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Recontextualising The Award: Developing A Critical Pedagogy In Indigenous Studies, Colleen Mcgloin
Recontextualising The Award: Developing A Critical Pedagogy In Indigenous Studies, Colleen Mcgloin
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
In this paper, I evaluate the politics of teaching awards, and recontextualise the receipt of this accolade from within the framework of a collaborative and collegial teaching and learning environment. My aim is reflect critically about the relations of power that endorse and confer teaching awards. I address this in the context of a developing pedagogy that depends upon collaboration, the sharing of Indigenous knowledge and worldviews, and mutual respect, for the effective delivery of courses in the discipline of Aboriginal Studies in Australia to a diverse student body. Drawing from work in the area of critical pedagogy, the paper …
Developing A Vision Of A Sustainable Community, Christine A. Brown, Rebecca M. Albury
Developing A Vision Of A Sustainable Community, Christine A. Brown, Rebecca M. Albury
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
University Strategic Plans provide the institutional context for situating learning and teaching goals alongside research, community engagement, staff, students, and international outlook, and business and enterprise. This paper describes a developing vision and three key implementation strategies to focus on innovation in learning and teaching. the trigger for its development was provided by the Carrick Institute's Excellence Initiative funding. Formulation of the grant application crystallised an analysis of current gaps in support for staff wishing to engage with Award, Grant and Fellowship opportunities at the institutional and national level.The aim of the the Promoting Excellence Initiative (PEI) at the University …