EUN648 Designing Curriculum in First Nations Education

Unit Outline: Semester 1 2024, Kelvin Grove, Internal

Overview

In this unit, you will develop your understanding of First Nations perspectives, focusing on the centrality of relationships to place, people and knowledge, and investigate how this interacts with the requirements of current Australian curriculum. This unit centralises and develops the abilities of educators and knowledge holders to work together to create learning opportunities informed by the two great knowledge traditions of this continent.  This unit will enable educators to embed First Nations perspectives and work with First Nations knowledge according to protocol to enhance the learning opportunities for First Nations and non-Indigenous learners.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a body of knowledge relating to complexities and best practice in designing curriculum for First Nations education contexts (CLO 1.1).
2. Use cognitive and critical reflection skills to demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and professional practice that interrogates the position of the self in relation to First Nations knowledge and education (CLO 2.1).
3. Demonstrate technical and communication skills to analyse and theorise about curriculum imperatives in First Nations education (CLO 2.4).
4. Demonstrate application of knowledge and skills with creativity and initiative to design curriculum responsive to a unique First Nations education context with high level personal autonomy and accountability (CLO 3.1).

Content

Learning Approaches

In this unit you will learn through engaging in the following:

• Online modules incorporating video, story-sharing, artwork and text content and reflection spaces
• Weekly readings
• Weekly yarning gatherings either face-to-face or online
• A face-to-face 4 hour intensive session, or online equivalent
• Authentic assessment tasks for applying your knowledge of the unit content in real-world scenarios.

Feedback on Learning and Assessment

Formative feedback will be provided on one reflection that can be submitted early, to inform your first assessment.

Assessment

Overview

There are two pieces of written assessment for this unit. These tasks provide opportunities for you to critically analyse your relationship with First Nations perspectives and the process through which you will embed First Nations perspectives in your education practice. These tasks build on the unit’s core learning experiences and assess all unit learning outcomes.

Unit Grading Scheme

7- point scale

Assessment Tasks

Assessment: Reflective journal

Submit four critical reflections that respond to topics covered in the first half of this unit, covering content such as your own worldview and understandings of knowledge and how your understandings impact on your teaching practice and engagement with curriculum.

Relates to learning outcomes
CLOs 2.1, 2.4

This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.

Assessment: Curriculum plan

Create a plan for designing a learning sequence that embeds First Nations perspectives or knowledge. Provide a rationale for your choices and strategies relating to forming relationships, navigating knowledge protocols and using the structures available through current Australian curriculum. Critique your own cultural base and assumptions and how these interact with your plan.

Relates to learning outcomes
CLOs 1.1, 3.1

This is an assignment for the purposes of an extension.

Academic Integrity

Students are expected to engage in learning and assessment at QUT with honesty, transparency and fairness. Maintaining academic integrity means upholding these principles and demonstrating valuable professional capabilities based on ethical foundations.

Failure to maintain academic integrity can take many forms. It includes cheating in examinations, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, and submitting an assessment item completed by another person (e.g. contract cheating). It can also include providing your assessment to another entity, such as to a person or website.

You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.

Further details of QUT’s approach to academic integrity are outlined in the Academic integrity policy and the Student Code of Conduct. Breaching QUT’s Academic integrity policy is regarded as student misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.

Resources

Risk Assessment Statement

There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with the general conduct of this unit. Workplace Health and Safety protocols associated with computer use will apply.