Speaker
Dr
Chitra Rangan
(University of Windsor)
Description
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada called on post-secondary institutions to integrate Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods into classrooms” (TRC, 2015). At the University of Windsor, there is a broad initiative to include Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing in as many courses as programs as possible. I present the first attempt at indigenizing and decolonizing the physics curriculum at the University of Windsor. This involves the development of a brand-new second-year elective entitled 'History of Astronomy'. Throughout the development of the course, the goal of 'two-eyed seeing' was kept in mind. I will report on the challenges encountered and how we tried to meet these challenges.
| Keyword-1 | Indigenization |
|---|---|
| Keyword-2 | Decolonization |
| Keyword-3 | Curriculum development |
Primary author
Dr
Chitra Rangan
(University of Windsor)
