{"id":2252,"date":"2024-01-15T08:56:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T08:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepixelcurve.com\/edubin\/lp\/?page_id=2252"},"modified":"2026-10-22T21:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:46:13","slug":"team-single","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms\/team-single\/","title":{"rendered":"Lecturer Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2252\" class=\"elementor elementor-2252\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eddb6ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eddb6ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1349384 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1349384\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ec90ac e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ec90ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;edubin--slide-up&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-504238a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"504238a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/boekrak-learning-a-young-black-south-african-woman-lecturer-smiling-b61bd.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-19121\" alt=\"A young Black South African woman lecturer smiling, head-and-shoulders against a dark brick wall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/boekrak-learning-a-young-black-south-african-woman-lecturer-smiling-b61bd.jpg 270w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/boekrak-learning-a-young-black-south-african-woman-lecturer-smiling-b61bd-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/boekrak-learning-a-young-black-south-african-woman-lecturer-smiling-b61bd-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d3777 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29d3777\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15326b8 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-custom-title-addons\" data-id=\"15326b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;edubin--slide-up&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"custom-title-addons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tpc-double_heading\"><h3 class=\"dbl__title-wrapper\"><span class=\"dbl__title dbl-title_1\">Pieter van der Merwe<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b924e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"44b924e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;edubin--slide-up&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Web Development Lecturer<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e77317c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e77317c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;edubin--slide-up&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHi! I&#8217;m Pieter. I&#8217;m a developer who loves teaching. For the last few years I have taught people to build websites in classrooms and online, and I have helped many students land their first developer jobs. I am also a keen small business owner based in Stellenbosch.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28ebcff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"28ebcff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0943d96 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0943d96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;edubin--slide-up&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-bottom: 24px; line-height: 1;\"><strong style=\"padding-right: 10px;\"><span style=\"color: #07294D;\">Experience<\/span>: <\/strong>12 years<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 24px; line-height: 1;\"><span style=\"color: #07294D;\"><strong style=\"padding-right: 10px;\">Email: <\/strong><\/span>info@example.co.za<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 24px; line-height: 1;\"><span style=\"color: #07294D;\"><strong style=\"padding-right: 10px;\">Phone: <\/strong><\/span>021 555 0222<\/p><p style=\"margin-bottom: 24px; line-height: 1;\"><span style=\"color: #07294D;\"><strong style=\"padding-right: 10px;\">Website: <\/strong><\/span>live.allanuxweb.com\/education\/classic-lms<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50d1068 elementor-shape-circle e-grid-align-left elementor-grid-0 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"50d1068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;edubin--slide-up&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook 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Most recently he led the web development short courses at Boekrak as lead lecturer and helped plan the syllabus. Of the students who finished his class, most went on to find work or freelance clients within a year.<\/p>\nI have since focused on bringing my classroom experience online. In 2021 I launched my <strong>Build Websites with React: Free Starter Course<\/strong>, which has become one of our most popular courses. 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