Incorporating Aboriginal pedagogies into learning and teaching at

Incorporating Aboriginal pedagogies into learning and teaching at Deakin Jodie Satour, Maja Gelov & local Aboriginal community member Sharelle Mc. Guirk Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113 B

SESSION OUTLINE 1. Background aims of Aboriginal pedagogies project 2. Local Aboriginal voices 3. Development of local Aboriginal pedagogies framework 4. Online interactive resource 5. Opportunities and challenges

BACKGROUND OF PROJECT Collaboration: • Local Aboriginal Elders and Aboriginal community members, Aboriginal academic staff (IKE), Academic Language and Learning Advisers, DLF staff Aims: • To initiate and sustain meaningful dialogues between educators, students and local Aboriginal Elders and community members as to articulate local Aboriginal pedagogies/ways of learning and teaching and how these can be incorporated into teaching practices at Deakin. • To develop a resource, informed by and co-constructed with local Aboriginal and Aboriginal community members, that can support non-indigenous educators in creating a more inclusive and culturally appropriate educational environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

EMERGING MODEL: COMMON THEMES Learning – teaching circle land self others Giving back to community Reflection power relations time Co-construction of knowledge Communication

DEVELOPMENT OF INTERACTIVE RESOURCE • Themes: Reflection, Communication, Co-construction of knowledge, Giving back to community • Questions: Questions under each theme, to be used as prompts for reflection • User reflection • Information: § Local Aboriginal and Aboriginal community members input (video, audio, symbols, art, infographics, etc. ) § Examples of practical application in teaching & learning

ABORIGINAL PEDAGOGIES PROJECT Opportunities & Challenges

ABORIGINAL PEDAGOGIES PROJECT Questions