Teaching & Learning: Curriculum Day 2016 | Academic Newsletter | Seneca Polytechnic

by Valerie Lopes, the Teaching & Learning Centre

in the Winter 2017 issue

Teaching & Learning: Curriculum Day 2016 took place on Monday, October 24 at Newnham Campus. The goal of the day was to explore ways to incorporate Indigenous knowledge, culture and understanding in curriculum and teaching practices.

The keynote speaker was Dr. Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Head of the Department of Native Studies at the University of Manitoba. The title of his presentation was “What Does Reconciliation Look Like?”, and he also led breakout sessions about Indigenizing Intellectual Spaces. You can watch his keynote presentation.

Kylie Fox and Beedahbin Peltier, from Fleming College, explored Meaningful Ways to Indigenize the Institution.
Infusing Indigenous History Across Disciplines was the focus of a workshop by Dan Shaule, a historical researcher with OKT Law and a sessional lecturer at Laurentian University.
Shelly Moore-Frappier, Director of Indigenous Sharing and Learning Centre at Laurentian University, taught us about Forging New Relationships.

The day ended with a special reconciliation project, led by Peggy Pitawanakwat, coordinator of First Peoples @Seneca. Twenty no-sew blankets were made and donated to the Anduhyaun Women’s Shelter.

View the Winter 2017 issue of the Academic Newsletter.