About us
The e-learning representatives of the medical faculties or departments of the Swiss universities usually meet once a year under the label SwissMedicalELearning (swissmedel) for an exchange. One university is the host in each case.
“Hybrid lectures in medical studies”, “Exchange of experiences on the teaching under corona conditions”, “IAVI – a blended learning course with medical and nursing students, within the module of interprofessional pathways of care”… are just a few examples of topics we have explored in depth. Visiting important institutions is another highlight of these days.
The next meeting will be held in Geneva 2024.
UZH Zurich
Uni Geneva
ETH Zurich
USI Lugarno
Members
Anda Andrijanic
Università della Svizzera italiana
Anda has studied Educational sciences and Adult education at the University of Fribourg, with a focus on the development of digital skills of the university's academic staff. Within the eLab, she works as an instructional designer and collaborates on projects for the creation and management of online masters' courses, didactical courses for the doctors of the Faculty of Biomedicine, the management of ePortfolio platforms (Mahara and Checkpoint), and projects for the development of the digital skills for USI's academic staff.
Marco Feistmann
University of Zurich
Marco is responsible for e-learning in the Office of Students Affairs of the Medical Faculty in Zurich. He is in charge of online portals for medical students, mainly the Virtuelle Plattform Medizin (VAM) and OLAT, and he supports the lecturers with questions concerning their access to the University's web resources. After studying history and economics, Marco trained in website development. His past journalistic experience help him in enhancing the communicative aspects of information technology.
Giorgia Jaccard-Mora
Università della Svizzera italiana
Giorgia obtained a Master in Education (focusing on “Innovation and training”) at the University of Fribourg in 2016. She is currently working as Instructional designer at eLab where she is involved in several eLearning projects, in particular the design and development of USI MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and other projects in collaboration with other Swiss universities. Therefore, she is working on the design and development of several didactical courses for doctors at the new Faculty of Biomedicine and on the management of the ePortofolio platform "Checkpoint".
Dr. Christiane Spiess
University of Basel
Christiane is responsible for university and medical didactics in the Office of Student Affairs of the Medical Faculty at Basel University. She holds a PhD in Social Science. In cooperation with her colleagues from the e-learning team she is working on didactic solutions that combine traditional and digital methods and tools in the medical education in a reasonable way.
Mirdita Useini
ETH Zurich
Mirdita is responsible for the coordination and the development of the curriculum BSc Medicine at ETH Zurich. Her main focus is the coordination and the continuous improvement of the curriculum. Mirdita is holding all the modules and lecturers together and is the link between the department staff, the lecturers, and the students. With her background in intercultural communication, she is perfectly suited to connect these different stakeholders, to translate the mysteries of ETH especially to external lecturers, and to make sure that everyone moves in the same direction.
Michael Wilde
University of Basel
Michael is responsible for the basic competences in the Studiendekanat (Office of Student Affairs) of the Medical Faculty at Basel University. He holds a PhD in German Linguistics and an MAS in Information Science. He is always interested in digital solutions if they make studying medicine easier.
Katrin Wolf
ETH Zurich
Katrin is responsible for educational development at the Department of Health Sciences and Technology at ETH Zurich. Her primary focus is working with educators to enhance learning and teaching methods in order to improve the quality of life and health of individuals. She provides consultation and support for learning and teaching, promotes innovation in teaching and learning, and ensures quality assurance in study programs. Additionally, Katrin serves as an interface with central units for the department and collaborates with Educational Developers inside and outside the organization to foster networking opportunities.
