Prior to beginning this presentation I would like to acknowledge the Musqueam Nation for whose traditional lands UBC is located on.
Technology in education has the potential to (re)connect Indigenous students with language, culture and place as long as its use is framed within Indigenous knowledge practices. Ginsburg (2008) asserts successful use of digital technologies by Indigenous youth should be used to connect youth with traditional culture, support youth in creating new forms of Indigenous culture and “to extend Indigenous cultural worlds – on their own terms” (p. 301). Tools enabling digital storytelling, podcasting, videos and experiential learning, apply 21st century skills while utilizing traditional learning practices and upholding Ginsburg’s observations for successful technology use.
This presentation is an extension of a paper prepared for UBC’s ETEC 521, Indigeneity, Technology, and Education, entitled: The teacher’s role in improving urban Indigenous student graduation rates.
Camille McFarlane
camille.mcfarlane@gmail.com
Investigating Our Practice
May 11, 2013
UBC, Vancouver, BC
