School Of Humanities And Communication ArtsBridging the Gap: Re-engaging Indigenous LearnersWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101756.1
Discipline: EDUCATION STUDIES
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
101116 - Issues in Aboriginal Education
Prerequisite
101751 Contextualising Indigenous Australia (Day Mode)
About this Unit
This unit is available to all undergraduate students who have open electives. Bridging the Gap: Re-engaging Indigenous Australian Learners will provide students with knowledge and skills to develop teaching strategies that will bridge the education gaps existing for many Indigenous Australian (Indigenous) learners. Students will gain knowledge of quality teaching frameworks to engage all learners and in particular Indigenous learners. The unit will also increase students' awareness of the complexities of the cultural inter-relationships between many Indigenous and non-Indigenous learners. The unit focuses on empowering students to effectively teach: Indigenous Australians; Indigenous studies in consultation with Indigenous communities; and assess as well as evaluate resources for use in teaching Indigenous studies.