BA (UNE), MEd (Syd), DipTeach (Tech) (Syd Teach Coll)

Senior Lecturer
Academic area: Learning and Research Development

Telephone: +61 2 9514 3910
Email: Peter.Russell@uts.edu.au
Room: CB10.5.288
Campus: City - CB10 Building

Peter Russell has been involved in Vocational Teacher Education and Industry / Military Training for over 20 years. He has lectured in teaching and training methods and Educational Psychology at undergraduate and post graduate levels, and has worked extensively as a training and Human Resource Development consultant. His primary interests are in teaching methods and their relationships to cognitive learning theory and human motivation.

Teaching Areas:
Comparison of learning theories; learning mediators :- meaning, structure of information, metacognition, motivation and anxiety; learning of concrete and abstract concepts; theoretical models of memory and forgetting; psychology of skills acquisition; adolescent psychology; aspects of interpersonal communication:- barriers, listening, dealing with conflict, negotiation skills, group dynamics, assertiveness; teaching and training methods:- planning, questioning, presentation techniques and learner assessment.

Research Areas:
Applicability of cognitive learning theory vs. adult learning principles in vocational and engineering education. The contributions of self-regulated learning models and self-directed learning to effective motivation. The impact of competence based training methods on motivation and on the validity and reliability of assessing learning.

Publications:
Russell, P., (1999). "Motivation" in J. Athanasou (ed.). The Psychology of Adult Learning, Sydney, Social Science Press.
Russell, P., (1998). Selected Readings in the Psychology of Secondary Students. Sydney, University of Technology Sydney.
Russell, P., (1995). Adult Learning Principles: Use and Misuse in Technical and Engineering Education, Paper presented at the 3rd. Annual International Conference on Post Compulsory Education and Training, Brisbane.
Russell, P., (1994). The Missing Components of Competence: Integrating Will and Skill. Australasian Journal of Engineering Education, May 1994 .