Main functions:

Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, VUB

Director, LEAD Academic Network

Director, EU-China Higher Education Research Center

Director, ALO-OBL Academy (Online and Blended Learning)

Committee/Council/Raad Membership:

Raad Internationaal Beleid (RIB) VUB

VLOR werkgroep Internationale Tendensen Hogeronderwijsbeleid

Exchange coordinator Educatiewetenschappen Faculty PE VUB

Ethische Commissie Humane Wetenschappen VUB

Faculteitsraad Faculty PE VUB

Opleidingsraad Educatiewetenschappen PE VUB

Facultair contactpersoon BAEF – Fullbright

Main teaching courses

Current courses for Master in Educational Sciences:

• E-Learning Environments
• Professional Development and Leadership
• Research Seminar & Research Ethics
• Thesis Seminar

Course micro-credential (MC)

·            E-Learning Environments

Additional past courses for Master in Educational Sciences:

·            Educational Design

·            Applied Statistics

MOOC/OER courses

·            Academic Leadership Development (YAL, young-level)

·            Academic Leadership Development (MAL, middle-level)

·            Academic Leadership Development (SAL, senior-level)

·            E-Teach Online Course (OER)

Summer/Winter courses

• European Education and Culture

Main research areas:

• Innovations in higher education;
• Higher education governance and academic leadership;
• Digital academic leadership;
• Educational leadership;
• Online and Blended learning; Online collaborative learning; Online learning communities; E-learning and constructivist learning environment; Micro-learning and Mobile learning;
• Educational innovations & MOOCs;
• Teacher competencies in innovative teaching and learning;
• Teacher roles and adoption of educational technologies;
• Feedback strategies and formative assessment in blended and online learning environments;
• Digital media literacy education;
• Cross-cultural study of student learning;
• Organizational culture and educational innovations