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Indigenising Curriculum in PracticeTruth: Anita HeissProfessor Anita Heiss discusses the importance of truth-telling in teaching and highlights the ways that the recording of history is subjective. She also discusses useful resources in relation to Indigenising the curriculum. You can view the transcript for the interview here.
Information about the book Growing up Aboriginal in Australia can be found here and the teaching notes for the book, developed by Associate Professor Marnee Shay, can be found here. Teaching notes for Professor Anita Heiss’s book Dirrayawadha, developed by Shelley Ware, can be found here.
2024-12-3120 min
Talking TeachersWhat matters in Indigenous teacher education in Australia with Marnee ShayMarnee Shay is an Associate Professor and a Principal Research Fellow in the School of Education at the University of Queensland. She is an Aboriginal woman whose maternal family is from the Ngen'giwumirri language group (Daly River, Northern Territory), she was born in Brisbane, with strong connections to Indigenous communities in southeast Queensland.Marnee is an experienced and qualified secondary teacher. Marnee is a lead editor of a critical text in the field of Indigenous education, “Indigenous education in Australia Learning and Teaching for Deadly Futures”, published by Routledge in 2021 The book won a national award...
2024-12-1031 min
Women in ScienceGetting schooled on education researchAssociate Professor Marnee Shay is a researcher in Education, specializing in Indigenous education, policy studies, flexi schooling and youth studies. Today, she reflects on her own experience in the Australian education system and the pivotal moments that led her from youth work to academia.Marnee and Kirsty also talk about non-conventional approaches to data collection, preserving Indigenous languages in Wakka Wakka country, and the importance of effecting policy change through research.And you’ll hear about the critical importance of research collaboration across STEM fields and the social sciences.This episode was recorded on Jaggera and Turrbal Country.Donate now to...
2024-05-1628 min
AAFIE in ConversationDSD2024 Associate Professor Marnee ShayIn this episode, AAFIE's Dale Murray yarns with Associate Professor Marnee Shay from the University of Queensland. Marnee is currently a Principal Research Fellow at the University. She has an extensive externally funded research program and has many publications in the fields of Indigenous education, flexi schooling and Indigenous education policy. During this yarn, Dale and Marnee have the chance to discuss Marnee's passion for the work: elevating voice, advocating and bringing about change for community. Marnee's Keynote presentation at DSD2024 is one not to be missed, with an emphasis on young people voice in co-design. Find us...
2024-04-2311 min
Coda ChangeCoda22 Educate - Q&AThis Q&A is moderated by Greg Kelly and features Dinesh Palipana, Marnee Shay, Jess Stokes Parish, Clara Tuck Meng Soo, Maya Newell, and Eve Purdy. It took place as part of the Educate stream at CODA22, which took place in Melbourne in September 2022. For more information about the CODA Project, go to: https://codachange.org/
2024-03-2019 minCoda ChangeWhose Information is it Anyway?This presentation was delivered by Marnee Shay as part of the Educate stream at CODA22, which took place in Melbourne in September 2022. For more information about the CODA Project go to: https://codachange.org/
2024-03-1711 min
The Big Mob, STEM it up ProjectEpisode 14: Grady ToomathGrady is a Minang Noongar man born in Perth. He is an IT Consultant at Winyama with a drone specialisation. Prior to joining Winyama, Grady completed an Advanced Diploma in Engineering and Electrical Design and worked for 10 years as an Instrument and Electrical Designer with resource companies. In his spare time Grady is a regular attendee of the public speaking group Toastmasters and is an avid baker with breads and cakes aplenty. His talents stretch even further, as a self-taught bassist, mechanic and chess player. Giving back, creating positive change in the community and supporting ot...
2023-12-1134 min
The Big Mob, STEM it up ProjectEpisode 13: Noel TaylorNoel is a Nyiyaparli/Nyamal man, born in Port Hedland and grew up in Marble Bar.He joined the Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation (KNAC) in April 2023 as the Ranger Program Project Officer, a newly created operational role that works alongside rangers on country and helps with project coordination. Prior to his work with KNAC, Noel has worked in a variety of fields, including Heritage Management, Mine Operations, Stakeholder Engagement and Cultural Awareness Training including recently working with Coongan.Noel is enthusiastic about getting knowledge back to our youngsters and enjoys working with the S...
