Sapna Dileesh
Muscat
Summary
Innovative assistant professor with over 14 years of experience teaching undergraduate and graduate courses. Teaching experience includes English Language Teaching, IELTS Training and General Management. Bringing proven success in implementing technology-based curriculum delivery and assessment tools. Passionate about fostering academic development and success for every student. Participates in continued learning through conferences and professional research.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Professor/Head of Department
Oman Dental College
02.2017 - Current
- Manage Foundation programme by optimizing allocation of staff and resources within department.
- Teach English - Listening, Reading, Grammar, Vocabulary and Writing skills, English for Specific Purposes and Learning Skills course to 85 students at Foundation and undergraduate levels.
- Prepare syllabi, curricula, assessments, teaching learning and assessment manuals.
- Quality monitoring of teaching and learning of academic programs.
- Applied innovative teaching methods to encourage student learning objectives.
- Fostered professional growth among junior faculty members by offering guidance on best teaching practices, grant writing techniques, and publication opportunities.
- Streamlined grading process with efficient rubrics and timely feedback on assignments, improving overall workflow efficiency.
- Conducted on-going program assessment, enrollment and retention tracking.
- Provided students with constructive, encouraging and corrective feedback.
- Designed and implemented various educational activities and programs to meet student needs.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of subject matter by attending conferences, workshops, and webinars relevant to field of study.
Lecturer
College Of Banking And Financial Studies (CBFS)
07.2010 - 02.2017
- Coordinator of the University of Bradford Undergraduate Programme (Accounting and Finance and Business and Management streams)
- Taught Business Communication, Technical Writing and Academic Writing Skills for students on the Undergraduate programmes and Pearson Higher National Diploma.
- Conducted Examination Boards with the University of Bradford to verify and ratify results.
HR Coordinator
Wipro Corporation (Part-time)
10.2007 - 07.2008
HR Coordinator
Oracle Corporation
02.2005 - 05.2005
HR Coordinator
Bank Muscat
04.2003 - 05.2004
Education
Ph.D. - Higher Education
Lancaster University
United Kingdom2022
CELTA - CELTA
British Council
Oman2014
MBA - Masters in Management
Rajagiri School of Management
Kerala, India2002
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
St. Joseph's College
Kerala, India2000
Skills
- Teaching Excellence
- Team Leadership
- Syllabus Development
- Academic advising
- Student Assessments
- Course design
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Accomplishments
- Awarded Doctorate in Higher Education (Forthwith).
- Awarded Faculty Excellence Award for Pre-Clinical Faculty 2021-2022.
- 3rd Rank Holder of Mahatma Gandhi University for Masters Degree, 2002.
- Deputy Head Girl of Indian School Muscat, 1997.
Research/Scholarly Activity
Publications:
- PhD Thesis – Being an Academic: Perceptions of Expatriate Academics
- Qutieshat, A., Al-Harthy, N., Singh, G., Chopra, V., Aouididi, R., Arfaoui, R., Dileesh, S., Alsadoon, A., Al-Nadhiri, O., Al-Busaidi, S. and Al-Rashdi, S. (2022). Interactive Crossword Puzzles as an Adjunct Tool in Teaching Undergraduate Dental Students. International Journal of Dentistry, 2022.
Conference Presentations
- Paper presented on Gamification in ESL Classroom at TESOL Arabia Conference & Exhibition March 2023, Dubai,
- Conducted a webinar in collaboration with the Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University, UK on Being and Academic in Higher Education.
- Paper presented on A case study on VLE and its use in formative assessments at TESOL Arabia Conference & Exhibition 2019, Dubai, UAE, 11-13 March 2022.
COMMITTEES/MEMBERSHIPS
- Academic Sub-committee Chairperson of Indian School Bousher, Oman
- Member of the ODC Academic Council
- Member of the ODC Research and Ethical Committee
- Member of the ODC Operational Management Committee
- Member of ODC Assessment and Student Progress Committee
REFERENCES
- Prof Paul Ashwin, Head of Educational Research Department and Deputy Director of the Centre for Global Higher Education, Lancaster University, UK paul.ashwin@lancaster.ac.uk
- Ms Dina Al Maimani, Deputy Director Post Graduate and Research Department, College of Banking and Financial Studies, +968 99091274
Dina@cbfs.edu.om
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Proficient
C2
Malayalam
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Assistant Professor/Head of Department
Oman Dental College
02.2017 - Current
Lecturer
College Of Banking And Financial Studies (CBFS)
07.2010 - 02.2017
HR Coordinator
Wipro Corporation (Part-time)
10.2007 - 07.2008
HR Coordinator
Oracle Corporation
02.2005 - 05.2005
HR Coordinator
Bank Muscat
04.2003 - 05.2004
Ph.D. - Higher Education
Lancaster University
CELTA - CELTA
British Council
MBA - Masters in Management
Rajagiri School of Management
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature
St. Joseph's College
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