ABOUT
Trevor Gerhardt completed his doctoral studies in Education at Canterbury Christ Church University. His primary research interests are professional development and transformative learning in work integrated learning and adult educational contexts.
Trevor have a keen interest in the confluence between the work by Dewey and Moon on reflection, Mezirow and Taylor on transformative learning and Berry and Klinchoe on bricolage research methodology.
He has 20 years of experience in the third sector and 10 years of experience in university academic management, teaching and research. He held an undergraduate and postgraduate program director position from 2011 to 2017.
As academic program director, he provided leadership in all academic matters and developed and implemented strategies to enhance work integrated programs and curriculum as well as new approaches to placements.
His podcast can be found here: https://anchor.fm/trevor-gerhardt/episodes/Episode-8-Dan-Sullivan-and-GenZTalks-e1hpr0r
He was the Project Lead at GSM London, playing a leading role in planning and implementing business sector projects and placements and providing strategic advice and guidance on academic issues. Trevor served on the academic faculty and ethics boards. He was the Academic Lead for Work Integrated Learning at Pearson College London and a free-lance academic at Birkbeck University, the University of Kent, UniCAF and the University of Essex Online. He is now Reader and Director of Studies at Kent Business School. He was an external examiner for the University of Brighton and is still at the University of Gloucestershire. Trevor has Senior Fellowship with the Higher Educational Academy and is a convener for the Working Life and Learning Network of ESREA. See his CV for other and full details.
EDUCATION
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2018
Leadership Coaching through Turbulent Times, Future Learn & Queensland University of Technology
The Online Educator, Future Learn & The Open University, UK
2012 - 2016
Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD)
Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury
2009 - 2011
MA in Learning and Development
University of Brighton, Brighton
2013 - 2014
PgCert in Teaching and Learning
Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury
2005 - 2007
PgCert in Faith and Education
University of Wales, Bangor
1991 - 1995
BA in Psychology and Biblical studies
University of Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth
2019
Professional Resilience, Future Learn & Deakin University
The Self-Aware Coach, Future Learn & DeakinUniversity
2020
Blended Learning Essentials: Digitally-Enriched Apprenticeships, Future Learn & UCL & University of Leeds Teaching Entrepreneurial Thinking, Future Learn & Queensland University of Technology
2021
Neurolinguistic Programming Practitioner Certificate
2023
HEA mentor and assessor training (UniCAF)
2016
Blended Learning Essentials: Embedding Practice, Future Learn & the University of Leeds, UK
Blended Learning Essential: Getting Started, Future Learn & the University of Leeds, UK
2014
Liminal Leadership, Sarum College, UK
European Union Erasmus Intensive Program (doctoral participant), Joensuu, Finland
2011
Working with the Unconscious, Sarum College, UK