Indigenising the Curriculum Circle of Practice (Session 1)

This workshop, for UQ staff engaged in teaching and learning, provides a safe space for discussion on how to embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ perspectives into UQ courses.
 

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The community will create awareness of and strengthen practice in teaching and learning by sharing an understanding and knowledge of:

• how to create culturally safe places and spaces
• appropriate content that aligns discipline knowledge with Indigenous Knowledges, cultures, communities, histories and its ongoing impacts
• appropriate assessment for Indigenised Curriculum
• appropriate resources including Indigenous authored/developed resources
• engaging with Indigenous people as teachers, co teachers, curriculum designers, and co-designers
• truth-telling in the Indigenised space
• cultural obligations and kinship models including how these can impact wellbeing and decision making
• common misconceptions and assumptions about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities
• barriers that have serious impact on the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and how these can be broken down using strengths based approaches.

To register, please email: professional.learning@uq.edu.au