Dr Tony Mays joined COL as Education Specialist: Open Schooling in February 2019. Throughout his career, Tony has been involved with the strategic leadership and operational management of distance education with extensive experience in sub-Saharan Africa. He previously served as Manager of the Unit for Distance Education, Faculty of Education, University of Pretoria and before that as a Senior Programme Specialist at Saide.
Interview: https://episodes.castos.com/onlinelearninglegends/a57a38c7-e38f-4dd0-a8af-5b5c705e270a-063-Tony-Mays-Final.mp3 | recorded November 2021
Tony’s profile: https://www.col.org/members/dr-tony-mays/
Tony’s LInkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonyjohnmays/?originalSubdomain=za
Video clip outlining the 6-year plan for Tony’s portfolio of work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKtVsStTV3o
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Twitter: @tonymays0
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