TEAM
WHO ARE WE AND WHAT DO WE DO?
Marloes Menten MSc.
Director
Marloes is the head of the SBE Learning Academy. With extensive experience in i.e. faculty development, PBL, course and curriculum design, assessment, and mentoring, she coordinates educational projects, aiding teacher professionalization. She initiated her UM journey at the faculty of Law by raising awareness for the international classroom, advising on assessment and as the University Teaching Qualification coordinator. Transitioning in 2017, she became an assessment expert and key contributor to FASoS in Faculty and education development. Joining SBE's Department of Educational Research and Development in 2019, she currently works on projects centered on education innovation and programme alignment. Collaborating with EDLAB, Marloes investigates the impact of collaborative educational design within curriculum (re)development.
Prof. Dr. Simon Beausaert
Full Professor
At SBE Learning Academy, Simon is an adept trainer, coach, and educational researcher. In the Educational Research and Development department, he focuses on formal and informal workplace learning, workplace-based assessment, and their influence on employee development, innovation, and employability. He also examines educational innovation in higher education and student-to-work transitions. With featured articles in leading HRD and teaching journals, Simon's expertise is highly regarded. He's a sought-after consultant for strategic HRD and workplace learning among companies and schools, leveraging his vast experience.
Dr. Inken Gast
Assistant professor
Inken is an experienced educational researcher, trainer, coach, and teacher. Her research focuses on the professional development and well-being of academics, educational innovation and skill development of students in higher-education. Her work has been pusblished and presented in leading educational journals and conferences. She combines her passion for positive psychology with her research. She is the coordinator of the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ / BKO) and is involved in various educational innovation projects at SBE. Expert in PBL, Inken is often invited to provide trainings worldwide on course design and teaching delivery in PBL. She also welcomes delegations of other univerisites interested in PBL in Maastricht.
Dr. Therese Grohnert
Assistant Professor
Therese's research focuses on creating supportive learning cultures and fostering learning behaviours for improved judgment and decision-making in professional services. She is also the programme leader for the MSc. Learning and Development in Organisations, with 10+ years of teaching experience. As a member of the SBE Learning Academy, she focuses on effective group dynamics in PBL, students’ skill development, course design, and thesis supervision. In line with her research, she focuses on creating meaningful learning experiences and environments. Her motivation is to enable students to become motivated and curious lifelong learners.
Dr. Alexandra Mihai
Assistant professor
Owner of The Educationalist, Alexandra has a strong background in technology-enhanced learning and learning design and a passion for faculty professional development. As an experienced educational developer, she has valuable expertise on aligning objectives with blended and online formats. She is the coordinator of the PBL & Tutor training, and participates in multiple curriculum redesign projects. She is also doing research on the role and fuctionning of Centres for Teaching and Learning. Alexandra strongly believes in the power of communities and peer support in educational development and sees herself as a connector, curator and facilitator.
Dr. Laurie Delnoij
Assistant Professor
Laurie is a trainer and assessment specialist at the SBE Learning Academy, providing workshops and coaching to implement assessment of, for, and as learning. As thesis coordinator for the MSc. Learning and Development in Organisations, she also provides training on master's thesis supervision. Her research focuses on assessment, evaluation and measurement in higher education and in the workplace. In higher education, her interest lies in implementing assessment to serve the curriculum, contribute to student success and remain organisable for teachers, andstudent evaluations of teaching. In the workplace, she investigates how assessment and performance evaluation can contribute to professional development. Laurie is also chairing the SBE Assessment Committee.
Dr. Bas Giesbers
Assistant professor
Bas has 20+ years of experience as educational designer and trainer with a focus on technology-enhanced learning, and course and curriculum development in online and blended settings. Bas co-coordinates the UTQ / BKO for SBE and is involved in the delivery of several workshops. He teaches in the Bachelor and acts as coach and thesis supervisor for the MSc LDO. He participates in research to evaluate the collaborative educational design methodology developed by the LA. Other research projects he is involved in include the use and development of Learning Analytics, Gamification in education, the improvement of Student Evaluation of Teaching, and the development of feedback methodologies that extend rubrics.
René Bräuer MSc.
PhD Candidate
René is a creatviity researcher and SBE's global citizenship coordinator, focusing on transdiciplinary education and developing creative competencies of students and staff. He is a passionate writer, an outdorr sports enthusiast, and truly excited about unleashing other's creative potential to make the world a better place.
Prof. Dr. Wim Gijselaers
Full professor
Wim holds the chair of the Department of Educational Research and Development of SBE. His research interests include Leader Indentity Development, Organisational Learning, Team Learning, and Expertise Development. Previous research projects include: understanding the impact of learning culture on professional performance and team decision making, leadership behavior and team learning, and cognitive approaches to leadership development. His educational development work focused on the further development of PBL in Business Education. Next to teaching in the LDO Masters, he teaches as visiting professor at the University of Bern. Wim is a member of several international advisory boards of Institutes for Higher Education in Europe. He served positions as Programme Director of International Business, and Associate Dean of Education. Wim is also affiliated with the consulting firm Talent Miles (based in Helsinki), presenting workshops on topics of Innovation and Change.
Manon Jacobs
ERD Department Manager
Manon is the administrative support for the SBE Learning Academy. Department Manager by day, DJ by night, Manon is your first point of contact behind the sbelearningacademy@maastrichtuniversity.nl address.
Mehdi Paul Boujemaa MSc.
Project Coordinator
Swiss Army Knife of the Learning Academy, Mehdi's tasks are so various that it is close to impossible to describe what his position in one word. With a background in Strategic Marketing, he first dove into the coordination of the different Programme Alignment project, and broadened his horizin by leading some himself. He also facilitates UTQ/BKO workshops, intervenes in the PBL & Tutor Training, and is part of the BSc IB revision Team. Mixing all these tasks require a varied skillset of competences from Mehdi, which could not make him feel more fullfilled. In the future, Mehdi would like to do research related to IWIO.
Dieuwertje Van Dijk MSc.
Educational Developer
Lastest addition to the Learning Academy, Dieuwertje's mission is focused towards teacher professionalisation. With a background in Learning & Development, as well as (organisational) psychology, Dieuwertje is responsible for the development of the Advanced Course Coordinator Training (ACCT). She is also involved in the UTQ/BKO programme, as well as in various Programme Alignment projects accross the faculty.
