For the last ten years I've been an executive but also a thinker in the tourism field. I am sensitive to regenerative practices, cultural heritage and public history. Furthermore, I spent some time living in Germany, Ireland, Italy, England and New Zealand. Currently based in France. Most of my friends are from other continents, living in Europe or somewhere else. That's why I tend to develop international approaches in every task I perform. Further down you'll find my field-related key practical skills.

My academic qualifications so far?

• Bachelors of Arts in Applied Languages (English, German, Italian)

• Bachelors of Arts in Tour Guiding

• Masters in Tourism & Sustainable Development

Topics I have been working on:

• The use of wine related cultural heritage in tourism

• The occitan regional language and culture in France as a tourist resource

• The gaps communication might create between what is sold and what people expect

• The impact of imaginary on heritage and tourism policies

Travel and Tourism

Promotional video for the guided tour Le voyage de l'Amphore

Article about Marie-Theres Werner in the Revue Espaces

Travel and Tourism Key Practical Skills:

• Creating tailor-made (self-)guided tours (understanding the target audience ; choosing the topic(s) ; identifying visual supports ; doing in-depth research about history, geography, nature, arts... ; making connections with locals and specialists ; defining the itinerary ; writing the tour script ; creating booklets/games/... ; creating communication content)

• Creating fun and educational kids' activities

• Writing audience-oriented contents about traveling, tourism, heritage, cultures and human-nature relationships

• Creating emotional and educational contents

• Developing and carrying out quantitative and qualitative surveys

• Gathering reliable information about specific topics

• Collecting oral histories

• Translating from English and German to French, from French and English to German

"Continuous learning, steadily evolving and getting eclectic work experience is what's the most important to me."

So far I've worked for/with, in the tourism industry :

Wine Resort ***** (Restaurant & Hotel)

Heritage department of a city council

Tourist information office

French wine tourism label "Vignobles & Découvertes"

Winegrower Association

Non-profit organisation for the occitan regional language and culture

Olive cooperative (producing olive oil and table olives; offering tastings, workshops and guided tours)

"Marie-Theres a exercé ses fonctions avec rigueur, dynamisme, motivation, efficacité, discernement, avec un esprit d'équipe sans faille, un enthousiasme et une bonne humeur constante.

Sa maîtrise parfaite de l'allemand et de l'anglais ainsi que sa volonté d'améliorer toujours et encore le contenu de la visite guidée et des animations à destination des enfants ont apporté une véritable valeur ajoutée à notre entreprise."

— Jean-Marc T.
Responsable tourisme,
coopérative oléicole L'Oulibo

From 2020 to 2024 I've been active in the teaching field.
First, I worked as a pedagogical designer (blended learning, e-learning, hybrid teaching) at a French University (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier). Then, I became a teacher myself and worked both with 3rd year students in tourism studies (Bachelor Tourisme, IEFGP Sup de Tourisme) and with apprentices (BTP CFA Occitanie). Some of the apprentices were unaccompanied minors.
Further down you'll find my field-related key practical skills.

Teaching

Tasks as a pedagogical designer:

• Introduce lecturers to blended-learning and hybrid teaching

• Help lecturers building effective blended-learning and hybrid teaching strategies

• Co-develop assessments (diagnostic, formative, summative)

• Promote active learning methods in higher education

• Improve user experience of the University's Moodle LMS

• Report Moodle technical issues

• Write tutorials

• Create educational videos

• Raise awareness about inclusive teaching practices

• Organise individual meetings or workshops with lecturers

• Collect project indicators and write project reports

Digital tools used as a pedagogical designer:
Moodle LMS, Genially, Padlet, Xmind, Wooclap, Kahoot!, Quizlet

Tasks as a teacher for apprentices:

• Create engaging learning activities

• Organise interdisciplinary learning projects

• Develop assessments

• Conduct national exams

• Maintain contact with employers and assess skill development

• Organise field trips

Teaching Topics:
History and Geography, French, French as a foreign language

Tasks as a teacher for students in tourism studies:

• Create engaging learning activities

• Develop educational contents about tourism and heritage

• Organise on the field meetings between professionals and students

• Create field-based learning activities (pre-field preparation, on-field learning activities, post-field reflection)

• Develop assessments

Teaching Topics:

• An introduction to History of Arts through Western European cultural heritage

• The history of cultural heritage and heritage & cultural policies in France

• Identification of potential tourism resources

• Labels in tourism

• Tour guiding

• Wine tourism

Teaching-related Key Practical Skills:

• Understanding of audience-focused approaches and tailoring activities to audience need

• Organising workshops, meetings, one-on-one and group training courses

• Measuring skill development

• Leading group discussions

• Maintaining good communication in project collaboration

• Developing effective field trip projects & conducting field trips

• Writing project proposals and project reports