Professor Brandon Collier-Reed

Professor & Head of Department

Room 203.2, Electrical Mechanical Building, UCT Upper Campus

Qualifications:

  • PhD, University of Cape Town (2007)
  • MScEng, University of Cape Town (1998)
  • BScEng, University of Cape Town (1992)

Professional Affiliations:

  • PrEng (Engineering Council of South Africa)
  • FSAIMechE

Undergraduate Teaching:    

  • MEC1005W (Introduction to Mechanical Engineering)

Postgraduate Teaching:    

  • MEC5102Z (Knowledge and Practices in Engineering Education)
  • CIV5147Z (Methodologies in Engineering Education)
  • EEE5148Z (Theoretical Foundations in Engineering Education Research)

Research Affiliations:

Publication Profile:     

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (PAST FIVE YEARS): 

  • Collier-Reed, B. I., Nyembwe, K. D., Maphumulo, T. P., & Dienga, A. M. (2023). The engineering skills pipeline. Sixth Biennial Conference of the South African Society for Engineering Education, Muldersdrift, South Africa, 322-327.
  • Matsenjwa, B., Shaw, C., & Collier-Reed, B. (2023). Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) for Exploring the Human Experiences in the Manufacturing Industry 4.0. Proceedings of International Conference on Academic Studies in Science Engineering and Technology 2023, Istanbul, Turkey, 1-26
  • Collier-Reed, B. I., Nyembwe, K. D., Maphumulo, T. P., Dienga, A. M., & Zvandasara, C. (2023). An analysis of the literature on engineering student attrition in the South Africa higher education system. Sixth Biennial Conference of the South African Society for Engineering Education, Muldersdrift, South Africa, 328-331.
  • Ganduri, L., Shaw, C., & Collier-Reed, B. (2023). Investigating first-year engineering students’ development of digital agency in a digitally mediated learning environment. Sixth Biennial Conference of the South African Society for Engineering Education, Muldersdrift, South Africa, 54-64.
  • Boshoff, L., Simpson, Z., & Collier-Reed, B. (2023). Engineering undergraduates’ conceptions of critical thinking. Sixth Biennial Conference of the South African Society for Engineering Education, Muldersdrift, South Africa, 8-17.
  • Ngoepe, M. N., le Roux, K., Shaw, C. B., & Collier-Reed, B. (2022). Conceptual Tools to Inform Course Design and Teaching for Ethical Engineering Engagement for Diverse Student Populations. Science and Engineering Ethics, 28(2), 20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11948-022-00367-4
  • le Roux, K., Ngoepe, M., Shaw, C., & Collier-Reed, B. I. (2022). Language and disciplinary literacies for accessing, learning and communicating meaning: students’ experiences of the transition from school to first-year undergraduate engineering. European Journal of Engineering Education, 47(6), 1144–1163. https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2022.2122406
  • Ganduri, L., Shaw, C., & Collier-Reed, B. (2021). Digital agency among engineering students post emergency remote learning. SEFI 49th Annual Conference: Blended Learning in Engineering Education: Challenging, Enlightening - and Lasting?, Berlin, Germany, 226-239. Campbell, A., Craig, T., & Collier-Reed, B. (2019). A framework for using learning theories to inform ‘growth mindset’ activities. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1-18. doi:10.1080/0020739X.2018.1562118

Research Interests: 

  • Student engagement
  • Use of ICTs in facilitating student learning 
  • Technological literacy
  • Nature of technology
  • Phenomenography

Current Research Intersets:

Current research focusses on the importance of multilingualism and academic literacies in facilitating students’ academic success. A specific interest in understanding how the student experience is impacted using technology in teaching and learning, and a long-standing interest in the nature of technology and technological literacy, particularly in relation to students entering higher education.