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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 Education, 27(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.

module 1: post 5 – indigenous worldviews

I’m not sure how I came across this video (Youtube algorithm at work perhaps), but it’s called Foundations of Indigenous Worldviews, and it is clear, informative, and rather inspiring:

The speaker, Lewis Cardinal (who is a prominent Indigenous Canadian – I was surprised I hadn’t hear of him), discusses living in relationship not only with other people, but with other beings. He says Indigenous peoples don’t put themselves at the centre of the circle.

With my new understanding of ‘root metaphors’, what I took from this video is that the circle is a root metaphor for Indigenous worldviews. We are all part of a whole.

Key quotes:

“Each person, family and nation is unique and has much to offer.”

“The individual needs the community and the community needs the individual.”