2023-12-0418 min
The Big Mob, STEM it up ProjectEpisode 12: Andrew DowdingAndrew is the Managing Director of Winyama. Andrew’s role is to manage and guide Winyama, create opportunities for the team to grow into their roles and most importantly to generate work for the organisation to be sustainable. Andrew is from the Ngarluma traditional owner group and grew up between Perth, Sydney, and the Pilbara. Andrew has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney majoring in both Anthropology and History, and is a current PhD candidate in Indigenous Arts and Cultural Development at the University of Melbourne. Andrew has lived and worked in a ra...
2023-11-2746 min
The Big Mob, STEM it up ProjectEpisode 11: Carol-Anne TuckerCarol-Anne Tucker is a Nyiyaparli/Banjima woman from the East Pilbara area of Western Australia. She grew up in the coastal Pilbara town of Onslow before deciding to move to Tom Price to be closer to Country. She was very close to her Gubarli (Father’s mother) who taught her a lot about Country and her responsibilities to Country and family. Carol-Anne says being a young mum was a big challenge, but it made her the person she is today, and it is blessing to have her daughter, Lauren, working beside her today as part of the Nyi...
2023-11-2014 min
The Big Mob, STEM it up ProjectEpisode 10: Marlee HuttonMarlee is a Bardi Jawi women and the Regional Ecologist for the Kimberley Land Council based out of Broome. She works closely with KLC Ranger teams to monitor culturally and scientifically significant species, broker science partnerships, build ranger capacity and inform land management. Before her time with the KLC, Marlee worked with CSIRO with a research focus on Indigenous coastal development, citizen science and west Australian Dugong populations. Having grown up in the Kimberley, Marlee has a strong understanding of challenges faced by people living remote who want to achieve higher level education or pursue careers in the...
2023-11-1453 min
The Big Mob, STEM it up ProjectEpisode 9: Corey Tutt OAMCorey Tutt OAM is a Kamilaroi man from Nowra, NSW, and a STEM champion for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. As a young person, he developed a love of STEM subjects but found little encouragement for Aboriginal people to pursue careers in STEM. In 2018, Corey founded DeadlyScience, a not-for-profit organisation that provides STEM resources to remote schools in Australia and connects young Indigenous people with STEM professionals.In 2020, Corey was named the NSW Young Australian of the Year and a Human Rights Hero by the Australian Human Rights Commission. In 2021, he received an Australian Museum Eureka...
2023-11-1044 min
The Big Mob, STEM it up ProjectEpisode 8: Bonny RawsonBonny Rawson is a Ballardong Noongar woman. She grew up in Boorloo (Perth) and is now living and working in Naarm (Melbourne). She is currently working as a Senior Product Technologist at Coles. She has a Bachelor of Science (Food Science & Technology) from Curtin University. She has worked in various roles at Coles for 9 years. Whist at university she joined CareerTrackers, a program that provides internships for Indigenous students in the corporate space, she interned with Qantas. She then joined Coles as a Quality Inspector at the Perth Distribution centres and went onto the Coles Store Support Centre Graduate...
2023-10-3021 min
The Big Mob, STEM it up ProjectEpisode 7: Coen HirdCoen is a trawlwoolway pakana related to northeast lutruwita.Coen is a researcher and teacher with broad interests in Indigenous sciences, ecophysiology, and conservation biology. Coen has special interest and experience in understanding the effects of climate change on the physiology, behaviour, and ecology of organisms. Coen is currently undertaking his PhD investigating the role of changing temperature and ultraviolet radiation on the physiology and health of amphibians.A large part of Coen's drive as an academic comes from the need for environmental rights-based discourse, better engagement with Indigenous peoples, and developing understanding and respect...
2023-10-1026 min
The Big Mob, STEM it up ProjectEpisode 6: Talia SarraTalia Sarra is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman with Birri Gubba and Gooreng Gooreng heritage and connections to the Mauar, Stephen and Murray Islands. Talia was the Secondary Student STEM Highly Commended Finalist for the CSIRO Indigenous STEM Awards 2017 and the Young Indigenous Leader Award from QATSIF. Talia has a passion for environmental science and the creative arts. Her undergraduate degree is a double degree in Science and Arts, where she majored in Ecology for science. Talia is currently working for the CSIRO in the graduate program, where she helps the coastal team with...
