Forum on Indigenous Learning and Teaching : CSHE : The University of Melbourne

Forum on Indigenous Learning and Teaching 2009

Friday 11 December, 2009
8.45 am - 5.00 pm
ICT Building, 111 Barry St, Carlton
The University of Melbourne
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* Register here

Themes and topics

The Bradley Review calls on universities to:

Enhance the participation of Indigenous students;
Ensure the Indigenous cultural competence of staff;
Help all students develop an understanding of Indigenous culture.

This Forum is a unique opportunity for Indigenous and non-Indigenous university staff to share exemplary teaching practices and address questions such as:

What characterises effective Indigenous teaching?
What is the evidence base for such effectiveness?
How might individual teachers further enhance their current practices?
How should universities support and manage Indigenous teaching and learning?

Sessions

Plenary speakers include: Professor Henry Atkinson, Ms Michelle Evans, Associate Professor Susan Green, Mr Chris Heelan, Dr Zane Ma Rhea, Associate Professor Susan Page and Mr Gary Thomas.
In addition to plenary sessions, staff engaged in exemplary Indigenous teaching will showcase and discuss their practices, and students will also be active participants.

Provisional Program

8.45am	Registration and coffee
9.00am	WELCOME TO COUNTRY	*Wurundjeri Council Representative*
9.15am	Opening remarks	Professor Martin Nakata - Chair of Australian Indigenous Education and Director of Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, University of Technology, Sydney: *Overview of some national priorities in Indigenous teaching and learning*
9.30am	PANEL ONE - Plenary Getting Indigenous Teaching Right	*** Mr Chris Heelan - Director, Centre for Indigenous Education, University of Melbourne Challenges in Indigenous Teaching: Individual and institutional responsibilities** * Associate Professor Susan Green - Director, Nura Gili Indigenous Programs Centre, University of NSW *“You need to get the first year right, then they blossom”: Getting it right for Indigenous students* *** Mr Gary Thomas - Executive Director, Equity and Student Support Services, La Trobe University From Cultural Awareness to Indigenous Studies and Back: Developing Connections**
10.45am	Morning Tea (Level Two Lobby)
11.15am	PANEL TWO - Plenary Indigenous Teaching, Indigenous Knowing	*** Ms Michelle Evans - Director, Wilin Centre for Indigenous Arts & Cultural Development, University of Melbourne Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Knowing: A case study of teaching Indigenous Arts Management** * Professor Henry Atkinson and Dr Zane Ma Rhea - Faculty of Education, Monash University *Provocative Pedagogy: Educating future Indigenous teachers*
12.30pm	Lunch (Level Two Lobby)
1.30pm	PARALLEL SHOWCASES (please note, these sessions run concurrently)
Showcase One (Theatre Three)
* Dr Shaun Ewen (Onemda, University of Melbourne) Indigenous cultural competence: Whose competence? Whose culture? * Dr Kathleen Butler (University of Newcastle) *Engaging Our Colleagues In Indigenising The Curriculum*
Showcase Two (Theatre Two)
* Ms Juanita Sherwood (Nura Gili, UNSW) Learning Our Way: Hands-on experience * Ms Sally Farrington (Yooroang Garang, University of Sydney) Supporting Indigenous Student Learning: Lessons from research and experience
Showcase Three (Room 206)
* Dr Bill Genat (Onemda, University of Melbourne) Transformative Pedagogy: Using online role-play * Ms Sam Cook (Wilin Centre, University of Melbourne) Conversations with diversity in Indigenous block mode teaching
2.35pm	STUDENT PANEL - Plenary The Student Voice	* Eloise Hummel - Honours Graduate, Warawara Department of Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University * Chris Turner - Academy of Sport, Health & Education (ASHE), University of Melbourne (Shepparton)
3.15pm	Afternoon tea (Level Two Lobby)
3.30pm	PANEL THREE - Plenary Teacher Experiences	*** Associate Professor Susan Page** - Director, Warawara Department of Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University, and Dr Christine Asmar - Senior Lecturer, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne The Power and the Passion:* *Can Indigenous teachers change the world?*
4.15am	REFLECTION/EVALUATIONS
5.00pm	Close and refreshments (Level Two Lobby)

The Forum is convened by Dr Christine Asmar, recipient of a Teaching Fellowship from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC).

(For an Overview of the Fellowship, click here.)

Registration

REGISTRATION IS FREE and all catering is provided.

As participants at a University of Melbourne event, travellers are eligible for the corporate rate ($154 per night) at Rydges Hotel, 701 Swanston St, Carlton (03 9347 7811). (Please book early as it will be the Xmas season).

Registration is essential: Register here

Contact

Dr Christine Asmar casmar@unimelb.edu.au

Ms Connie Yuen conniey@unimelb.edu.au

Melbourne Graduate School of Education Centre for the Study of Higher Education