Dr David Paterson
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of The Professions, School of Education
Qualifications
BA DipEd (Mac) Grad Dip Ed Studies - Special Education (UTS) MEd (UNE) PhD (Alberta)
Contact
| Email: | dpaters1@une.edu.au |
| Room: | FEHPS Building (E7) 322 |
| Phone: | 02 6773 3846 (or +61 2 6773 3846 overseas) |
| Fax: | 02 6773 2445 |
David Paterson is a member of the Special Education/Educational Psychology Team.
David is Chair of Postgraduate Coursework programs in the School of Education.This includes Masters of Education (coursework) programs and Graduate Certificate programs.
He is also Coordinator, Student Diversity for the NSW Hub of the Centre for Science, Information and Communication Technology, and Mathematics Education for Rural and Regional Australia (SiMERR).
David is an Australasian Coordinator for the Strategies Program for Effective Learning/Thinking (SPELT).
Affiliations
- Australian Association of Special Education (AASE) Inc
- Australian College of Educators (ACE)
- European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI)
- American Educational Research Association (AERA)
- International Study Association on Teacher Thinking (ISATT)
- Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)
Research interests
- Special education
- teacher thinking
- cognitive and metacognitive instruction
- adaptive help-seeking
- effective inclusion of students with special needs
- collaborative consultation
Current Research
Use of adaptive strategies by students with intellectual disabilities in inclusive classrooms
Education in rural and remote schools
Other Achievements
- Previous appointments as special education teacher (high support needs) and special education consultant
- Contributed to forums and conferences in areas of special education, effective instruction integration, active learning, cognitive and metacognitive instruction
- Member of writing team - Cognitive and metacognitive strategy instruction manual (Alberta Vocational College, Edmonton, Canada)
- Consultancies with government and private sector school systems in support for students with special needs in regular classrooms.
Recent publications
Books and monographs
Graham, L., Paterson, D. and Stevens, R. (2007). Exceptional educational equity programs Teneriffe, Qld. : Post Pressed.
Paterson, D., Graham, L. and Stevens, R. (2007). Exceptional student welfare plans Teneriffe, Qld. : Post Pressed.
Afamasaga-Fuatai, K., Lyons, T., Merrotsy, P., Paterson, D. &
Smith, H. (2006). Not just another face in the crowd: Report from
SiMERR NSW. In T. Lyons, (ed.) Science, ICT and Mathematics Education
in Rural and Regional Australia: State and Territory Case Studies.
Armidale: University of New England. 100-122.
Journal articles
Paterson, D. (2007). Teacher thinking in inclusive classrooms. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 40 (5), 427-435
Pearce, A., Graham, L., Miller, J., & Paterson, D. (2007).
Supporting Young Children to Develop Independent Learning and Literacy
Skills through the Use of Pictographed Instructions: The Moving with
Language Program. Child Health and Education: An interdisciplinary
journal, 1 (1), 54-68
Graham, L., Boileau-Little, D., Webster, H., Roach, D., Berman, J.,
Harrington, I., Paterson, D., Sargeant, J., Maurer, J. (2006). Powerful
partnerships: Special education teachers as seconded faculty. Special
Education Perspectives, 15 (1), 58-69.
McConaghy, C., Graham, L., Bloomfield, D., Miller, J., Paterson, D.,
Lloyd, L., Jenkins, K., Hardy, J., Taylor, N., & Noone, G. (2006).
Bush Tracks: Exploring Rural Teaching Transitions. Education in Rural
Australia, 16 (2), 3-13
Miller, J., Graham, L & Paterson, D. (2006). Bush Tracks: Viewing
Teachers’ Experiences of Leadership in Rural Schools Through a
Contextual Lens. Education in Rural Australia, 16 (2), 31-47
Recent conference presentations
Graham, L., Paterson, D. & Miller, J. (2008) Leadership in Australian Rural Schools: Bush Track, Fast Track. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) New York, USA
Paterson, D, & Graham, L. (2007). Self-regulation and Strategy Instruction: Implications for the Inclusive Classroom. Invited keynote presentation at the National Conference of the Australian Association of Special Education Inc (AASE). Sydney, NSW
Paterson, D, (2007). Adaptive Help-seeking Strategies in the Inclusive Secondary Classroom. Paper presented at the National Conference of the Australian Association of Special Education Inc (AASE). Sydney, NSW
Paterson, D. (2007) Adaptive help-seeking strategies in the inclusive secondary classroom. Paper presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI). Budapest, Hungary
Paterson, D. (2005) Risky learning – a challenge for teachers and learners. Paper presented at the International Supportive Education Congress (ISEC). Glasgow, UK
Recent external consultancies
- T.A.L.E. at Westdale - Together a Learning Experience. Australian Government Quality Teaching Program (AGQTP)
- Quality Assessment Through Technology. Australian Government Quality Teaching Program (AGQTP)
- Education in Inclusive Classrooms - Professional learning program. Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Armidale.
- Strategies Program for Effective Learning/Thinking (SPELT) workshop for teachers. Catholic Schools Office, Diocese of Armidale.