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.

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

• 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.)

 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. 

 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.

• University of Witwatersrand, Braamfontein, Johannesburg

• 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.