Peter's professional life began as a secondary science teacher. He had taught for 20 years in Australian schools - mainly in Queensland - with the last 10 years as Head of Department. During his secondary science teacher career, he completed a master’s degree in curriculum studies and a doctoral degree.Since 1992, he has undertaken a number of academic roles, including lecturer in learning theory and academic staff developer, with his research interests being stimulated by the latter role. In 2002, he was appointed as foundation Director of the Institute for Learning Communities at Bond University, and in 2005 joined the Queensland University of Technology as Assistant Dean (Learning) on Australia’s largest Faculty of Education.
Peter has extensive experience in leading and researching organisational change and innovation in teaching and learning, particularly in relation to the introduction of new technologies into learning environments and pre-service teacher education. The meta-themes of his scholarship involve learning, innovation and change as areas of theoretical interest and as areas of applied research and development. He has also made significant contributions to the understanding of the impact on both students and staff of the introduction of information and communication technologies into learning environments.
BEd, Darling Downs Institute for Advanced Education, Australia (1980)M Curr Stud., University of New England (1984)PhD, University of Queensland, Australia (1992)
Teacher learningInnovation and change in educational settingsThe design and development of new learning environments
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