Faculty Bio

Before becoming a teacher over 20 years ago Sel worked in Computing and IT for over 20 years, in system development and support, project management, research for persons with visual impairment and who are deaf-blind and later in knowledge management. As a teacher, she worked in state, independent, and special schools teaching children from both primary and secondary education. Working in a school specialising in autism, she completed a Master’s degree with a thesis investigating whether autistic children were pre-disposed to learn coding. Until May 2022, when she moved to India, Sel worked for the National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) in the UK training teachers.

As part of the responsibilities at the NCCE she developed and co-authored courses and resources for teachers supporting computer science education for autistic students. Sel is currently a Research Associate at Amrita CREATE at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, undertaking a PhD in Sustainable Development with a focus on the United Nations Development Goal 4: Education, inclusion and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The PhD study focuses on involving teachers in screening and supporting autistic children in rural communities, extending to include research on pedagogy for autistic students.

Qualification

• Currently undertaking PhD in Sustainable Development (Education, inclusion & autism)
• Masters Computing in Education (King’s College London)
• PGCSE Teaching (King’s College London)
• Diploma in Management Studies (Southbank University, London)