She obtained the Online Teaching and Learning Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in 2020 at the Centre for Lifelong Learning (C3L) at Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Germany and a certificate of participation in a Blockchain in Education webinar series facilitated by the Commonwealth of Learning in 2020. She is a committee member of National Association of Distance Education and Open Learning in South Africa (NADEOSA). Her research interests are in e-Learning, professional development, the design, use and evaluation of educational systems and platforms as well as user satisfaction.