May 4, 2010 - and is still an active volunteer. Notes for participants. Participants ... Scholarship of Education (FASE)
Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
Indigenous Knowledge and Engineering Education Faculty Academy for the Scholarship of Education (FASE)
The brand new Faculty Academy for the Scholarship of Education (FASE) is delighted to present a series of lunchtime seminars with the aim of disseminating good practice in education across the Faculty.
The lunchtime seminar series will run throughout the year with the schedule available at: www.ecm.uwa.edu.au/staff/learning/FASE
Blaze Kwaymullina Assistant Professor The University of Western Australia
The seminars are open to all academics.
Blaze is a Palyku man from the Pilbara. He works as a lecturer in Aboriginal History within the School of Indigenous Studies at The University of Western Australia.
Indigenous Knowledge and Engineering Education
Matthew Walsh Engineer Parsons Brinckerhoff
Respecting and valuing indigenous knowledge and the ways in which Aboriginal people know, understand and use country, place and space will provide an intrinsic and instrumental value for Engineers working within Australia and globally.
Matthew is an engineer working for Parsons Brinckerhoff, an engineering and environmental consultancy. For the past 2 years, Matthew has worked on the Remote Area Essential Services Program, a state and federal government program that provides power, water and wastewater services for 90 remote Aboriginal communities across Western Australia. Matthew is also a founding director of Engineers Without Borders Australia and is still an active volunteer.
This lunchtime seminar will be led by
Notes for participants
In common with many indigenous people globally, Aboriginal people have a unique worldview based on an intimate and enduring relationship with this country.
Jill Milroy Professor The University of Western Australia Jill is a Palyku woman from the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Jill is currently Dean of the School of Indigenous Studies at The University of Western Australia.
Participants will be provided with a resource pack at the start of the seminar (pens and paper will be provided). Numbers are limited so please register your attendance to Jill Venn on 6488 3518 or by email at
[email protected]. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Registration deadline Thursday, 29 April 2010
Cricos Provider Code: 00126G
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Tuesday 4th May 2010 12.00pm - 1.30pm Engineering Lecture Theatre, Room 151, Civil and Mechanical Building As the oldest continuous culture on earth, Aboriginal people of Australia are the custodians of the world’s oldest living knowledge system.