2023-10-0915 min
The Big Mob, STEM it up ProjectEpisode 5: Josh BurkinJosh has over 12 years’ experience as a Civil Engineer specialising in the delivery of large and complex projects, subdivisions, and main roads infrastructure. Josh has delivered over $300M+ civil works in South East Queensland, Western Queensland and Northern New South Wales. Josh is appointed to the National Engineers Register (NER) and is a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ). As the Operations & Development Manager at Durack Civil, Josh leads a team to deliver a range of public and private infrastructure projects for council, government and resource sector clients. Josh manages the land acquisition, planning approvals and co...
2023-09-0517 min
The Big Mob, STEM it up ProjectEpisode 4: Kris Rallah-BakerAssociate Professor Kris. Rallah-Baker is a proud Yuggera/Warangu man on his mother’s side and Wiradjuri on his father’s side. He is Australia’s first Indigenous ophthalmologist, founding member of the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association, former President of the Australian Indigenous Doctors Association, Director on the Federal Board of the Royal Flying Doctors Service, technical advisor to the Fred Hollows Foundation, Chair of the Vision2020 Indigenous Committee, owner and director of Sunshine Coast Ophthalmologists at Noosa, Zeiss Opinion Leaders Advisor and holds clinical appointments at Kawana Private and Noosa Hospitals. As a RANZCO Fellow, he sits on...
2023-08-1426 min
The Big Mob, STEM it up ProjectEpisode 3: Mel PerkinsMel Perkins, a proud Quandamooka woman with connections to the Wakka Wakka Nation, who is currently the Acting Executive Director of the Mobility as a Service (MaaS), in the Office of the Director- General, in Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads. Her experience extends with over 20 years working in the public sector environment, across a variety of transport and data focused roles. She is passionate about the department’s future focus on mobility and the strategy around this, and how data and systems can be used to deliver customer-centric solution that will help to realise the v...
2023-08-1416 min
The Big Mob, STEM it up ProjectEpisode 2: Torres WebbTorres is a proud Far North Queenslander and Indigenous man from the Torres Strait (Erub, Darnley Island). Torres has a long history of working with a range of educational institutions and communities to promote and showcase the depth of Indigenous scientific knowledge: Ways of being, knowing and doing. He has significant experience of developing science curriculum for all Australian educational sectors. Additionally, Torres has led over 150 different professional learning opportunities for teachers. Utilising inquiry- and strength-based approaches to learning and teaching he focusses on building teacher capability to authentically and respectfully embed Indigenous science knowledges in their practice.
2023-08-0937 min
The Big Mob, STEM it up ProjectEpisode 1: Susan BeetsonIn this first episode, we yarn with Susan Beetson. I'm Susan Beetson, Ngemba Computer Science researcher and educator of interactive technologies at UQ. I grew up on my Country in very remote Australia. I research alongside Ngemba, Ballardong and Whadjuk communities to digitally translate Knowledges into Culture Hubs—e-commerce entrepreneurial platforms. Culture hubs are culturally co-designed and co-developed alongside community on Country, on Aboriginal archival systems, underpinned by knowledge sovereignty, and community's determination to be independent from Government, and to be financially self-reliant. Using emerging technologies, such as non-fungible tokens, Culture Hubs allow us to...
2023-07-2546 min
The Edu SalonMarnee Shay on Indigenous education, research and representationDeborah Netolicky talks with Dr Marnee Shay about flexi schools, yarning, and the education experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. Marnee is an award-winning Aboriginal educator and researcher whose maternal connections are to Wagiman country, and she also has strong connections to Aboriginal communities in South East Queensland where she was born and raised. She is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Education and an affiliate Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Policy Futures at the University of Queensland. Her work spans the fields of Indigenous education and policy, flexible schooling, and youth studies...
2022-05-2943 min
UQ LibraryEpisode 2 Marnee ShayIn this episode of the Women Finding Success podcast, UQ's Dr Marnee Shay discusses the challenges she's faced in academia, her work with disengaged youth, and her mission to close the gap in Indigenous education and improve Indigenous education policy.
The Women Finding Success podcast is an initiative of the SAGE Athena SWAN Project at The University of Queensland (UQ) in Brisbane, Australia. Each episode of the series, which is produced by UQ Library’s Scholarly Soup podcast team, features inspiring interviews from women who have found success in academic and professional roles at UQ. These women are resilient, smart, pr...
