Maria Pannatier

Biographie

I started my career as a language teacher and have always been fascinated by how technology can enhance teaching and learning, and by the opportunities that distance learning can offer both students and teachers. Since 2002 I have been involved in online course development, quality assessment of digital learning and in-service teacher training. I have practiced technology-enhanced teaching at university level, designed and implemented teacher training courses in digital education at IIT UNESCO in Moscow, contributed to the development of the digital resource centre for secondary schools, and consulted on the implementation of local distance learning initiatives.
Later, I created the University Department of Applied Informatics for Education (2008-2015) at MESI (Moscow University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics), which offered a master's programme in EdTech, and participated in European projects on net curriculum and MOOCs initiated by EADTU. When I moved to Switzerland in 2012, I had the opportunity to be involved in the evaluation of online language learning solutions at inlingua International (Bern).
In September 2023, I defended my PhD thesis under the supervision of Prof. Mireille Betrancourt at TECFA UNIGE. My research focused on the effects of foreign vs. native language video subtitles on content learning in a foreign language, in the context of multimedia learning theories and using the eye-tracking method.
In April 2024, I joined the LEARN team as a post-doctoral researcher for the EPFL-BeLearn project Monitoring for empowering trainers and student teachers in the implementation of digital competences. It explores how the Digital Trading Companion, powered by data science and AI, improves the monitoring and follow-up of the digital competences training of pre-service teachers and their students.