Indigenising Curriculum in Practice
Co-hosted by Professor Tracey Bunda and Associate Professor Katelyn Barney, this podcast series focuses on Indigenising the university curriculum. Each episode is an interview with Indigenous and/or non-Indigenous staff across the faculties at the University of Queensland.
Episodes
Peta Rake and Freja Carmichael discuss the role of art as a medium to include Indigenous perspectives in the curriculum. They also discuss the role and responsibility of the UQ Art Museum as a space to support and profile diverse Indigenous voices. You can view the transcript for the interview here.
Associate Professor Sally Butler and Sonja Carmichael discuss the benefits of field teaching to enhance student understandings about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives, histories and cultures. You can view the transcript for the interview here.
Associate Professor Sonia Roitman and Greg Kitson discuss how they teach students to respect Indigenous perspectives in urban planning courses and their use of art as a tool to teach students about activism and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander connections to Country. You can view the transcript for the interview here.
Dr Vigya Sharma discusses how she is Indigenising the curriculum in her humanitarian engineering course. She discusses the use of case studies and videos resources as a way of introducing students to key truths in relation to access to water, sanitation, energy, and infrastructure in remote Indigenous communities. You can view the transcript for the interview here.
Dr Sharlene Leroy-Dyer, Dr Samantha Cooms and Dr Gemma Irving discuss the principles and practices they are using to Indigenise the curriculum in business and management courses. They also discuss the importance of allyship, reciprocity and collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous staff in this context. You can view the transcript for the interview here.
Karina Maxwell and Kate Thompson discuss teaching students how to do a meaningful acknowledgement of Country and ensuring students studying nursing, midwifery and social work reflect on their identities in order to become more culturally capable. You can view the transcript for the interview here.
Des Crump and Dr Samantha Disbray discuss building and sustaining relationships, the importance of listening, and the ways local place names can be used as a starting point to Indigenise the curriculum. You can view the transcript for the interview here.
Coen Hird and Associate Professor Steven Salisbury discuss field teaching, building relationships with Butchulla traditional owners at K’gari, and the ways they are introducing students to the importance of respecting Aboriginal understandings and connections to Country. You can view the transcript for the interview here.
Dr Keane Wheeler and Professor Murray Phillips discuss reciprocity in relation to Indigenising the curriculum in Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences. You can view the transcript for the interview here.
Jim Walker discusses the importance of respect and Indigenising the science curriculum. You can view the transcript for the interview here.
Associate Professor Geoff Ginn discusses the importance of truth telling in relation to Indigenising the History curriculum. You can view the transcript for the interview here.
Carroll Go-Sam and Dr Kelly Greenop discuss the importance of teaching Architecture, Design and Planning students about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander connections to Country. The Campuses on Countries: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Design Framework discussed in this episode can be viewed here. You can view the transcript for the interview here.
Ren Perkins and Dr Kate McLay discuss the benefits of Indigenising curriculum in Education. You can view the transcript for the interview here.
James Blackwell, Professor Kath Gelber and Associate Professor Morgan Brigg discuss building cultural capability in relation to Indigenising curriculum in Political Science and International Studies. The Incorporating Indigenous Scholarship Tip Sheet discussed in this episode can be accessed here. You can view the transcript for the interview here.
Francis Nona and Dr Preetha Thomas discuss the importance of relationships in Indigenising curriculum in Public Health. You can view the transcript for the interview here.
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