About Serena Pillay:
I am an inspiring and motivated educator who has been lecturing and involved in the education field for over 10 years. I am currently degreed in International Relations and Digital Business and I have been teaching English, Business and Technology for most of my career. I am seeking academic opportunities within creative and inspiring institutions abroad.
Experience
LA English academy – Naju, South Korea
In classroom ESL teacher March 2018 – January 2019
- Teaching 30 – 50-minute classroom English, to Elementary and Middle School students
to engage learners in conversational English.
- Preparation of lesson plans and class material based on American curriculum.
- Written monthly formative assessment reports for each student.
Independent Online English Teacher
Online English Teacher April 2017 - Present
- In this role I work for various online companies facilitating both Business as well as conversational English classes.
- I have also created courses of my own for Business English students.
- I can assess a student’s level and prepare material according to their level and interests.
- I am proficient in providing reports as well as constructive feedback concerning all facets of the English language.
- I can navigate various online systems for the delivery of classes.
- I am a Lilate examiner for French speakers. (French governmental testing system where I prepare my own tests to assess a student’s level, and certification is provided.)
Tekkie Uni – Israel
Online Computer Science Teacher Dec 2018 – Present
- In this role I teach coding programs to children from 7 – 18 years old.
- The programs are based on different computer languages, mainly MIT’s scratch and the development environment Live Code.
- The role involves constantly monitoring, evaluating, and motivating the students to reach their full potential.
- Feedback and reports given after each course.
Boston Media House – Sandton, Gauteng
Lecturer Jan 2022 – November 2022
- Lecturing subjects:
- First year: Academic Literacy
- Second year: Digital Media and Media and Globalisation
- The creation of course materials needed for lecturing and instruction.
- Facilitating weekly discussions on the LMS.
- Marking of assessments and meeting deadlines.
- Facilitating website creation and digital media and marketing workshops.
- Motivating and inspiring students to achieve their best.
Education
- University of Witwatersrand, Braamfontein, Johannesburg
Postgraduate Diploma in Management, Digital Business July 2020 – 2022
- Expected Grade: A – Cum Laude
- 7 out of 10 modules passed with distinction
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Digital Business – A
- Marketing for a Digital Business – A
- Digital Readiness, Transformation, and Change management – A
- Customer Experience Management – A
- Digital Technology Fundamentals - A +
- Business Strategy for a digital world – A
- Digital Business in Africa - A
- Digitizing Operations - C
- Systems thinking for Digital Business - B
- Talent Management for Digital Business – Awaiting Result
- The degree places a high amount of emphasis on digital technologies, agile customer experience and the differentiated business processes that are needed for doing business in digital and online environments.
- I have thus far demonstrated a high amount of leadership for group work as 50 percent of the grades are dependent on group work activities, whereby I have inspired and led groups to achieve over and above the average needed for the courses.
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