Director Julian Kitchen Academic Adviser Sarah McGean |
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Administrative Co-ordinator Sarah McGean 905-688-5550, extension 3530 Brock Research and Innovation Centre 107 The Tecumseh Centre for Aboriginal Research and Education offers a Bachelor of Education in Aboriginal Adult Education as well as a Certificate in Aboriginal Adult Education. Each program is designed to enhance the abilities of individuals working with, or aspiring to work with, adult populations in a variety of educational/training contexts. The Bachelor of Education in Aboriginal Adult Education incorporates Aboriginal learning preferences and cultural diversity. This community based curriculum model relies on qualified local Aboriginal educators to facilitate the learner's educational journey. Courses are offered in a facilitated blended learning cohort model, face-to-face at locations across the province as well as online. The Bachelor of Education in Aboriginal Adult Education program does not lead to an Ontario Certificate of Qualification. For further information contact the Administrative Co-ordinator. |
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To meet candidates' needs, three application routes are available. Program A: For those who already hold an undergraduate degree and are pursuing a Bachelor of Education in Aboriginal Adult Education as a second degree. Program B: For those who do not hold an undergraduate degree but have completed undergraduate credits or hold a College diploma or are applying as a mature student and are pursuing a degree in Aboriginal Adult Education. Certificate in Aboriginal Adult Education: For those who hold neither an undergraduate degree nor a College diploma or are applying as a mature student and are pursuing a Certificate in Aboriginal Adult Education. |
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The Tecumseh Centre for Aboriginal Research and Education also offers a Certificate in Aboriginal Adult Education. This allows those persons who are working in related fields who are not interested in pursuing a degree an opportunity to complete the Certificate. The admission requirements are the same as for the degree programs. The certificate is awarded upon completion of the following courses with a minimum 60 percent overall average:
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Note that not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details. # Indicates a cross listed course * Indicates primary offering of a cross listed course |
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Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met. Aboriginal Approaches to Philosophy, Spirituality and Ethics Traditional Indigenous philosophies, spirituality and ethics, ceremonies, protocols and systems of knowledge in Canada. Facilitated discussion, 3 hours per week. Note: may be offered on-site, blended or online. Indigenous Environmental Knowledge Healing for Aboriginal adult learners and educators using the physical environment as a source of Indigenous ways of knowing the land. Connections to the land through creation stories, land-based learning and reciprocal relationships. Facilitated discussion, 3 hours per week. Note: may be offered on-site, blended or online. Indigenous Philosophies in Education Indigenous philosophies and traditions underlying how Indigenous peoples teach and learn. Issues specific to the local Indigenous traditions. Facilitated discussion, 3 hours per week. Note: may be offered on-site, blended or online. Indigenous Approaches to Respecting the Land Relationship of Indigenous adult learners and educators to the land using the physical environment as a pathway towards traditional Indigenous environmental practices. Strategies for teaching about the respect, conservation and relationship from an Indigenous perspective. Facilitated discussion, 3 hours per week. Note: may be offered on-site, blended or online. Indigenous Research Methodologies Theoretical and practical approaches of mainstream and traditional Indigenous research methodologies. Methodologies that respect Indigenous cultures and communities. Facilitated discussion, 3 hours per week. Note: may be offered on-site, blended or online. Decolonizing and Anti-Racism in Education Impact of colonization on the lives of Indigenous peoples in Canada focusing on educational issues such as the residential schools. Strategies for decolonizing education. Facilitated discussion, 3 hours per week. Note: may be offered on-site, blended or online. Introduction to Aboriginal Adult Education Introduction to Aboriginal ways of learning and constructing knowledge and the relationships between culture/education and learning/healing. Facilitated discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to students admitted to the Bachelor of Education Primary/Junior (Aboriginal) program. Note: may be offered on-site, blended or online. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ABED 4F84. Aboriginal Curriculum Theory and Design Introduction to an Aboriginal approach to creating curriculum through a community-based developmental model. Topics include decolonization, relationship between learning and healing, learning outcome development and global Indigenous trends in education. Facilitated discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to students admitted to the Bachelor of Education Primary/Junior (Aboriginal) program. Prerequisite(s): ABED 4F14 (ABED 4F84). Note: may be offered on-site, blended or online. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ABED 4F85. Aboriginal Ways of Teaching and Learning Issues in Aboriginal and mainstream adult education including learning styles, evaluation, storytelling, experiential learning and lesson planning. Facilitated discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to students admitted to the Bachelor of Education Primary/Junior (Aboriginal) program. Prerequisite(s): ABED 4F15 (4F85). Note: may be offered on-site, blended or online. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ABED 4F86. Aboriginal Leadership Issues Relationship between the colonial experience and contemporary Aboriginal leadership; contemporary policy-making processes and the wider role of the Aboriginal trainer/teacher in our communities. Facilitated discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to students admitted to the Bachelor of Education Primary/Junior (Aboriginal) program. Prerequisite(s): ABED 4F16 (4F86). Note: may be offered on-site, blended or online. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ABED 4F87. Aboriginal Teacher Development Reflective theory and practice through a series of hands-on activities designed to encourage both professional renewal and awareness of self as Aboriginal teacher and learner. Facilitated discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to students admitted to the Bachelor of Education Primary/Junior (Aboriginal) program. Prerequisite(s): ABED 4F17 (4F87). Note: may be offered on-site, blended or online. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ABED 4F88. Introduction to Aboriginal Adult Education Introduction to Aboriginal ways of learning and constructing knowledge and the relationships between culture/education and learning/healing. Facilitated discussion, 3 hours per week. Note: may be offered on-site, blended or online. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ABED 4F14 and ADED 4F84. Aboriginal Curriculum Theory and Design Introduction to an Aboriginal approach to creating curriculum through a community-based developmental model. Topics include decolonization, relationship between learning and healing, learning outcome development and global Indigenous trends in education. Facilitated discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to students admitted to Aboriginal Adult Education. Prerequisite(s): ABED (ADED) 4F84 (minimum 60 percent). Note: may be offered on-site, blended or online. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ABED 4F15 and ADED 4F85. Aboriginal Ways of Teaching and Learning Issues in Aboriginal and mainstream adult education including learning styles, evaluation, storytelling, experiential learning and lesson planning. Facilitated discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to students admitted to Aboriginal Adult Education. Prerequisite(s): ABED (ADED) 4F84 (minimum 60 percent) and 4F85 (minimum 60 percent). Note: may be offered on-site, blended or online. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ABED 4F16 and ADED 4F86. Aboriginal Leadership Issues Relationship between the colonial experience and contemporary Aboriginal leadership; contemporary policy-making processes and the wider role of the Aboriginal trainer/teacher in our communities. Facilitated discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to students admitted to Aboriginal Adult Education. Note: may be offered on-site, online or blended. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ABED 4F17 and ADED 4F87. Aboriginal Teacher Development Reflective theory and practice through a series of hands-on activities designed to encourage both professional renewal and awareness of self as Aboriginal teacher and learner. Facilitated discussion, 3 hours per week. Restriction: open to students admitted to Aboriginal Adult Education Prerequisite(s): ABED (ADED) 4F84 (minimum 60 percent), 4F85 (minimum 60 percent), 4F86 (minimum 60 percent) and 4F87 (minimum 60 percent). Note: may be offered on-site, blended or online. Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in ABED 4F18 and ADED 4F88. |
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2015-2016 Undergraduate Calendar
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