This is a resource that is designed to help to all Design teachers, at any year level, who are hoping to embed First Nations perspectives, culture and knowledge appropriately into their own teaching practice.
The DATTA Vic 2024 symposium, delivered in partnership with Monash MADA, aimed to build confidence and skills in teachers to appropriately celebrate First Nations' knowledge and experience in their PD&T and D&T classes. This resource captures the learnings from that day. It includes material for both teachers and students.
Here you'll find case studies of First Nations designers, essential information from the Australian Indigenous Design Charter, project examples, activities and teacher guidelines. This is for all educators of Design & Technologies and PD&T who wish to enrich their teaching and build an understanding in their students of how culture influences design.
1. Jefa Greenaway - The International indigenous Design Charter and lessons for embedding First Nations’ perspectives in design education
2. Nicole Monks - A case study of how one Aboriginal designer’s culture heritage informs their professional practice | Luisa Skyring - A case study of how a non-Indigenous designer embeds First Nations knowledge and perspectives in their work.
3. Michael Dale - Appropriately embedding First Nations Knowledge and perspectives into your classroom teaching of Design & Technologies
4. Bridget O’Leary - A year 11 program on Product Design & Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledge, History and Culture