Reconciliation through Indigenous Education

About the course

Reconciliation through Indigenous Education is offered through UBC’s Faculty of Education Professional Development & Community Engagement Program.

It will help you envision how Indigenous histories, perspectives, worldviews, and approaches to learning can be made part of the work we do in classrooms, organizations, communities, and our everyday experiences in ways that are thoughtful and respectful. In this course, reconciliation emphasizes changing institutional structures, practices, and policies, as well as personal and professional ideologies to create environments that are committed to strengthening our relationships with Indigenous peoples.

For educators, this means responding to educational reforms that prioritize improved educational outcomes for Indigenous learners. In addition, educators must support all learners to develop their knowledge and understanding of Indigenous people’s worldviews and cultures as a basis for creating equitable and inclusive learning spaces. To support these goals, teachers, administrators, young people, school staff, and researchers will learn from Indigenous Elders, educational leaders, and culturally relevant learning resources as part of their experiences in this MOOC.

For others who want to build their own competence and the capacity of those around them to engage in relationships with Indigenous peoples based on intercultural understanding, empathy, and respect, this course will help get you started in this process.

About the Learning Experience

This is a six-week online course delivered as a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC).

The time requirement is about 2-4 asynchronous hours per week for the six weeks. Once the course starts, you can progress at your own pace, although assignments will have specific due dates/times.

Dates

Next offering begins January 30th, 2018

Fee

No fee

More information is available here:

http://pdce.educ.ubc.ca/reconciliation/