Forum on Indigenous Learning and Teaching

The Forum on Indigenous Learning and Teaching was held at the University of Melbourne in December 2009. It represented a unique and timely opportunity for enhancing Indigenous teaching practices in Australian universities.

Many high profile academics from universities around Australia participated in the Forum and it was a rare privilege for Indigenous and non-Indigenous teachers to meet and discuss their endeavours in this vital dimension of Australian higher education.

Forum on Indigenous Teaching and Learning Program

Forum Program.pdf

Several of the presenters at the Forum have kindly made the audio files and powerpoint slides from their presentations available below.

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Associate Professor Susan Green - University of NSW

"You need to get the first year right, then they blossom": Getting it right for Indigenous students

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Gary Thomas - La Trobe University

From Cultural Awareness to Indigenous Studies and Back: Developing Connections

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Michelle Evans slides

Michelle Evans - The University of Melbourne

Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Knowing: A case study of teaching Indigenous Arts Management

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Atkinson, MaRhea slides

Professor Henry Atkinson & Dr Zane Ma Rhea - Monash University

Provocative Pedagogy: Indigenous Teaching for our Future Teachers

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Bill Genat slides

Dr Bill Genat - The University of Melbourne

Transformation Pedagogy: Using online role-play

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Kathleen Butler slides

Dr Kathleen Butler - University of Newcastle

Engaging Our Colleagues in Indigenising the Curriculum

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Shaun Ewen slides

Shaun Ewen - The University of Melbourne

Indigenous Cultural Competence: Whose competence? Whose culture?

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Juanita Sherwood - University of NSW

Learning Our Way: Hands-on experience

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Julie Andrews - La Trobe University

Two-Way Learning: Bringing the community into the classroom

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Associate Professor Richard Broome - La Trobe University

Bringing Students and Community Together: Americans in the Gariwerd/Grampians

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Sam Cook - The University of Melbourne

Conversations with Diversity in Indigenous Block Mode Teaching

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Sally Farrington slides

Sally Farrington - The University of Sydney

Supporting Indigenous Student Learning in and out of Class

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Student Panel

Eloise Hummel - Macquarie University

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Chris Turner - University of Melbourne ASHE

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Susan Page slides

Associate Professor Susan Page - Macquarie University

The Power and the Passion: Can Indigenous teachers change the world? Part 1

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Christine Asmar slides

Dr Christine Asmar - The University of Melbourne

The Power and the Passion: Can Indigenous teachers change the world? Part 2

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