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Glenda Cox

South Africa

Associate Professor Glenda Cox works in the Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT) at the University of Cape Town, and her portfolio includes postgraduate teaching, curriculum change projects, Open Education, and staff development. She holds the UNESCO chair in Open Education and Social Justice (2021-2025) and is a member of the UNITWIN network on Open Education (2024-2028).

She is on the editorial board of the International Journal of Students as Partners (joined in 2022). She is passionate about the role of Open Education in the changing world of Higher Education. Associate Professor Cox is currently the Principal Investigator in the Digital Open Textbooks for Development (DOT4D) initiative. Her current research includes analysing the role of open textbooks for social justice.

OEAwards Activity

  • Glenda Cox is on the review committee as a member of the Board of Directors of Open Education Global
  • Awards Review Committee: 2026