A list of the one hundred most influential people in online learning learning in Africa is published in the context of the eLearning Africa 2018 conference.
According to the article published on learningnews.com, "this list represents the views of key people about the personalities
who lead the online learning world in Africa. Several hundred people
received nominations. The judging process was carried out by an
independent – and non-African - group of judges from the online learning
technologies industry.
While this list is not endorsed in any way by the
organisers of the eLearning Africa event, in Kigali, Rwanda, from 26 to
28 September 2018, the event’s organisers supported the idea of the List
by using their extensive network to invite nominations. Moreover, they
recognise that the List gives visibility and “status” to the online
learning sector in Africa and promotes discussion of this sector within
Africa"
Among the three to four persons from Africa, i am pleased to come at the 39th place in the "premier platinum" category. The description given is as follows:
39. Santally Mohammad Issack - Pro Vice-Chancellor (Planning & Resources) at the University of Mauritius, who promotes e-learning within the university and collaborates with agencies, such as the Commonwealth of Learning, to train officers of the Food and Agricultural Research Institute (FAREI) to develop e-learning materials for small and medium enterprises in the farming sector.
I wish to place on record my thanks to colleagues especially Prof Jhurry, the Vice-Chancellor who believed in me and nominated me for this list. I am also thankful to the COL/FAREI and other organisations with whom i worked closely in the past. I also wish to congratulate my good friend Kaviraj Sukon, Director General of the Open University of Mauritius to have made it to the 22nd place.
The full article and the list can be accessed here:
