Research and teaching of Indigenous language and culture leads to prestigious $300,000 fellowship for CDU academic (fwd link)

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Research and teaching of Indigenous language and culture leads to prestigious
$300,000 fellowship for CDU academic

Australia
Charles Darwin University
14 May 2008

Charles Darwin University’s Associate Professor Michael Christie has been
awarded the 2008 prestigious Senior Australian Teaching and Learning
Fellowship, valued at $300,000, to continue his work integrating Aboriginal
culture and practices into tertiary teaching.

The aim of the Fellowship Scheme, awarded by the Australian Learning and
Teaching Council – formerly the Carrick Institute – is to advance learning and
teaching in higher education by supporting leading educators to undertake
strategic, high-profile fellowship activities in areas that support the
continued development of learning and teaching in Australian higher education.

The program planned by Dr Christie, entitled “Increasing the participation of
Indigenous knowledge holders in tertiary teaching through the use of emerging
digital technologies”, is designed to further the collaboration between Yolngu
educators and consultants in East Arnhem Land, the School of Australian
Indigenous Knowledge Systems, the School of Education, and the School of
Creative Arts and Humanities.

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