Peter Bateman

Manager - Open Distance and eLearning (ODeL) Initiative

Peter Bateman holds a Masters Degree in Micro Technology in Education from Reading University (UK), a Bachelor of Education Degree and Diploma of Teaching from the Australian Catholic University, and a Certificate in Online Instruction from Walden University (USA). Born in Australia, he has worked in the Education Sector in Africa for the past 12 years during which time he has developed a particular interest in the use of appropriate technologies to increase access to Higher Education. His primary role at the AVU is to manage a department, which assists universities in the AVU network to enhance their capacity to develop their own Open Distance and eLearning (ODeL) programs as part of the AVU's “In Country Strategy”. The department also coordinates the activities of the Research and Innovation Facility, which are aimed at generating, organizing and disseminating knowledge related to ODeL initiatives in Africa.