Professor Richard Coll
Unit Director/Placement Coordinator
Qualifications: B.Sc. Canterbury (1977). MSc(1984). PhD Canterbury (1987).
Contact Details
| Name | Extn. | Username | Room | Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coll, Prof Richard | 4100 | rcoll | Office of Deputy Vice Chancellor | |||||
| Coll, Prof Richard | 4100 | rcoll | KP.G.19 | Co-Operative Education Unit |
You can contact staff by:
- Calling +64 7 838 4466 then enter the extension
- Extensions starting with 4 or 5 can also be direct dialed:
- For extensions starting with 4: dial +64 7 838 extension
- For extensions starting with 5: dial +64 7 858 extension
- Emailing username@waikato.ac.nz
- Using the campus map to locate their room
Research Interests
I have worked as an industrial chemist for five years between my chemistry degrees before teaching chemistry at the University of the South Pacific and University of the West Indies. I returned to New Zealand to take up a joint position at Waikato in 1995, teaching chemistry and liaising with the industrial sector. I joined the Centre in 2000 where i am now Associate Professor of Science Education.I am a member of a number of professional bodies including the Royal Society of New Zealand, the New Zealand Institute of Chemists, the World Association for Cooperative Education (WACE), the Australasian Science Education Research Association (ASERA), and the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST).
My research interests include learners' mental models for scientific conceptions and use of analogy along with aspects of cooperative education including assessment, improving service quality and learning for students on work placements. Other interests include study and improvement of learning environments, particularly in a multi-cultural setting.
I have been appointed the Pro Vice-Chancellor Teaching and Learning and hold this post jointly with my position as Unit Director in the Faculty of Science & Engineering's Co-operative Education Unit.
Expertise
Tertiary science education; work-based learning; scientists’ metaphysics; informal learning.
Recent Publications
- Zegwaard, K., Coll, R. (2011) Exploring some current issues for cooperative education
Refereed Journal Articles - Journal of Cooperative Education and Internships - Zegwaard, K., Coll, R. (2011) Using cooperative education and work-integrated education to provide career clarification
Refereed Journal Articles - Science Education International - Artdej, R., Ratanaroutai, T., Coll, R., Thongpanchang, T. (2010) Thai grade 11 students' alternative conceptions for acid-base chemistry
Refereed Journal Articles - Research in Science & Technological Education - Martin, A., Fleming, J., Ferkins, L., Wiersma, C., Coll, R. (2010) Facilitating and integrating learning within sport studies cooperative education: Exploring the pedagogies employed by students, academics and workplace supervisors
Refereed Journal Articles - Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education
