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• The DATTA Vic Symposium - Teaching First Nations Knowledge & Perspectives in Product Design & Technologies (PL2434)

  • When
    21 Jun 2024
  •  
    8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Monash MADA
  • Spaces left
    110

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  When: Friday 21 June, 8.30am - 4:30pm

  Where: Monash MADA, Caulfield Campus, Monash University

  Cost:

  • $250 for members
  • $350 for non members

  

  In the new VCE Product Design & Technologies study design, there is a major focus on “providing opportunities for students to develop understandings of the significant contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ connection to Country, place and culture through the acknowledgement of tradition and culture, and how product design can be a demonstration of culture.”

  Our 2024 symposium, delivered in partnership with Monash MADA, will build confidence and skills in teachers to appropriately celebrate First Nations' knowledge and experience in their PD&T classes.

  Featuring case studies of First Nations designers, essential information from the Australian Indigenous Design Charter, project examples and activities, this day is a must 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.

  Our presenters include:

  Image: Melbourne School of Design	Jefa Greenaway is an architect, interior designer, academic, director of Greenaway Architects , co-author of the International Indigenous Design Charter and co-founder & Chair of Indigenous Architecture and Design Victoria (IADV), Australia’s only Indigenous design association. He is proud of his Wailwan | Kamilaroi (northwest NSW) and German heritage, and is a highly respected Aboriginal leader who believes that architecture can act as a conduit for Indigenous communities to explore cultural expression and identity through meaningful design action.
  Image: Nicole Monks	Nicole Monks is an award-winning designer of Yamaji Wajarri,Dutch and English heritage living and working on Worimi and Awabakal Country (Newcastle). Monks’s practice is informed by her cross-cultural identity, using storytelling as a way to connect the past with the present and future. Her Marlu furniture range was inspired by a trip back on country, visiting her 93-year-old ‘Auntie’ Dora Dann and reminiscing about Dora’s childhood including Nicole's great-grandmother’s renowned kangaroo tail stew. These beautiful pieces reflect Aboriginal philosophies of sustainability, innovation and collaboration.
  	Michael Dale is a proud Nukunu man from South Australia now living in Victoria and teaching Design & Technologies at Mount Lilydale Mercy College. Michael runs an annual First Nations Day for year 8 students where he has developed programs to celebrate First Nations' culture and heritage through design-based activities. Michael is the very worthy recipient of the 2023 DATTA Vic Secondary Educator of the Year award.
  	Bridget O’Leary is a Facilitator at Yarra Ranges Tech School, where she is responsible for remote regional programs, LGBTIQ+ inclusive team training, and running Human Centered Design Thinking programs. She is an enthusiastic champion of inclusive practices and received a recognition award from Monash College for LGBTIQ inclusive teaching practices/training for educators.

  
  

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