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EDPL6003: Aboriginal Curriculum and Pedagogy

2025 unit information

Students identify Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal learning needs and apply ethical protocols in order to design and implement place-based, relationships-focussed curriculum and pedagogies. Students develop skills to lead their colleagues in creating innovative, culturally responsive learning environments.

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Arts and Social Sciences

Study level Postgraduate
Academic unit Education
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. critically analyse key issues in Aboriginal and international Indigenous human rights and social justice education in relation to key curriculum and pedagogical issues in Aboriginal contexts
  • LO2. apply ethical practice and research methodologies when collaborating with local Aboriginal families and community members to evaluate culturally responsive curriculum and pedagogy
  • LO3. critically analyse the hidden curriculum and its impact on culturally and socially inclusive learning programs and environments
  • LO4. lead colleagues in examining and auditing Aboriginal curriculum content
  • LO5. collaborate with colleagues and local Aboriginal family and community members to identify Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal students’ learning needs in developing effective teaching and assessment strategies
  • LO6. support colleagues in the application of culturally responsive relationships-focused curriculum frameworks to guide high quality programs, units of work, assessment and reporting requirements.

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Semester 1 2024
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2025
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2022
Normal day Remote
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2023
Normal day Remote

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