Study at York
Dr Richard Cotterill
Lecturer - Business and Management
Area(s) of Responsibility
I am a lecturer in the International Pathway College, where I am module lead for the foundation course Business and Management and the pre-masters course Introduction to Management.
Professional Interests
I have undertaken research into teaching, learning and assessment, with a particular focus on international students. I have published chapters and journal articles exploring the use of discussion boards, assessment through group work, peer feedback and decentering language in educational research. My doctoral thesis evaluated the use of visual metaphors as a way of communicating the meaning of abstract concepts. I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Certified Management and Business Educator, a Certified Member of The Association for Learning Technology, and holder of the Vice Chancellor's Teaching Award.
External Activities
I am an external examiner for Business and Economics. I have over thirty years of teaching experience and prior to working in the university spent most of my career working in a sixth form college.
Publications
Cotterill, R. (2024). Unlocking meaning using visual metaphors. University of York: Teaching and Learning Forum. 52 4-7.
Cotterill, R. & Cowling, E. (2023). Using peer feedback to motivate students in an online learning environment. In J. A. Bilodeau & L. W. Hughes (Eds.), Handbook of research on creating motivational online environments for students (pp. 290-304). IGI Global
Cotterill, R. (2022). Pushing metacognition: an evaluation of the use of process interviews as a means of talking to international students about their learning. Cambridge Educational Research Journal. 9 326-336.
Cotterill, R. (2021). Discussion forums in management. In S. Hrastinski (Ed.), Designing courses with digital technologies (pp. 14-19). Routledge
