Associate Professor Wendy H Fox
Associate Professor
Keywords
Education; Teaching and Learning; Technology; Technology Education
Qualifications: PhD
Contact Details
| Name | Extn. | Username | Room | Department | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox-Turnbull, AProf Wendy | 7880 | wfoxturn | Division of Education |
You can contact staff by:
- Calling +64 7 838 4466 select option 1, then enter the extension
- Extensions starting with 4, 5, 9 or 3 can also be direct dialled:
- For extensions starting with 4: dial +64 7 838 extension
- For extensions starting with 5: dial +64 7 858 extension
- For extensions starting with 9: dial +64 7 837 extension
- For extensions starting with 3: dial +64 7 2620 + the last 3 digits of the extension e.g. 3123 = +64 7 262 0123
- Emailing username@waikato.ac.nz
- Using the campus map to locate their room
Papers Taught
Research Supervised
From 1998-2017 Wendy taught into all technology education courses in the Bachelor, Masters and Graduate Diploma of Teaching and Learning (Primary) and Graduate Diploma of Teaching and Learning (secondary) programmes at the Christchurch College of Education and then the University of Canterbury’s College of Education post-merger in 2006. Also taught regularly into professional studies and practice, inquiry learning and assessment in education courses for primary initial teacher education programmes.
At the University of Waikato also teaches into technology education, professional studies and practice courses as well curriculum theory and science education papers. Wendy currently has six PhD students.
Research Interests
Research special interests include authentic learning in technology education, the role and nature of effective conversation in learning and teaching and learning approaches for the 21st Century. She has presented regularly at PATT and other international technology education conferences and published in a range of journals and books in the field of technology education.
Recent Publications
Reinsfield, E., & Fox-Turnbull, W. (2020). A new approach to professional learning and development for technology teachers in New Zealand: Developing networks of expertise. Australasian Journal of Technology Education.
Moridnejad, M., Cooper, J., Fox-Turnbull, W., & Kumari, S. (2020). Conference] A Review of Influencing Factors for Selection of Engineering Pathway for Women – A Case Study of Females Studying Engineering at Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec), New Zealand. In Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA). Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. doi:10.24908/pceea.vi0.14186
Fox-Turnbull, W. (2019). Enhancing the learning of technology in early childhood settings. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 44(1), 76-90. doi:10.1177/1836939119841457
Rana, K., Greenwood, J., Fox-Turnbull, W. H., & Wise, S. (2019). Challenges in accessing fieldwork in rural Himalayas: an emerging researcher’s experiences. Waikato Journal of Education, 24(1), 67-77. doi:10.15663/wje.v24i1 Open Access version: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/13022
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