IND202 - Australian Indigenous Education: Recognition, Relationships and Reconciliation
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Al Fricker Trimester 3: Al Fricker |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in E200, E330, E333, E334, E359, E377 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week Approximately 1-hour of online learning tasks and discussions per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Note:*Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute students only. | |
Content
This unit provides pre-service teachers with an opportunity to critically engage with the Australian education system. This unit is grounded in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges focused on identities, knowledges, kinship, communities, and histories, as well as the neo-colonial contexts of the contemporary Australian education system. The unit supports pre-service teachers to engage with critical self-reflection through a process of decolonisation, and consider applied decolonial processes in education focusing on policy, curriculum, pedagogy, place and space, and community engagement as part of their future teaching practice.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Describe and critically discuss frameworks of First Nations Education policy in the Australian context and its impact on First Nations education. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO2 | Explore and synthesise the impact of culture, including identity, connection to Country, and relationality and relationships, and linguistic background for students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds and identify strategies and approaches for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO3 | Evaluate and investigate theories and perspectives that provide insights into historical events, consequences and current educational landscapes that develop understanding and respect of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO4 | Analyse and assess learning spaces using knowledge of student learning and effective teaching strategies in the integration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in curriculum, pedagogy, place and space, policy, and community engagement. | GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO5 | Synthesise and reflect on decolonising teaching practice applying a critical lens to the impacts of curriculum, pedagogy, place and space, policy, and community engagement on shaping future teaching practices. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO6: Self-management GLO8: Global citizenship |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year.
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 – Research Essay | 1200 words | 30% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2 – Observation Report | 1000 words | 25% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 3 – Reflective Essay | 1800 words | 45% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
Online resources including study guide, articles and web-based resources.
Unit Fee Information
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
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