Enacting Indigenous Pedagogies in Australian Education (11998.1)

In this unit, students are introduced to Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing - including ways of educating - that have happened in Australia for at least 80,000 years. These Indigenous ways intertwine practical knowledge of specific environments (Country and Earthkin) with cosmological, spiritual and kinship systems to create and enact the Lore for local sustainable living. In this unit, students will consider their own journey towards ecological literacy through cultivating a regular practice of (reciprocal) 'Relating with Country' enabling experiences of 'Country as Teacher'. They will learn how to co-create storied, place-based curriculum and pedagogy, to engage students experientially in-Country.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Identify and analyse Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing, their historical and biogeographical roots, the ecological, social and economic value of engaging future generations in learning about and through them, and critique their interface with western and global education policy and contemporary ecological challenges;
2. Share and examine experiences of 'Relating with Country', 'Country as Teacher' and transformative learning, signposting their story towards ecological literacy;
3. Embed Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing in educational practice, with a focus on finding and knowing stories for Country and practices to engage reciprocally with Country and Earthkin; and
4. Identify and knowledgably discuss the roles that Country, communities, education professionals and learning and teaching sites play in shaping the lives of young people.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - communicate and engage with Indigenous Australians in ethical and culturally respectful ways
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline

Prerequisites

Must be enrolled in EDB001 Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Birth to Five) OR an Undergraduate Initial Teacher Education Course.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

10450 Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing in Education

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.