Shephard, Sarah Elizabeth, Dr.

ETH Zürich Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Shephard Lehrentwicklung und -technologie HAD F 4 Haldenbachstr. 44 8092 Zürich Telefon: +41 44 632 54 30 Fax: +41 44 632 11 34 E-Mail:

Responsibilities

• Faculty developer supporting faculty members of the ETH in their teaching activities
• Leadership of the faculty development programme “Lehren an der ETH: engagiert und professionell” for professors, assistant professors and other faculty members of the ETH

Focus

• “From the sage on the stage to the guide on the side”: student-centred teaching methods
• Research orientation in teaching
• Competence orientation in teaching
• “Lehren aus einem Guss”: aligning teaching objectives with learning activities and evaluations

My background

• Dr. sc. nat. ETH in toxicology (1987)
• Research toxicologist at the ETH and University Hospital of Zürich (led groups in cancer research 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)
• Classically trained soprano. Peformances in musicals, cabaret, and with solo programmes (since 1975)
• Faculty developer at ETH (since 2001)