An Alternative Way of Learning

First Nations (Australia) Ways of Learning (8 pedagogies)

Introduction

All places and all people have their own unique pedagogies.

The 8 mentioned below are just the starting point for a dialogue; they go beyond cultural awareness, sensitivity and responsiveness.

"...it is about relationship responsiveness, the protocol of attending to relational obligations to the field you're working in, relating and responding holistically to people, land, culture, language, spirit and the relationship between these with integrity and intellectual rigour. The 8 ways is the point of entry into the way of knowing. it is the way to develop relationally sponsored practices in a way you work with your Aboriginal community..."

DET's Bangamalanha Centre, 2021
It stresses the Indigenous processes of knowledge transmission rather than content.

The mindset needs to change from 'lost' or 'dying' culture to real-life value for contemporary communities; need to move away from simplistic ideals of stimulation and 'back to basics' to a genuine respect for Aboriginal values, protocols and relationships on a systemic level.

"...though the context, words and technologies may have change, our ancestral processes of learning, creating, managing - these remain the same..."
 DET's Bangamalanha Centre, 2021 

Need to encourage grass-roots knowledge development informally, socially and organically; get beyond the content to the process.

Protocols

Cultural interface protocols for engaging with Aboriginal Knowledge.

DET's Bangamalanha Centre, 2021

Eight Ways

 DET's Bangamalanha Centre, 2021