Indigenising Curriculum in Practice

Truth: Jackie Huggins, Thelma Parker and Haylene Grogan

Professor Jackie Huggins, Professor Thelma Parker and Professor Haylene Grogan discuss the importance of truth-telling within universities and ways to the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Queensland is centring Indigenous voices. You can view the transcript for the interview here.
 

Reciprocity: Anne Pattel-Gray

Professor Anne Pattel-Gray discusses the concept of reciprocity and what makes a confident non-Indigenous ally in the space of Indigenising curriculum. You can view the transcript for the interview here.

Country: Angela Dean

Associate Professor Angela Dean discusses Indigenising the geography curriculum by introducing students to the multi-dimensional and complex concept of Country. You can view the transcript for the interview here.

Relationships: Kate O'Brien and Steven Pratt

Professor Kate O’Brien and Professor Steven Pratt discuss their beginning steps to Indigenise the chemical engineering curriculum and the importance of building meaningful relationships with Indigenous colleagues and communities in the process. You can view the transcript for the interview here.

Respect: Deline Briscoe and Denis Collins

Deline Briscoe and Associate Professor Denis Collins discuss the role of music in acknowledging Country and the importance of respect, protocols, and relationships in the process of Indigenising the music curriculum. You can view the transcript for the interview here.

Cultural Capability: Ben Mos and Ian Tibbetts

Dr Ben Mos and Associate Professor Ian Tibbetts discuss how they are working to improve the cultural capability of marine biology students by providing opportunities for students to listen to and learn from Indigenous community members during field teaching. You can view the transcript for the interview here.

Benefits: Louise Ferris

Louise Ferris discusses the role of learning designers in Indigenising the curriculum. She talks about the benefits of Indigenising the curriculum for Indigenous and non-Indigenous students and a guide to Indigenising curriculum that she has been developing with Prof Tracey Bunda. Learn more about the Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation (ITaLI) at UQ here. You can view the transcript for the interview here.

Truth: Samantha Cooms and Jacquelyn Humphrey

Dr Samantha Coombs and Associate Professor Jacquelyn Humphrey discuss Indigenising the finance curriculum. They talk about how they are working together and the importance of truth-telling in relation to teaching across a range of finance courses. You can view the transcript for the interview here.

Relationships: Tracey Bunda

Professor Tracey Bunda discusses the journey of Indigenising the curriculum at the University of Queensland, where the process began, its progress to date and her hopes for the future. She also reflects on the importance of relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in the Indigenising curriculum space and why Country is at the centre of the UQ Indigenising Curriculum Design Principles. You can view the transcript for the interview here.

Truth: Anita Heiss

Professor Anita Heiss discusses the importance of truth-telling in teaching and highlights the ways that the recording of history is subjective. She also discusses useful resources in relation to Indigenising the curriculum. You can view the transcript for the interview here.
Information about the book Growing up Aboriginal in Australia can be found here and the teaching notes for the book, developed by Associate Professor Marnee Shay, can be found here. Teaching notes for Professor Anita Heiss’s book Dirrayawadha, developed by Shelley Ware, can be found here.