Independent Educational Consultant
Learning that lands. Working in higher education, professional training, and the spaces between.
I help educators and their training organisations design learning that actually transfers. Grounded in evidence, shaped for real contexts, and built to last beyond the workshop. I work in English and German, across Swiss, European, and international contexts.
Let's work together →What I do
Across twenty years in higher education and professional training in Switzerland and internationally, I've developed a practice that combines conceptual depth with hands-on implementation. I work at the intersection of pedagogy, technology, and human potential.
I design and facilitate programmes that help educators grow. I run teaching development workshops and can create modular professional frameworks. I am informed by my own research on learning transfer.
I translate face-to-face programmes into coherent blended and online experiences. With a strong emphasis on meaningful activity design which goes beyond digitising content. I am experienced with bilingual and multilingual learner groups.
I help institutions think through AI adoption strategically, not as a technology question, but a pedagogical one. Running staff literacy workshops as well as developing institution-wide integration frameworks.
I am an experienced Moodle administration and expert Moodle course designer. I help organisations get more from their LMS investment, while keeping people and accessibility in the centre.
How I work
The goal isn't a just successful training event. We want to see changes back at work. The most important question becomes, what do we want people to be able to do and how can I help them get there?
My work is grounded in learning science, transfer research, constructive alignment and, self-determination theory. However applied with sensitivity to context. There is no such thing as one-size-fits-all. Or is there?
I've been designing with digital tools for over two decades. I bring genuine enthusiasm for what technology enables as long as human competency development guides all actions. Especially in social fields.
I work fully in English and German, thinking in both. That means I can design, facilitate, write, and consult with Swiss-German institutions and international organisations without losing nuance in either direction.
Background
I've built my practice through roles that combined strategic thinking with direct delivery. From implementing faculty development at one of Europe's top technical universities, designing distance learning for social service programmes in New Zealand, and currently developing AI integration and learning transfer strategies for a Swiss vocational training organisation.
Educational development and AI integration for Switzerland's leading training organisation in Arbeitsagogik (work-focused social pedagogy). Developing the teacher development, learning transfer, blended learning, AI coaching tools for professional practice.
Over a decade leading faculty and teaching development at ETH Zurich. Didactic lead for the Moodle service team; designed and modularised the Professional Teaching Development programme; facilitated workshops across faculties.
My PhD research is on how faculty developers balance generic and discipline-specific pedagogical approaches for effective learning transfer. Qualitative methodology; empirical focus on Swiss higher education contexts.
Leadership roles across multiple New Zealand institutions including an indigenous university and a fully online provider. Years of classroom teaching experience.
Get in touch
Whether you need to upskill your teaching staff, rethink an existing programme, embarking on an online learning journey or integrate AI strategically, or simply need a thought partner with deep experience, I can help.
Based in Zug, Switzerland · Available for remote & in-person