Dr Matthew Piscioneri - Researcher Profile

Biography

Dr Matthew Piscioneri lectures in the Arts Academic Language and Learning Unit at Monash University, Australia. He obtained his doctorate in Philosophy in 2004 from the University of Queensland, Australia where his dissertation developed a critical reading of Jurgen Habermas’s Theory of Communicative Action.

His research examines the internationalization of universities, ethical issues in student care, the delivery of teaching and learning resources at university and tertiary reading requirements. Recently he has been part of a major research project evaluating student preferences for modes of teaching and learning resource delivery: [www.teachanddelivery.net].

"My research interests and my teaching are closely linked. I am presently engaged in a critical study of the ‘international’ academy as well as the pre-commencement academic orientation of international students. Come and join us on FaceBook: THE Monash Arts International Students Group”.

Qualifications

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Institution: University of Queensland

Year awarded: 2004

MASTERS OF PHILOSPHY (COURSEWORK)

Institution: University of Sydney

Year awarded: 1997

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Institution: Universtiy of Tasmania

Year awarded: 1981

Publications

Book Chapters

Hlavac, J., Peterson, J.A., Piscioneri, M., 2012, International and local students? use of hard-copy and electronic learning resources- evidence from Arts and Education students in Australia, in Effectively Implementing Information Communication Technology in Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region, eds Jim Peterson, Okhwa Lee, Tofazzal Islam, Matthew Piscioneri, Nova Science Publishers, New York, NY, USA, pp. 101-117.

Piscioneri, M., 2012, Is all the glitters gold? Re-thinking e-learning and education revolutions, in Technologies for Enhancing Pedagogy, Engagement and Empowerment in Education: Creating Learning-Friendly Environments, eds Thao Le and Quynh Le, Information Science Reference, Hershey Pennsylvania United States, pp. 287-299.

Piscioneri, M., 2011, Walking the tightrope: an inquiry into English for academic purposes, in Voices, Identities, Negotiations and Conflicts: Writing Academic English Across Cultures, eds Phan Le Ha and Bradley Baurain, Emerald Group Publishing, UK, pp. 195-212.

Journal Articles

Hlavac, J., Peterson, J., Piscioneri, M., 2011, Time allocations for study: evidence from Arts students in Australia, Education and Training [P], vol 53, issue 1, Emerald Group Publishing Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 27-44.

Piscioneri, M., Hlavac, J., Peterson, J., 2010, Technology enhanced learning: the reading challenge, Asia-Pacific collaborative education journal [P], vol 6, issue 1, Institute of APEC Collaborative Education (IACE), Busan, Republic of Korea, pp. 51-76.