Rate My Professor Peter Ellerton

Dr Peter Ellerton is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy in the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry at the University of Queensland. He earned a Bachelor of Education from Griffith University, a Postgraduate Diploma from the University of Queensland, a Masters (Coursework) of Contemporary Science from the Australian National University, and a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Queensland in 2019. His PhD thesis, titled 'Teaching for thinking: explaining pedagogical expertise in the development of the skills, values and virtues of inquiry,' explores pedagogical expertise in fostering inquiry skills. Ellerton founded the University of Queensland Critical Thinking Project and serves as its Director for Curriculum and Pedagogy. Previously, he was Head of Experimental Sciences at the Queensland Academy of Science, Mathematics and Technology, a high school for gifted students offering the International Baccalaureate program. He advised the International Baccalaureate Organisation on developing the Nature of Science subject, contributed to Queensland science syllabuses especially Physics, chaired the Philosophy and Reason panel for the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority, and acted as Chief Examiner for External Physics in Queensland.