Tribelhorn, ThomasThomasTribelhornSuter, RomanRomanSuter0000-0002-0398-3378Isaak, SevgiSevgiIsaak2024-10-052024-10-052021-10-31https://boris-portal.unibe.ch/handle/20.500.12422/53954Cultivating a sustainable culture of experimentation in higher education is no easy task. This paper presents a promising approach for application at universities. Carefully selected senior students completed a four-month intensive programme to gain professional competencies in technology-enhanced teaching as well as coaching skills. These highly qualified eCoaches actively supported university teachers with realising innovative learning scenarios. This way, a system of reverse mentoring was implemented and the eCoaches became change agents. Innovation projects had to be submitted in order to apply for eCoach support. Evaluation revealed a high level of satisfaction among the project leaders, i. e. higher-education teachers, and in some cases they indicated their excitement about how much they had learned from their eCoach, in addition to developing an innovative scenario.deeCoachesreverse mentoringchange agentseducational innovationorganisational developmentprofessional development000 - Computer science, knowledge & systems100 - Philosophy::150 - Psychology300 - Social sciences, sociology & anthropology::370 - Educationarticle10.48350/16049910.3217/zfhe-16-03/05