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Module 2 – Post 2 – Switching from Bloom to the Medicine Wheel

Journal Article: LaFever, M. (2016). Switching from Bloom to the medicine wheel: creating learning outcomes that support Indigenous ways of knowing in post-secondary education. Intercultural Education27(5), 409-424.

Though this article does not align with my aim to focus on Indigenous scholars, I still thought it was a fascinating way to reframe and expand upon Bloom’s Taxonomy, a framework referenced frequently in education and instructional design, using the medicine wheel.

The author uses the spiritual quadrant as an example and mirrors the pyramid we typically see representing Bloom’s taxonomy.

Overall I thought this article showed a great exercise in rethinking an instructional design theory with an Indigenous lens, even if it is not the personal lens of the author.