2021-03-1217 min
Indigenous Education - Deadly FuturesEpisode one - A/Professor Jay PhillipsThis episode is a yarn with A/Professor Jay Phillips, who authored chapter one in the book "Foundations of teacher knowledge and classroom practice in Indigenous education".
2021-03-0115 min
Indigenous Education - Deadly FuturesEpisode two - Professor Gawaian Bodkin Andrews, Shannon Foster, Frances Bodkin, John Foster, Gavin Andrews, Karen Adams, Ross EvansThis episode is a yarn with Professor Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews, Shannon Foster, Frances Bodkin, John Foster, Gavin Andrews, Karen Adams and Ross Evans from the D'harawal Traditional Descendants and Knowledge Holders Circle, who authored chapter two in the book "Resisting the racist silence: when racism and education collide".
2021-03-0137 min
Indigenous Education - Deadly FuturesEpisode three - Aunty Denise ProudThis episode is a yarn with Aunty Denise Proud, who is the artist of the artwork on the front cover of the book and who authored chapter three in the book "Critical self-reflection: a foundational skill".
2021-03-0125 minIndigenous Education - Deadly FuturesEpisode four - Professor Cheryl Kickett-TuckerThis episode is a yarn with Professor Cheryl Kickett-Tucker, who authored chapter four in the book "Cultural learnings: Foundations for Aboriginal student wellbeing".
2021-03-0110 min
Indigenous Education - Deadly FuturesEpisode five - Dr Marnee Shay, Professor Grace Sarra, Professor Annette WoodsThis episode is a yarn with Dr Marnee Shay, Professor Grace Sarra and Professor Annette Woods, who authored chapter five in the book "Strong identities, strong futures: Indigenous identities and wellbeing in schools"
2021-03-0130 min
Indigenous Education - Deadly FuturesEpisode six - Dr Robyn OberThis episode is a yarn with Dr Robyn Ober, who authored chapter six in the book "Weaving Torres Strait Islander language and culture into education".
2021-03-0117 min
Indigenous Education - Deadly FuturesEpisode seven - Mike Exell and A/Professor Graeme GowerThis episode is a yarn with Mike Exell and A/Professor Graeme Gower, who authored chapter seven in the book "Developing strong relationships with Aboriginal students, families and communities".
2021-03-0112 min
Indigenous Education - Deadly FuturesEpisode eight - Professor Rhonda OliverThis episode is a yarn with Professor Rhonda Oliver, who authored chapter eight in the book "Supporting the diverse language background of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students".
2021-03-0110 min
Indigenous Education - Deadly FuturesEpisode nine - Beth Madsen, Ren Perkins and Dr Marnee ShayThis episode is a yarn with Beth Madsen, Ren Perkins and Dr Marnee Shay, who authored chapter ten in the book "Critical selection of curriculum materials: tools for teachers".
2021-03-0112 minIndigenous Education - Deadly FuturesEpisode ten - Professor Grace Sarra and A/Professor Brownyn EwingThis episode is a yarn with Professor Grace Sarra and A/Professor Bronwyn Ewing, who authored chapter eleven in the book "Culturally responsive pedagogies and perspectives in mathematics".
2021-03-0119 minIndigenous Education - Deadly FuturesEpisode eleven - Dr Danielle Armour and Dr Jodie MillerThis episode is a yarn with Dr Danielle Armour and Dr Jodie Miller, who authored chapter twelve in the book "Relational pedagogies and co-constructing curriculum".
2021-03-0110 min
Indigenous Education - Deadly FuturesEpisode twelve - Kath CoffThis episode is a yarn with Kath Coff, who authored chapter fourteen in the book "Learning on and from Country: teaching by incorporating Indigenous relational worldviews".
2021-03-0112 minIndigenous Education - Deadly FuturesEpisode thirteen - Dr Helen McCarthyThis episode is a yarn with Dr Helen McCarthy, who authored chapter fifteen in the book "Red ochre women: Sisters in the struggle for educational reform".
2021-03-0114 min
Education Research Reading RoomERRR #022. Marnee Shay on Indigenous Education, Education Research, and FlexischoolsIn today’s episode we’re speaking to Dr. Marnee Shay. Marnee is an Aboriginal educator and researcher who is passionate about…
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