Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Shephard

Dr.  Sarah Elizabeth Shephard

Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Shephard

Staff of Curriculum and Faculty Development

ETH Zürich

Abt. für Lehre und Lernen

HAD G 12

Haldenbachstr. 44

8092 Zürich

Switzerland

Tasks

  • Faculty developer supporting ETH professors in their teaching activities
  • Leadership of the faculty development programme 'Teaching at ETH' for ETH professors
  • Course leader of 'Teaching at ETH' Advanced course ('Research-oriented teaching and learning')
  • Trainer in Rector's Didactic Fellowship Programme

Specialist areas

  • "From the sage on the stage to the guide on the side": student-centred teaching methods
  • Research orientation in teaching
  • Competence orientation in teaching
  • Advanced interactive and mentoring tools and techniques

About me

  • Dr. sc. nat. ETH in Toxicology (1987)
  • Research Toxicologist at ETH and University Hospital of Zürich (cancer prevention and pharmacology studies). Research stints in Canada (Toronto & Vancouver) and in Tokyo, Japan (1982 - 2001)
  • Graduate of 3-yr programme in Organisational Development & Management (iFO Basel, 1998 - 2001)
  • Faculty Developer at DiZ, ETH (2001 - 2010)
  • Senior Faculty Developer at LET, ETH (since 2010)
  • Classically trained soprano. Performances in musicals, as conductor of acappella vocal ensembles, and with solo programmes (until 2003)
  • Mindfulness practitioner (since 2002)
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