Overview
INST 301 introduces Indigenous education through the perspectives of Indigenous scholars, researchers, and others who offer Indigenous ways of teaching and knowing inherent to Indigenous philosophy and systems of knowledge. You are introduced to Indigenous education as a framework for holistic and lifelong learning as practiced by Indigenous ceremonialists, scholars, knowledge holders, and community members. Elements of Indigenous philosophy are examined within the context of a participatory and experiential knowledge system, as are principles and processes of significance in coming to know, and ways of knowing, engaging, and being, as practiced by Indigenous peoples in North America.
Outline
Indigenous Studies 301: Indigenous Education is presented in ten units:
- Unit 1: Introduction to Indigenous Education
- Unit 2: Indigenous Philosophy and Systems of Knowledge(s)
- Unit 3: Native Science, Medicine Power, and Public Education
- Unit 4: Indigenous Approaches to Storytelling
- Unit 5: Teaching, Learning, and Sharing Indigenous Knowledge(s)
- Unit 6: Aboriginal Students and Residential Schools
- Unit 7: Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous Education
- Unit 8: Developing Curriculum and Policy for Aboriginal Learners
- Unit 9: Collective Memory, Indigenous Knowledge, and Change
- Unit 10: Lifelong Learning, Social Policy, and Indigenous Education
Evaluation
To receive credit for Indigenous Studies 301: Indigenous Education, you must hand in six assignments, and achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent).
| Activity | Weight |
| Assignment 1 | 15% |
| Assignment 2 | 15% |
| Assignment 3 | 15% |
| Assignment 4 | 15% |
| Assignment 5 | 15% |
| Assignment 6 | 25% |
| Total | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Physical course materials
The following course materials are included in a course package that will be shipped to your home prior to your course’s start date:
Bopp, Judie et al. (2004). The Sacred Tree: Reflections on Native American Spirituality. Twin Lakes, WI: Lotus Press.
Other Materials
Your course materials contain a study guide. Your reading file will be available via a digital reading room. All other materials are available online.
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the INST 301 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent)on the examination.
| Activity | Weight |
| Examination | 100% |
| Total | 100% |
Challenge for credit course registration form