Vincent Widmer, PhD

Co-Founder @ Beekee

About

As co-founder of Beekee, I work with leading organizations like the International Commitee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Doctors Without Borders (MSF), and Arizona State University (ASU) to deliver digital training in low-resource contexts. With a PhD in Educational Technologies and experience in the field, I'm dedicated to empowering education and improving learning experiences everywhere.

Country

Switzerland

City

Geneva Metropolitan Area

Industry

Higher Education

Skill

Research, Teaching, E-Learning, Prototypage rapide, Modélisation 3D, Conception axée sur l’utilisateur, Ergonomie, Applications web, Impression 3D, Ingénierie pédagogique, HTML5, CSS, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, jQuery, ActionScript, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash, Adobe Photoshop

Experience

Co-Founder

Beekee

2020-3 - Present · 6 yrs 7 mos

Genève, Suisse

Creating innovative technology solutions for NGOs, IOs, and universities to enable the delivery of training in low-resource contexts.

Project Lead

Beekee

2015-11 - 2020-3 · 4 yrs 5 mos

Geneva

Scientific collaborator

University of Geneva

2021-1 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

BRIDGE Proof of Concept (SNF/Innosuisse) fellow, leading projects and research to develop cutting-edge educational technology.

Lecturer at TECFA

University of Geneva

2020-2 - 2020-12 · 11 mos

Taught User-Centered Design and Ergonomics for the Master's in Educational Technologies program, emphasizing practical applications in the EdTech industry.

Research and Teaching Assistant at TECFA

University of Geneva

2014-2 - 2020-1 · 6 yrs

Conducted research in EdTech and collaborative learning, while teaching courses on user-centered design and digital technologies for primary education.

Biology and e-learning assistant

Ecole MOSER

2012-9 - 2014-6 · 1 yr 10 mos

Developed e-learning units for the Moser Online platform and provided support to biology teachers.

Research internship in biology

Natural History Museum of Geneva

2009-11 - 2012-1 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Studied bird cestode systematics and phylogeny, leading to the identification of a new species and genus (Colibrilepis pusilla - Widmer, Georgiev & Mariaux, 2013). Conducted field work in Ivory Coast.

Education

University of Geneva

Educational Sciences - Educational Technologies

2015 - 2021 · 6 yrs

Designed and evaluated a cooperative activity for biology practical work using the Beekee Live platform and Beekee Box, a portable learning platform that works without internet.

University of Geneva

Learning and Teaching Technologies (MALTT)

2012 - 2014 · 2 yrs

Gained expertise in the design and management of computerized learning environments and multimedia pedagogical projects. Thesis: Development of openclass.ch, a web application for cooperative biology practical work. Director : Prof. Mireille Bétrancourt (director of TECFA).

University of Geneva

2011 - 2012 · 1 yr

University of Geneva

Biology

2009 - 2012 · 3 yrs

Thesis: Systematics and phylogeny of select hymenolepidinae (cestoda) genera in Passeriformes. Director : Prof. Jean Mariaux (Natural History Museum of Geneva)