eCite Digital Repository
Virtual tours of Country: creating and embedding resource-appropriate Aboriginal pedagogy at Australian universities
Citation
Prehn, J and Peacock, H and Guerzoni, MA and Walter, M, Virtual tours of Country: creating and embedding resource-appropriate Aboriginal pedagogy at Australian universities, Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching, 3, (Sp. Iss. 1) Article 7. ISSN 2591-801X (2020) [Refereed Article]
 | PDF 3Mb |
Copyright Statement
Copyright 2020 The Authors. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
DOI: doi:10.37074/jalt.2020.3.s1.7
Abstract
At present, Western universities are undergoing structural and institutional change in response to the growing demands to provide additional online course and degree options, improve the recruitment, retention and support of Indigenous students, and undergo Indigenisation (of governance, the offered curricula, its faculty and campuses). In Australia, there have been increasing efforts to Indigenise curricula within law, humanities and the social sciences; prompting the formulation and execution of innovative pedagogical practices and online content. Efforts to harmonise these two emerging educational "frontiers" have been tried, one innovative measure trialled is the concept of virtual touring of Country alongside Indigenous Elders and knowledge holders, bringing together Indigenous epistemes and place-based learning. In analysing student unit evaluations, results indicate that students found the virtual tours of Country to be the most effective and meaningful aspect of the unit overall. We argue this demonstrates that what we call "digital placebased learning" is a useful method to engage undergraduate students in Indigenous epistemologies and ontologies, whilst offering a unique experience across three regions.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | higher education pedagogy, indigenising curricula, teaching innovation, Indigenous, culture, Covid-19 |
| Research Division: | Indigenous Studies |
| Research Group: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sciences |
| Research Field: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander information and knowledge management systems |
| Objective Division: | Indigenous |
| Objective Group: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education |
| Objective Field: | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Prehn, J (Mr Jacob Prehn) |
| UTAS Author: | Peacock, H (Mr Huw Peacock) |
| UTAS Author: | Guerzoni, MA (Dr Michael Guerzoni) |
| UTAS Author: | Walter, M (Professor Maggie Walter) |
| ID Code: | 138901 |
| Year Published: | 2020 |
| Deposited By: | Social Work |
| Deposited On: | 2020-05-11 |
| Last Modified: | 2021-02-11 |
| Downloads: | 6 View Download Statistics |
Repository Staff Only: item control page