American Indian Quarterly, vol. 20, no. 3/4, To Hear the Eagles Cry: Contemporary Themes in Native American Spirituality (Parts 1 & 2), Summer, 1996, pp. 433-450
Description
Comments on the crisis of conscience in academic institutions where Indigenous religions are taught.
Revisits the politics and controversy surrounding a controversial science initiative program called Man: A Course of Study (MACOS) which attempted tof teach American children what it was to be human.
Duration: 55:00.
Looks at the challenges affecting performance of Aboriginal students and the benefit of using principles which combine both Indigenous and western perspectives in the classroom.
Critical Success Factors for Effective Use of eLearning with Maori Learners
Understanding the Needs of Māori Learners for the Effective Use of eLearning
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Laurie Porima
Description
Summarizes results obtained through focus groups. Participants discussed why they undertook studies online, support systems, positive and negative aspects, relevance of tikanga Maori in courses, and changes that could enhance the experience.
Part of project entitled Critical Success for Effective Use of eLearning with Maori Learners.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 28, no. 1, Special Issue on Teaching Leslie Marmon Silkos Ceremony, 2004, pp. 75-82
Description
Discusses the use of Leslie Mormom Silko's novel Ceremony in non-Native classrooms to teach the scope of past genocide and awareness of contemporary Native issues.
Looks at how the Yekooche First Nation used the viable cluster-based learning approach effectively to maximizing the use of learning technologies to support collaborative, project-based learning and community-wide development.
Includes brief history of the education authority, overview of its activities, discussion of programming in areas of language and culture at the elementary level, and analysis of success indicators for secondary and post-secondary students.
Critical Social Work, vol. 11, no. 1, Special Indigenous Issue, 2010, pp. 27-41
Description
Looks at online learning with a historical review of adult education & its lack of engagement with Indigenous knowledge. Also discusses need to create culturally sensitive technology designed to include Indigenous knowledge.
Our Schools, Our Selves, vol. 19, no. 3, Anti-Racism in Education: Missing in Action, Spring , 2010, pp. 275-289
Description
Comments on the need to increase the knowledge about Aboriginal peoples for Canadian students, many who graduate high school with less than adequate levels of information.