Online Quiz

Assessment Type ¹: Quiz/Test

Indicative Time on Task ²: 20 hours

Due: Week 6 (28th March 2022) Weighting: 30%

The Quiz is based on unit content and will be available online

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Understand the longevity of Indigenous practices of teaching and learning.
• Demonstrate a critical awareness of historical education policy and strategies targeted specifically towards Indigenous Australians.
• Confidently use online communication forums and engage in informed interactive learning.

Tutorial Activities

Assessment Type ¹: Participatory task

Indicative Time on Task ²: 26 hours

Due: Weekly (all posts prior to Tuesday of the following week will count towards this assessment) Weighting: 30%

You will be required to actively participate in weekly online tutorial activities. These will be available on a weekly basis on iLearn.

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Demonstrate a critical awareness of historical education policy and strategies targeted specifically towards Indigenous Australians.
• Develop a strong theoretical basis to understand the injustices Indigenous Australians face as a legacy of colonialism.
• Confidently use online communication forums and engage in informed interactive learning.

Major Essay

Assessment Type ¹: Essay

Indicative Time on Task ²: 40 hours

Due: Week 12 (30th May 2022) Weighting: 40%

This task requires students to choose one question from a list provided. The essay will ask students to critically engage with Indigenous research frameworks outlined in the unit.

On successful completion you will be able to:

• Understand the longevity of Indigenous practices of teaching and learning.
• Demonstrate a critical awareness of historical education policy and strategies targeted specifically towards Indigenous Australians.
• Examine how various forms of racism have impacted the education outcomes of Indigenous Australians.
• Develop a strong theoretical basis to understand the injustices Indigenous Australians face as a legacy of colonialism.

¹ If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

• the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
• the Learning Skills Unit for academic skills support.

² Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

For more information please refer to the Terminology Guide available in iLearn.

Online units can be accessed at: http://ilearn.mq.edu.au/. 

Students are to listen to engage with all material on ilearn.

PC and Internet access are required. Basic computer skills (e.g. internet browsing) and skills in word processing are also a requirement.

Please consult teaching staff for any further, more specific requirements.

In Australia there are two distinct Indigenous peoples: Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people.

When writing about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders do not use the acronym ‘ATSI’, write in full. Capital letters should always be used when referring to Aboriginal peoples and or Torres Strait Islander peoples. 

While Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander are acceptable terms to use, it should be recognised that these are collective terms and often used improperly to impose a single identity on the many different communities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people generally prefer to be known by the language/cultural groups or communities, to which they belong, that is, own names rather than terms such 'the Aboriginals' or 'the Islanders'. For example, Aboriginal people in the area surrounding Macquarie University may refer to themselves as Dharug. It is important that you always check the correct name or terms to use for people in the area/region.

The use of incorrect, inappropriate or dated terminology is to be avoided as it can give offence. Many historical terms or those in common usage some years ago are now not acceptable, including terms such as 'aborigine' ‘native’, ‘savage’ and ‘primitive’. Similarly, do not use the terms ‘half-caste’, ‘part-Aborigine/Aboriginal’ or any reference to skin colour or physical features, as they do not signify that a person is Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and may cause offence. When quoting from academic or other sources that uses inappropriate, dated terminology or racists language, use (sic) directly after the inappropriate term of phrase, thus calling attention to the fact that it has been sourced from the original and that you understand it to be outdated, inappropriate or problematic in the contemporary context.

For more information please refer to the Terminology Guide available in iLearn.