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Unit description
This unit examines the context of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander Knowledge and other Indigenous Knowledge in different places on Country and presents Indigenous Knowledge as a way of knowing from which a relational experience of our world emerges. Students will explore frameworks for successfully engaging with Elders' understanding of Country and learn respect for living knowledge as a positive promotion of Indigenous understandings.
Unit content
Topic 1: Ontology and self
Topic 2: Ontology and place
Topic 3: Co-design and yarning
Topic 4: Cultural safety on Country
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | develop effective applications for Aboriginal cultural principles and culturally safe systems that engage with Elders and Traditional Owners ways of knowing |
| 2 | critically analyse frameworks that support visual relatedness and storytelling to transform diversity into learning shared by a group |
| 3 | respectfully design models for engaging with Elders and Traditional Owners that will ensure ethical sharing of knowledge |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- develop effective applications for Aboriginal cultural principles and culturally safe systems that engage with Elders and Traditional Owners ways of knowing
- critically analyse frameworks that support visual relatedness and storytelling to transform diversity into learning shared by a group
- respectfully design models for engaging with Elders and Traditional Owners that will ensure ethical sharing of knowledge
Teaching and assessment
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