Indigenous Higher Education Curriculum Conference (IHECC) 2024

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The Indigenous Higher Education Curriculum Conference will be hosted by the University of Canberra from Monday 25th to Wednesday 27th November 2024. There will be a unique On-Country Experience on Monday 25th November, and optional specialised and applied professional development workshops on Thursday 28 November.

The Indigenous Higher Education Curriculum Conference was started by UTS in 2022 and is now supported by an International Indigenous Curriculum Community of Practice. The purpose of the conference is to highlight that Australian universities are progressively embedding Indigenous perspectives into higher education curriculum to provide students with Indigenous graduate attributes to work with and for Indigenous Australians across their chosen professions. The conference is a great opportunity to showcase some of the great work that is happening across the sector, and also to learn from universities nationally and internationally, and get a sense of best practice.

Australia's universities have a responsibility to be the beacons of light in delivering social justice agendas across its many curriculums and courses. – Professor Juanita Sherwood, Universities Australia, Indigenous Strategy 2022-2027, p.48.

The Indigenous Higher Education Curriculum Conference will continue to foster the international community of practice forum to promote the ethical embedding of Indigenous perspectives across higher education curriculum and provide a setting for university academics to share their examples of design, development and delivery of Indigenous curriculum.

Conference schedule:

Day 1

Monday 25^th November 2024:

2.00pm – 4.30pm

'On Country' Experience (with Ngunnawal Traditional Owners): Muligan's Flat.

Welcome to Country
Smoking Ceremony
Sessions

Elder Talk with Q&A
Basket Weaving
Boomering Making
Cultural walk/tour

Afternoon tea (native biscuits, dampers, condiments, bush medicine teas)

Meet at Ann Harding Conference Centre: Registrations from 1pm.

Day 2

Tuesday 26^th November 2024:

9.00am - 5.00pm

6.00pm - 9.30pm

Conference: Ann Harding Conference Centre (UC). Includes coffee, tea, morning and afternoon tea and lunch.

Activities/sessions:

Keynote Speaker: Dr Cally Jetta
International Delegation
Delegate Presentations
*Registrations from 8.30am

Conference dinner at The Marion (on Regatta Point).

Keynote Speaker: Professor Annette Gainsford

$105 per person

Day 3

Wednesday 27^th November 2024:

9.00am - 4.00pm

4.30pm - 6pm

Conference: Ann Harding Conference Centre (UC). Includes coffee, tea, morning and afternoon tea and lunch.

Activities/sessions:

Indigenous Student panel discussion
Delegate Presentations

Networking event. Venue UCX Hub at UC.

Day 4

Thursday 28^th November 2024:

OPTIONAL: workshop day: $90 per person - Multiple workshops giving participants opportunities to engage in practical workshops that will assist with Idigenising curriculum. Venue: The Arboretum.

Workshop places are limited, book early to secure your spot.

Workshops:

Country as Teacher: Dr Benny Wilson - UC (x2)
Object Based Learning (OBL) with Indigenous artefacts: Dr Wendy Somerville & Tamsin Kemp - UC (x2)

Physical objects and in situ collections (am)
Borrowable objects and online collections (pm)

Indigenous Cultural Capability Professional Development: Professor Annette Gainsford - UTS
Developing Culturally Safe Indigenous Teaching and Learning Practices: Professor Annette Gainsford - UTS

Pricing:

Early Bird (ends 31 August 2024)	$375
Standard (ends 30 September 2024)	$425
Conference Dinner (The Marion)	$105
Workshop	$90