Michael Paton
BSc(Ed) UNSW, BA(hons.) Syd, PhD Syd.
Senior Lecturer; Teaching Quality Fellow
M.Paton@econ.usyd.edu.au
Room 388
H04 Merewether Building
The University of Sydney
NSW 2006 Australia
Phone: +61 2 9351 5569
Fax: +61 2 9351 4433
Consultation hours: Tuesdays & Wednesdays 2-5pm
Michael Paton is the Teaching Quality Fellow/Senior Learning Adviser in the Office for Learning and Teaching in the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Sydney, Australia. He completed his Bachelor of Science (Education) degree in geology at the University of New South Wales and his Bachelor of Arts (honours) and PhD in Chinese studies at the University of Sydney.
Michael's work and research interests in communication skills deal with their relationship to culture, critical thinking and knowledge production. His other major research interests include the history and philosophy of science in China especially focusing on dili (the principles of the earth), fengshui (wind and water) and their relationship to the environment and culture.
He is a former Vice President (Asia) of the Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science, a principal sponsor of the Sustainable Management of Organisations Group (SMOG) in the Faculty, and a Development Theme Leader for the University's Institute for Sustainable Solutions.